Contract for Passport Issuance and Processing System (PIPS) for Dept of Foreign Affairs

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

The provision of a passport issuance and processing system for the Irish Passport Service in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The solution being sought will be the main back office processing system and system of record for all passport applications and associated passport holder information. In addition to the provision of a solution the Department will also seek the provision of associated services including but not limited to implementation of the System, support, maintenance and training.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-05-13. The procurement was published on 2019-04-08.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2019-04-08 Contract notice
2021-11-09 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-04-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Software package and information systems
Reference number: ISW019C - PROJ000005179
Short description:
โ€œThe provision of a passport issuance and processing system for the Irish Passport Service in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The solution being...โ€    Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
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 ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Passports ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Postal address: Iveagh House
Postal code: Dublin 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 761008000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=145175&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=145175&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-04-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2019-05-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-04-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 073-173046
Refers to notice: 2019/S 011-021519
OJ-S issue: 73
Additional information

โ€œPlease refer to the tender documents in RFT# 149092โ€

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 13 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 13 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 96 months
Description of options:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of 1 year each with a maximum of 4 such extension or extensions on...โ€    Show more
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œDublin 1.โ€

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
โ€œPlease refer to the procurement documents under RFT# 149092โ€
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:
โ€œPlease refer to the procurement documents under RFT# 149092โ€

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
โ€œIt is envisaged that the Contracting Authority will shortlist the five (5) highest scoring candidates, (depending on the number of responses received) that...โ€    Show more
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2019-06-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Tender Operations
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=145175&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Information about review deadlines:
โ€œPlease consult your own legal advisors.โ€
Source: OJS 2019/S 073-173046 (2019-04-08)
Contract award notice (2021-11-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Information technology services
Short description:
โ€œThe provision of a Passport Issuance and Processing System for the Irish Passport Service in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The solution being...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement: 14 733 993 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Information technology services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal code: Dublin
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Phone: +353 0761008000 ๐Ÿ“ž

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-11-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-11-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 220-579890
Refers to notice: 2019/S 073-173046
OJ-S issue: 220
Additional information

โ€œplease refer to the tender documents in RFT# 149092.โ€

Object
Scope of the procurement
Description of options:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of one year each with a maximum of four such extension or extensions...โ€    Show more
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œDublin 1โ€

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Functional Requirements.
Quality criterion (weighting): 1500
Quality criterion (name): Technical Requirements.
Requirements for Implementation Services
Quality criterion (weighting): 3000
Quality criterion (name): Proposed Support and Maintenance Services.
Quality criterion (weighting): 1000
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 3000

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-09-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: HID Global Ireland Teoranta
National registration number: IE6384896A
Postal address: Pairc Tionscail na Tulaigh
Postal town: Galway
Postal code: Baile na hAbhann
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 91506900 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: government.tenders@hidglobal.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Total value of the procurement: 14 733 993 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Source: OJS 2021/S 220-579890 (2021-11-09)