Request for Tenders for the provision of services in relation to the design and development of software components for the Affordable Childcare Scheme (ACS)

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

The ACS will be a new, national scheme of financial support towards the cost of childcare. The software solution will be developed in a shared development environment and both the successful tenderer and Pobal will be developing software components simultaneously.
The successful tenderer will enter a contract with Pobal, as an agent of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (subject to the provisions of this RFT) so that Pobal may administer the Affordable Childcare Scheme on behalf of the Minister.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-03-26. The procurement was published on 2018-01-31.

Suppliers

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

• Codec — DSS

Who?

• Department of Children and Youth Affairs

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2018-01-31	Contract notice
2018-07-25	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2018-01-31)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Software package and information systems
Short description:
“The ACS will be a new, national scheme of financial support towards the cost of childcare. The software solution will be developed in a shared development...”
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: Software package and information systems 📦
Additional CPV: System management software package 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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 Children and Youth Affairs
Postal address: 43-49 Mespil Road
Postal code: Dublin D04 YP52
Postal town: Dublin 4
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dcya.gov.ie 🌏
E-mail: bridget_wilson@dcya.gov.ie 📧
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=124347&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=124347&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-01-31 📅
Submission deadline: 2018-03-26 📅
Publication date: 2018-02-02 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 023-048765
OJ-S issue: 23

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The ACS will be a new, national scheme of financial support towards the cost of childcare. The software solution will be developed in a shared development...”

“The successful tenderer will enter a contract with Pobal, as an agent of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (subject to the provisions of this RFT)...”
Estimated total value: 800 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
“As set out in published RFT.”
Estimated value excluding VAT: 800 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 23 months

Procedure
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2018-03-26 📅
Tender opening time: 12:05

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 9805633H
Contact
Contact point: Bridget Wilson
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/324 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=124347&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Internet address: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=124347&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about review deadlines:
“As per EU Directives 20.14/24.”
Source: OJS 2018/S 023-048765 (2018-01-31)

Contract award notice (2018-07-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The ACS will be a new, national scheme of financial support towards the cost of childcare. The software solution will be developed in a shared development...”
Total value of the procurement: 820 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal code: Dublin 4
Postal town: Dublin, D04 YP52

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-07-25 📅
Publication date: 2018-07-27 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 143-327460
Refers to notice: 2018/S 023-048765
OJ-S issue: 143

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“As set out in published RFT”

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Fitness for purpose of the proposed software in terms of the functional requirements of this RFT
Quality criterion (weighting): 10 %
Quality criterion (name): Fitness of purpose of the technical architecture
Proposed software development methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 8 %
Quality criterion (name): Proposed project delivery
Quality of the proposed resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 7 %
Quality criterion (name): Approach to quality and risk management
Support and maintenance
Quality criterion (weighting): 4 %
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the approach to delivery of training and documentation
Quality criterion (weighting): 3 %
Cost criterion (name): Full project cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 40 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2018-07-06 📅
Name: Codec — DSS
National registration number: 107629
Postal address: Hyde House, Adelaide Road
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: D02 FP40
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Total value of the procurement: 820 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines:
“As per EU Directives 20.14/24”
Source: OJS 2018/S 143-327460 (2018-07-25)

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