IT consultancy support for the design, development & implementation of a new www.welfare.ie web site

Department of Social Protection

The Department of Social Protection is seeking tenders for IT consultancy support to:
— Design and develop a new, accessible www.welfare.ie web site, with a suitable information architecture and graphic design, which incorporates the full range of services delivered by the Department,
— Design and develop a dedicated area within the site for jobseekers, which will include links to the employment and community services currently provided on the www.fas.ie and www.jobsireland.ie web sites, as well as information on income support schemes for people of working age,
— Design and develop a new mobile version of the www.welfare.ie web site,
— Provide a content management system, utilising Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2010 (MSS 2010) that meets the Department’s needs,
— Plan and implement the required technical infrastructure, including the build of a server farm to support, at the minimum, production and testing environments and also develop a comprehensive backup strategy for the new web site,
— Develop and deliver training to Departmental staff to allow them maintain both content on the web site and the technical infrastructure developed as part of this project,
— Migrate content from the existing www.welfare.ie website and also from other sites listed at Section 3.10.1 to the new site and also provide for syndication of selected content from the www.citizensinformation.ie site,
— Provide project management support, including a project manager and project team, to assist in delivering and implementing the project by the required project completion date specified,
— Maintain and provide support for the further development of the new site for a period of three years.
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=430952. />The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=430952. />Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-07-10. The procurement was published on 2012-05-31.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

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Procurement history
Date Document
2012-05-31 Contract notice
2012-09-13 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2012-05-31)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: world wide web (www) site design services
Quantity or scope: See RFT.
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: World wide web (www) site design services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Department of Social Protection
Postal address: Social Welfare Services, College Road
Postal town: Sligo
Contact
Internet address: http://www.welfare.ie 🌏
E-mail: wrp2012@welfare.ie 📧
Phone: +353 719193260 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-05-31 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-07-10 📅
Publication date: 2012-06-02 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 104-173969
OJ-S issue: 104
Additional information
See RFT. (ET Ref:430952).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Department of Social Protection is seeking tenders for IT consultancy support to:
— Design and develop a new, accessible www.welfare.ie web site, with a suitable information architecture and graphic design, which incorporates the full range of services delivered by the Department,
— Design and develop a dedicated area within the site for jobseekers, which will include links to the employment and community services currently provided on the www.fas.ie and www.jobsireland.ie web sites, as well as information on income support schemes for people of working age,
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— Design and develop a new mobile version of the www.welfare.ie web site,
— Provide a content management system, utilising Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2010 (MSS 2010) that meets the Department’s needs,
— Plan and implement the required technical infrastructure, including the build of a server farm to support, at the minimum, production and testing environments and also develop a comprehensive backup strategy for the new web site,
— Develop and deliver training to Departmental staff to allow them maintain both content on the web site and the technical infrastructure developed as part of this project,
— Migrate content from the existing www.welfare.ie website and also from other sites listed at Section 3.10.1 to the new site and also provide for syndication of selected content from the www.citizensinformation.ie site,
— Provide project management support, including a project manager and project team, to assist in delivering and implementing the project by the required project completion date specified,
— Maintain and provide support for the further development of the new site for a period of three years.
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=430952.
The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=430952.
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Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Will involve meetings in Sligo and Dublin.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Contract execution
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Tender opening date: 2012-07-11 📅
Place of opening: Social Welfare Services, Department of Social Protection, College Road, Sligo.
Place: Social Welfare Services, Department of Social Protection, College Road, Sligo.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure: By prior arrangement, via email only, with Mr Peter Scully.
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Information Unit
Peter Scully
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA02344 🌏

Reference
Additional information
See RFT.
(ET Ref:430952).
Source: OJS 2012/S 104-173969 (2012-05-31)
Contract award notice (2012-09-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 463 380 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-09-13 📅
Publication date: 2012-09-18 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 179-294117
Refers to notice: 2012/S 104-173969
OJ-S issue: 179
Additional information
(ET Ref:503013).

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. See RFT

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-09-07 📅
Name: Hewlett Packard
Postal address: Liffey Park Technology Campus, Leixlip County Kildare
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Source: OJS 2012/S 179-294117 (2012-09-13)
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