Pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) for the provision of delegate units, sound equipment and associated support for the Dรกil, Seanad and committee chambers of the houses of the Oireachtas

Houses of the Oireachtas Service

The Contracting Authority is initiating a Tender process for the replacement of equipment supporting the Dรกil (Lower House) and the Seanad (Senate or Upper House) (the Chambers).
The Requirement is for:
โ€” Supply of Delegate Units, Sound Equipment and cabling (the โ€˜Delegate Units and Sound Equipmentโ€™) suitable for the Dรกil, Seanad and Committee Chambers.
Delegate Units will include facilities for automated Member Identification and Authentication (eventual use or not is subject to approval by the Commission).
โ€” Electronic Voting (eVoting) equipment as part of the Delegate Unit, cabling, application software and database;
โ€” Installation and configuration of the Delegate Units and Sound Equipment, to replace equivalent existing facilities;
โ€” Putting the Delegate Units and Sound Equipment into live operation, including testing;
โ€” Providing a Support Service for the Delegate Units and Sound Equipment estate after go-live, including daily operation of the voting system;
โ€” Integration of the Delegate Units and Sound Equipment, and associated software, with supporting back-end Oireachtas ICT infrastructure.
The successful Tenderer will be required to work where necessary with the Oireachtas ICT Unit toward Integration with, consolidation of and rationalisation of elements of that infrastructure.
The System including all Equipment must be of the highest quality and have a minimum design lifespan of at least 15 years.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2016-01-04. The procurement was published on 2015-12-03.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2015-12-03 Contract notice
2017-08-02 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2015-12-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Sound equipment
Quantity or scope: 950 000
Total value of the procurement: 950 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Sound equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Other
Awarding authority name: Houses of the Oireachtas Service
Postal address: Leinster House, Kildare Street
Postal code: 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.oireachtas.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: procurement.unit@oireachtas.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 16183636 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 16184305 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-12-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2016-01-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2015-12-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 237-429978
OJ-S issue: 237

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Contracting Authority is initiating a Tender process for the replacement of equipment supporting the Dรกil (Lower House) and the Seanad (Senate or Upper House) (the Chambers).
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The Requirement is for:
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โ€” Supply of Delegate Units, Sound Equipment and cabling (the โ€˜Delegate Units and Sound Equipmentโ€™) suitable for the Dรกil, Seanad and Committee Chambers.
Delegate Units will include facilities for automated Member Identification and Authentication (eventual use or not is subject to approval by the Commission).
โ€” Electronic Voting (eVoting) equipment as part of the Delegate Unit, cabling, application software and database;
โ€” Installation and configuration of the Delegate Units and Sound Equipment, to replace equivalent existing facilities;
โ€” Putting the Delegate Units and Sound Equipment into live operation, including testing;
โ€” Providing a Support Service for the Delegate Units and Sound Equipment estate after go-live, including daily operation of the voting system;
โ€” Integration of the Delegate Units and Sound Equipment, and associated software, with supporting back-end Oireachtas ICT infrastructure.
The successful Tenderer will be required to work where necessary with the Oireachtas ICT Unit toward Integration with, consolidation of and rationalisation of elements of that infrastructure.
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The System including all Equipment must be of the highest quality and have a minimum design lifespan of at least 15 years.
Duration: 060 months
Reference number: 2015/1014
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 2.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: As set out in PQQ.
Economic and financial standing: As set out in PQQ.
Minimum level(s) of standards: As set out in PQQ.
Technical and professional ability: As set out in PQQ.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: As set out in PQQ.

Procedure
Minimum number of candidates: 5
Maximum number of candidates: 6
Objective criteria for selection: As set out in PQQ.
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Irish ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Other type of contracting authority: Other
Contact
Contact point: Breda O'Mahony
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1166 ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=94809&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=94809&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 2015/1014

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 1
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Fax: +353 18886125 ๐Ÿ“ 
Source: OJS 2015/S 237-429978 (2015-12-03)
Contract award notice (2017-08-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Contracting. Authority is initiating a Tender process for the replacement of equipment supporting the Dรกil (Lower House) and the Seanad (Senate, or Upper House) (the Chambers).
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Total value of the procurement: 950 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Additional CPV: Sound equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Contact
Phone: +353 016183636 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 016184305 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-08-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2017-08-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 148-306301
Refers to notice: 2015/S 237-429978
OJ-S issue: 148

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description: The Contracting.
Authority is initiating a Tender process for the replacement of equipment supporting the Dรกil (Lower House) and the Seanad (Senate, or Upper House) (the Chambers).
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RFT for the Supply of Delegate Units, Sound Equipment and Associated Support for the Dรกil, Seanad and Committee Chambers of the Houses of the Oireachtas.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical and Functional Requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 350
Quality criterion (name): Service Transition
Quality criterion (weighting): 150
Quality criterion (name): Service Operations
Quality criterion (weighting): 125
Quality criterion (name): Provision for High Availability
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Quality criterion (name): Conformance to Standards
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Cost criterion: Cost
Cost weighting: 300

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2016-05-18 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Identity
Other type of contracting authority: Parliament
Source: OJS 2017/S 148-306301 (2017-08-02)