Strategic technology consultancy services framework

An Post National Lottery Company

The National Lottery (NLC) has a requirement for strategic technology consultants for gaming technology, major game and channel system development projects, to support the lottery licence tender competition process, for system selection and conversions and for new internal IT infrastructure projects. The National Lottery will draw on the Strategic Technology Consultant’s broad experience at applying best practices and updated methodologies to assist them to update their own processes and help improve the efficiency of the organisation going forward.
The NLC’s requirement for strategic technology consultants will also involve assisting the NLC with various projects from an advisory viewpoint and carrying out and managing projects as required over the lifetime of the framework.
Further detail is provided in the invitation to tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.
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=375052. />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=375052. />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 2012-03-16. The procurement was published on 2012-01-31.

Suppliers

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

• Deloitte & Touche

Who?

• An Post National Lottery Company

What?

Where?

• Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2012-01-31	Contract notice
2012-12-20	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2012-01-31)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: information systems or technology strategic review and planning services
Quantity or scope:

For details please see invitation to tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.

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: Information systems or technology strategic review and planning 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: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: An Post National Lottery Company
Postal address: Abbey Street Lower,
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: http://www.lottery.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 18364444 📞
Fax: +353 18366034 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-01-31 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-03-16 📅
Publication date: 2012-02-02 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 22-035878
OJ-S issue: 22
Additional information

The award of the contract may be subject to successful presentation and interview. It will be a condition of the award of the contract that the successful tenderer can promptly produce a current tax clearance certificate as detailed in the invitation to tender document. The contracting authority accepts no liability for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers in this tender process. Contract award will be subject to approval of the competent authorities. The contracting authority reserves the right to award or not to award a contract. Please note that all information relating to this procurement, including any additional documentation, clarifications and responses to queries, will only be issued on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie). Tenderers please refer to the etenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) for instruction on ensuring that you register and then record and express an interest in the notice and ensuring that you are kept informed of any updates made to the notice on the etenders website and receive notification of any communications from the contracting authority regarding the tender document and the tender process. Any queries relating to this notice should be submitted to the National Lottery via the etenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) as per directions on the etenders website. Please refer to the etenders website for guidance on submitting questions. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. If for any reason it is not possible to award this contract to the successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process, or if having awarded the contract, the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met its obligations, the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the terms advertised and tendered by that party. This shall not be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion. (ET Ref:375052).

Additional information

The award of the contract may be subject to successful presentation and interview.

It will be a condition of the award of the contract that the successful tenderer can promptly produce a current tax clearance certificate as detailed in the invitation to tender document.

The contracting authority accepts no liability for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers in this tender process.

Contract award will be subject to approval of the competent authorities.

The contracting authority reserves the right to award or not to award a contract.

Please note that all information relating to this procurement, including any additional documentation, clarifications and responses to queries, will only be issued on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie). Tenderers please refer to the etenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) for instruction on ensuring that you register and then record and express an interest in the notice and ensuring that you are kept informed of any updates made to the notice on the etenders website and receive notification of any communications from the contracting authority regarding the tender document and the tender process.

Any queries relating to this notice should be submitted to the National Lottery via the etenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) as per directions on the etenders website. Please refer to the etenders website for guidance on submitting questions.

The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

If for any reason it is not possible to award this contract to the successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process, or if having awarded the contract, the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met its obligations, the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the terms advertised and tendered by that party. This shall not be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.

(ET Ref:375052).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

The NLC’s requirement for strategic technology consultants will also involve assisting the NLC with various projects from an advisory viewpoint and carrying out and managing projects as required over the lifetime of the framework.

Further detail is provided in the invitation to tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.

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=375052.

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=375052.

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.

Description of options:

The initial contract is proposed to run to up to 30.6.2013. The NLC reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to extend the contract for an additional period or periods up to a maximum of 4 years, (including the initial contract period) subject to annual performance and review and subject to the Lottery Licence being extended or renewed by the Minister. Please note that all contractual arrangements are subject to the Lottery Licence. The current licence expires on 30.6.2013.

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin, Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

Tenderers will be required to sign a declaration confirming that none of the exclusion criteria contained in Article 45 of the Procurement Directive apply to them. This declaration is contained in the tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.

Minimum level(s) of standards:

For details please see the invitation to tender document…

… available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.

… which is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.

Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: To be agreed with the successful tenderer.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

A grouping if successful must be prepared to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability.

Other particular conditions:

Please see invitation to tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie for any details.

Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Purchasing Department
Barbara Weafer
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01603 🌏
Name: An Post National Lottery Company
Postal address: Abbey Street Lower
URL for further information: http://www.lottery.ie 🌏
URL for documents: http://www.lottery.ie 🌏
URL for participation: http://www.lottery.ie 🌏

Reference
Additional information

The award of the contract may be subject to successful presentation and interview.

It will be a condition of the award of the contract that the successful tenderer can promptly produce a current tax clearance certificate as detailed in the invitation to tender document.

The contracting authority accepts no liability for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers in this tender process.

Contract award will be subject to approval of the competent authorities.

The contracting authority reserves the right to award or not to award a contract.

Please note that all information relating to this procurement, including any additional documentation, clarifications and responses to queries, will only be issued on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie). Tenderers please refer to the etenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) for instruction on ensuring that you register and then record and express an interest in the notice and ensuring that you are kept informed of any updates made to the notice on the etenders website and receive notification of any communications from the contracting authority regarding the tender document and the tender process.

Any queries relating to this notice should be submitted to the National Lottery via the etenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) as per directions on the etenders website. Please refer to the etenders website for guidance on submitting questions.

The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

If for any reason it is not possible to award this contract to the successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process, or if having awarded the contract, the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met its obligations, the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the terms advertised and tendered by that party. This shall not be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.

(ET Ref:375052).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtscentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Contact your own legal advisor
Source: OJS 2012/S 022-035878 (2012-01-31)

Contract award notice (2012-12-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services
Total value of the procurement: 100 000 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Abbey Street Lower
Postal code: 1
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: barbara.weafer@lottery.ie 📧

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-12-20 📅
Publication date: 2012-12-27 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 248-409389
Refers to notice: 2012/S 22-035878
OJ-S issue: 248
Additional information

Please note that the annual value given earlier is an estimated value and that the total actual contract value is subject to Lottery Licence and the number and actual projects which the National Lottery will request the consultants to undertake. V: Award of contract: V.4) Information on value of contract: Initial estimated total value of the contract: Currency: EUR Excluding VAT.

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Company Profile (15)
2. Proposed Personnel (30)
3. Proposed Company Methodology (15)
4. Proposed Costs (40)

Award of contract
Name: Deloitte & Touche
Postal address: Deloitte & Touche House
Postal town: Earlsfort Terrace
Postal code: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2

Complementary information
Review body
Postal code: 3
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Contact you own legal advisor
Source: OJS 2012/S 248-409389 (2012-12-20)

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