Client Side Advice to support the implementation of the Passport Service Reform Programme

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála

1.4.1 The Contracting Authority is seeking to engage the services of a professional service provider to provide advice and support for the Passport Service Reform Programme. The detailed specification of requirements is included in Appendix 1 and include the following elements:
— Review the current business processes and supporting Passport Service business systems in the context of the future direction envisaged for the Service under the Reform Programme;
— Identify key areas for business process improvement and change;
— Recommend the most appropriate technical solutions and approaches for future Passport Service delivery systems based on a review of the requirements of the Passport Service as well as an analysis of the market and approaches taken by similar public and private sector organisations, including other Passport Services;
— Provide input and support for the development of future RFTs to procure new solutions and services;
— Work closely with Department ICT Unit to ensure any solutions are consistent with Department ICT Strategies and Policies;
— Support the Passport Service throughout the development and implementation of the Reform Programme on both business process and technology fronts;
— Provide ongoing high grade technical services in the procurement processes for new solutions for the Passport Service;
— Provide Client Side Advice to the Passport Service throughout the new solution development and implementation life cycle.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-03-31. The procurement was published on 2015-02-05.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2015-02-05 Contract notice
2015-12-03 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2015-02-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Passports
Quantity or scope:
Any contract that may result from this public procurement competition will be issued for a term of 3 years, subject to a review after the first 6 months at the discretion of the contracting authority.
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: Passports 📦

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 Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Postal address: 80 St Stephen's Green
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dfa.ie 🌏
E-mail: consultant.tenders@dfa.ie 📧
Phone: +353 114082000 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-02-05 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-03-31 📅
Publication date: 2015-02-10 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 028-047362
OJ-S issue: 28
Additional information
Please see terms of reference and attached documents.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
1.4.1 The Contracting Authority is seeking to engage the services of a professional service provider to provide advice and support for the Passport Service Reform Programme. The detailed specification of requirements is included in Appendix 1 and include the following elements:
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— Review the current business processes and supporting Passport Service business systems in the context of the future direction envisaged for the Service under the Reform Programme;
— Identify key areas for business process improvement and change;
— Recommend the most appropriate technical solutions and approaches for future Passport Service delivery systems based on a review of the requirements of the Passport Service as well as an analysis of the market and approaches taken by similar public and private sector organisations, including other Passport Services;
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— Provide input and support for the development of future RFTs to procure new solutions and services;
— Work closely with Department ICT Unit to ensure any solutions are consistent with Department ICT Strategies and Policies;
— Support the Passport Service throughout the development and implementation of the Reform Programme on both business process and technology fronts;
— Provide ongoing high grade technical services in the procurement processes for new solutions for the Passport Service;
— Provide Client Side Advice to the Passport Service throughout the new solution development and implementation life cycle.
Duration: 048 months
Reference number: 2015
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: Please see terms of reference and attached documents.
Economic and financial standing: Please see terms of reference and attached documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards: Please see terms of reference and attached documents.
Technical and professional ability: Please see terms of reference and attached documents.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Please see terms of reference and attached documents.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Please see terms of reference and attached documents.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: Please see terms of reference and attached documents.

Procedure
Tender validity period: 048 months
Tender opening date: 2015-03-31 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: John Histon
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/246 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=84570&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=84570&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 2015

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The Registrar
Postal address: The High Court, Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines: Please consult your legal advisor.
Source: OJS 2015/S 028-047362 (2015-02-05)
Contract award notice (2015-12-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 191 850 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Not specified

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-12-03 📅
Publication date: 2015-12-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 237-430901
Refers to notice: 2015/S 028-047362
OJ-S issue: 237

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2015-10-15 📅
Name: BearingPoint Ireland Ltd
Postal address: Adelaide Road
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: removed_michael.odwyer@bearingpoint.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.bearingpoint.com 🌏

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE9761673F
Source: OJS 2015/S 237-430901 (2015-12-03)
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