Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: Request for Quotation for Plain English Services
Request for Quotation for Plain English Services
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is an independent statutory body, established on 01 November 2014 under the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014. The Commission is Ireland’s National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) and National Equality Body (NEB).
The overall statutory functions of the Commission are:
- to protect and promote human rights and equality,
- to encourage the development of a culture of respect for human rights, equality, and intercultural understanding in the State,
- to promote understanding and awareness of the importance of human rights and equality in the State,
- to encourage good practice in intercultural relations, to promote tolerance and acceptance of diversity in the State and respect for the freedom and dignity of each person, and
- to work towards the elimination of human rights abuses, discrimination and prohibited conduct.
Background
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) requests quotations from interested parties for Plain English Editing Services.
The type of plain English editing are primarily web pages (approx. 500 words each) as part of a website revamp project. Guidance document to the public on equality or human rights law may also form part of the services required (approx. 40 pages).
Please see Request for Quotation document attached below.
Application Process
Tenderers must include the following with their response:
- Proposal for providing the service, including a response to each award criteria as outlined above.
- Tax clearance information.
Failure to provide the above may result in your elimination from this competition.
Please forward an application before 12 noon on 31st May 2024 by email to procurement@ihrec.ie with “Request for Quotation for Plain English Services” in the subject line.
Requests for clarification can be submitted via email to procurement@ihrec.ie before 12 noon on 17th May 2024
An acknowledgement email will be issued within 48 hours for all RFQ submissions received.
If you do not receive an acknowledgement of your RFQ submission, please telephone the procurement office on 01 859 2655/ 2642 to ensure your submission has been received.
This procurement competition (the “Competition”) will be conducted in accordance with Circular 05/2023 of the Department of Public Expenditure NDP Delivery and Reform.
Publication of Contract
IHREC is required to publish certain contacts to the eTenders platform. IHREC reserves the right to award the contract subject to the successful tenderer completing the acceptance process through eTenders.