Framework Agreement for the initial and ongoing development, hosting and support of an on-line testing platform

Educational Research Centre

The Educational Research Centre invites expressions of interest from competent parties interested in being considered for a single party framework agreement for the provision of an on-line testing platform including initial and ongoing development, hosting and support services. The platform will be able to support both current and yet to be developed tests. The PQQ contains a Qualification Questionnaire and information about the framework agreement to be awarded.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2014-12-29. The procurement was published on 2014-11-25.

Who?

• Educational Research Centre

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland › Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2014-11-25	Contract notice

Contract notice (2014-11-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Educational software development services
Quantity or scope:

Potentially extends to include the provision of testing services to all institutions within the Irish education system.

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: Educational software development services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Competitive dialogue
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: Educational Research Centre
Postal address: St Patricks College
Postal code: 9
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: paula.chute@erc.ie 📧

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-11-25 📅
Submission deadline: 2014-12-29 📅
Publication date: 2014-11-27 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 229-404443
OJ-S issue: 229
Additional information

Please note that responses to the questionnaire available from www.etenders.gov.ie must be submitted back via the etenders platform only. Suppliers must therefore register and download the documents from etenders only to enable them to respond via the system. The document are available using eTenders Reference 89970.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 💰
1 500 000 💰
Short description:

Description of options: After 5 years the framework may be extended for a further 5 years.
Duration: 120 months

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

Please refer to the qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

eTenders Reference 89970.
Economic and financial standing:

Please refer to the qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

eTenders Reference 89970.
Technical and professional ability:

Please refer to the qualification questionnaire available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

eTenders Reference 89970.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Not applicable.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: To be agreed with the successful service provider.
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.

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 10
Justification for framework agreement duration over four years:

The Educational Research Centre wishes to establish a single-party framework agreement over an initial 5 year period for the provision of an On-Line Test Authoring and Delivery Platform, the maximum period of which will be up to 10 years. The overall scope of the requirements relates to a platform through which ERC tests will be delivered to schools and test takers. The platform will be able to support both current and yet-to-be-developed tests that will include,for example, interactive activities (at the item level) and adaptive functionality (at the test level). Given the complex nature of the services to be provided following this award procedure and indeed following the initial contract, the need for continuity of service from the winning candidate is such that the ERC considers that a framework agreement over an initial 5 year period with the potential to be extended up to 10 years is an absolute necessity.

Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Ga.

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Paula Chute
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Name: Institute of Arbitration
Information about review deadlines: Your Legal Advisor.
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: Institute of Arbitration
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Your Legal Advisor
Source: OJS 2014/S 229-404443 (2014-11-25)

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