EB/2014/01 – eBusiness Technical Services

Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority

Fáilte Ireland is seeking to establish a multi-party framework agreement for theprovision of technical services for support and maintenance and / or development projects as they arise.
Tenderers, who are admitted to the framework, must have the ability to provide all of the following services:
1. Systems Support and Testing;
2. Microsoft .Net Development;
3. Database Design and Development;
4. System Administration;
5. Technical Consultancy;
6. Business Analysis;
7. Project Management.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2014-04-14. The procurement was published on 2014-03-19.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2014-03-19 Contract notice
2014-07-17 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2014-03-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦

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: Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
Postal address: 88-95 Amiens Street
Postal code: 1
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.failteireland.ie 🌏
E-mail: procurement@failteireland.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18847888 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-03-19 📅
Submission deadline: 2014-04-14 📅
Publication date: 2014-03-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 058-097576
Refers to notice: 2013/S 60-100418
OJ-S issue: 58
Additional information
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. 2) This is the sole call for competition for this service. 3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates, participants or tenderers. 4) Establishment of the framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. 5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the framework agreement with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; or if having concluded the framework agreement the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met, or cannot meet its obligations; the contracting authority reserves the right to admit the next highest scoring tenderer to the framework on the basis of the same terms at any time during the tender validity period. This shall 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. 6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time. 7) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the application stage.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Fáilte Ireland is seeking to establish a multi-party framework agreement for theprovision of technical services for support and maintenance and / or development projects as they arise.
Tenderers, who are admitted to the framework, must have the ability to provide all of the following services:
1. Systems Support and Testing;
2. Microsoft .Net Development;
3. Database Design and Development;
4. System Administration;
5. Technical Consultancy;
6. Business Analysis;
7. Project Management.
Reference number: EB/2014/01
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
As stated in the Invitation to Tender document, available for downloading from the Irish Government website www.eTenders.gov.ie
Economic and financial standing:
As stated in the Invitation to Tender document, available for downloading from the Irish Government website www.eTenders.gov.ie
Minimum level(s) of standards:
As stated in the Invitation to Tender document, available for downloading from the Irish Government website www.eTenders.gov.ie
Technical and professional ability:
As stated in the Invitation to Tender document, available for downloading from the Irish Government website www.eTenders.gov.ie
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Single Legal Entity(ies).
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
As stated in the Invitation to Tender document, available for downloading from the Irish Government website www.eTenders.gov.ie
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
As stated in the Invitation to Tender document, available for downloading from the Irish Government website www.eTenders.gov.ie
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Number of operators of the framework agreement: 5
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Procurement Unit

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2013-03-26 📅
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: EB/2014/01
Notice number in the OJ S: 2013/S 60-100418
Additional information
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only.
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Registration is free of charge.
The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates, participants or tenderers.
4) Establishment of the framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the framework agreement with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; or if having concluded the framework agreement the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met, or cannot meet its obligations; the contracting authority reserves the right to admit the next highest scoring tenderer to the framework on the basis of the same terms at any time during the tender validity period.
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This shall 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.
6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.
7) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information.
Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the application stage.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:
The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers.
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The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means.
The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the framework agreement and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that framework agreement.
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Source: OJS 2014/S 058-097576 (2014-03-19)
Contract award notice (2014-07-17)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Regulation: European Union

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-07-17 📅
Publication date: 2014-07-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 138-248303
Refers to notice: 2014/S 58-097576
OJ-S issue: 138
Additional information
Please note that this a Contract Award Notice.

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Service Requirements (15)
2. Competency and Expertise (30)
3. Account/Service Management (5)
4. Ultimate Cost (50)

Award of contract

1️⃣
Date of contract conclusion: 2014-06-06 📅
Name: HiberniaEvros Technology Group
Postal address: Block Geraldine, Geraldine Cherrywood Science & Technology Park, Loughlinstown
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪

2️⃣
Name: CPL Solutions Limited
Postal address: 83 Merrion Square
Postal code: 2

3️⃣
Name: Harvey Nash Ireland
Postal address: Unit 2, 51 Rogerson's Quay

4️⃣
Name: Ergo Services Limited
Postal address: 1st Floor, Block T, East Point Business Park
Postal code: 3

5️⃣
Name: System Dynamics Limtied
Postal address: Whitaker Court, Sir John Rogersons's Quay
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines:
The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the framework agreement and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that framework agreement.
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Source: OJS 2014/S 138-248303 (2014-07-17)
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