HRI and Subsidiaries are seeking a suitably resourced provider for the provision of a new web content management system (WCMS) and related licences and services. Please note that HRI and Subsidiaries provide no guarantee to any future expenditure beyond the initial contract. It is emphasised that a Framework Agreement constitutes no guarantee to purchase a specific quantity of supplies from a particular economic operator.
Where more than 1 suitable option is available, particularly where there would be a substantial difference in cost, tenderers may make more than 1 submission by providing a separate additional Form of Tender and Appendix 5. Additional submissions will be evaluated independently of each other.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-06-05.
The procurement was published on 2018-05-01.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Single-Party Framework Agreement for Provision of a New Web Content Management System and Related Licences and Services to HRI and Subsidiaries
HRI/18/APR/CB/06”
Title
Single-Party Framework Agreement for Provision of a New Web Content Management System and Related Licences and Services to HRI and Subsidiaries
HRI/18/APR/CB/06
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Products/services: Content management software package📦
Short description:
“HRI and Subsidiaries are seeking a suitably resourced provider for the provision of a new Web Content Management System (WCMS) and related licences and...”
Short description
HRI and Subsidiaries are seeking a suitably resourced provider for the provision of a new Web Content Management System (WCMS) and related licences and services. Please note that HRI and subsidiaries provide no guarantee to any future expenditure beyond the initial contract. It is emphasised that a Framework Agreement constitutes no guarantee to purchase a specific quantity of supplies from a particular economic operator.
Where more than one suitable option is available, particularly where there would be a substantial difference in cost, tenderers may make more than one submission by providing a separate additional form of tender and Appendix 5. Additional submissions will be evaluated independently of each other.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 840 291 💰
HRI and Subsidiaries are seeking a suitably resourced provider for the provision of a new Web Content Management System (WCMS) and related licences and services. Please note that HRI and subsidiaries provide no guarantee to any future expenditure beyond the initial contract. It is emphasised that a Framework Agreement constitutes no guarantee to purchase a specific quantity of supplies from a particular economic operator.
Where more than one suitable option is available, particularly where there would be a substantial difference in cost, tenderers may make more than one submission by providing a separate additional form of tender and Appendix 5. Additional submissions will be evaluated independently of each other.
It is anticipated that an initial contract will be entered into with the framework operator for:
— perpetual licence for the WCMS for a growing number of websites, WCMS users (content editors), WCMS administrators and developers,
— annual support agreement for up to 10 years including all minor and major updates and technical support,
— administrator training,
— developer training,
— implementation support and consultancy,
— development support and consultancy,
— infrastructure hosting (if applicable).
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Quality criterion (name): Fitness for purpose and technical merit of the proposed solution
Quality criterion (weighting): 4000
Quality criterion (name): Security and GDPR readiness
Quality criterion (weighting): 500
Quality criterion (name): Methodology for implementation and delivery of service
Quality criterion (weighting): 1500
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 4000
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2018/S 085-191233
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Single-Party Framework Agreement for Provision of a New Web Content Management System and Related Licences and Services to HRI and Subsidiaries”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2018-10-31 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Etain Ltd
Postal address: James Street South, Belfast, BT2 7GA
Postal town: Belfast
Postal code: BT2 7GA
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Region: Belfast 🏙️
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 840 291 💰
Complementary information 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...”
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 or tenderers;
4) Establishment of this framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) It will be a condition of establishment that candidates and all sub-contractors produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Irish revenue commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition;
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the Framework Agreement the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderers to join the Framework Agreement as appropriate. 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;
7) At its absolute discretion, the Contracting Authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the Framework Agreements or any contract awarded under the Framework Agreements at any time;
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words “or equivalent“ will always be appended;
9) 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.
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Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886088📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
URL: www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Statutory instrument No. 130 of 2010 (the Irish Remedies Regulations) provides that review...”
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Statutory instrument No. 130 of 2010 (the Irish Remedies Regulations) provides that review procedures are available in the high court to a person who has had an interest in obtaining the Framework Agreement (including the reviewable public contract) 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 and reviewable public contract.
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Source: OJS 2018/S 217-495991 (2018-11-08)