Sound recordings

Tender description

The Houses of the Oireachtas Service, a body corporate acting on behalf of the House of the Oireachtas Commission (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Commission’, or ‘Contracting Authority’) is seeking to put in place a contract for the maintenance and operation of the sound system and digital sound recording system, to ensure that the audio output of the facilities detailed within this document is of a sufficiently high standard to facilitate the publication of the Official Report of Oireachtas proceedings and public service broadcasting. The duration of the contract to be awarded is likely to be three (3) years, with 2 possible 12 month extensions. The contract will not exceed five (5) years in total. The following items are included in the scope of this Requirement: 1. Supply of Sound Management and Audio Processing Components, software and services for Dáil, Seanad and Committee Rooms, including: a) Management of Sound equipment components, including microphones, microphone switching and loudspeakers; b) Supply (or re-use) of necessary amplification, switching and distribution equipment; c) Supply of necessary software Components; d) Implementation of Digital Audio Recording (DAR): Audio achieving/retrieval and creation of the audio for the production of the Official Record. This will include supply of application software, database and necessary work-flow processes. It is envisaged that the existing Audio application, database and work-flow components will be replaced. e) Management of audio feeds, including feeds for mixing with video. 9 — Page. 2. Support of Integration with ICT through the consolidation of infrastructure, adoption of a common meta-data schema and continuous development of services. 3. Audio consultancy, advice and training.