Single Party Framework for the Provision of ICT Hosting, Support and Related Services

PSI — the Pharmacy Regulator

The PSI wishes to create a single party framework under which contracts can be awarded. An initial contract will be awarded under the framework for four (4) years, with the option to extend for a further period of three (3) years, subject to a maximum duration of seven (7) years. The scope of the framework is intended to provide PSI with ICT Application hosting, support and related services. It should be noted that PSI is also currently undergoing a large organisation-wide Business Transformation Project (BTP) which will also require support.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-11-29. The procurement was published on 2019-10-29.

Suppliers

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

• It Force

Who?

• PSI — the Pharmacy Regulator

What?

• Computer-related services › Computer-related management services
• Data-processing services › Data network management and support services
• Helpdesk and support services › Systems support services
• Software-related services › Software support services

Where?

• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2019-10-29	Contract notice
2021-04-21	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2019-10-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Computer-related services
Short description:

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: Computer-related services 📦
Additional CPV: System and support services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: PSI — the Pharmacy Regulator
Postal address: PSI House, Fenian Street
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.thepsi.ie 🌏
E-mail: procurement@thepsi.ie 📧
Phone: +353 12184000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=156290&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=156290&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-10-29 📅
Submission deadline: 2019-11-29 📅
Publication date: 2019-10-31 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 211-517174
OJ-S issue: 211
Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (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) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2 GB per document on etenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped; 3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 21 243 92 77 (9.00 a.m.-17.30 p.m. GMT); 4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie using System ID 159569 as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those parties that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response; 5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework; 6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers; 7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities; 8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant; 9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (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) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2 GB per document on etenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped;

3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 21 243 92 77 (9.00 a.m.-17.30 p.m. GMT);

4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie using System ID 159569 as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those parties that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie

The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response;

5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework;

6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;

7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;

8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant;

9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 525 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 525 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 84 months
Description of renewals:

The duration of the framework agreement will be for four (4) years. It is intended to award an initial contract for a period of four (4) years with the option to extend for a further period of three (3) years, subject to a maximum duration of seven (7) years, subject to satisfactory annual review of performance.

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin, IRELAND.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

Please refer to documentation available from www.etenders.gov.ie using System ID — 159569.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

It is anticipated that the top 5 scoring candidates will be invited to tender, subject to that number meeting the criteria and rules outlined in the qualification questionnaire.

Justification for the framework agreement:

For continuity of service it is anticipated that while the framework is for 4 years, the duration of contracts may be awarded for a period upto 7 years.

Justification for framework agreement duration over four years:

For continuity of service it is anticipated that while the framework is for 4 years, the duration of contracts may be awarded for a period upto 7 years.

Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2019-12-16 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 24 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Procurement
Internet address: www.thepsi.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1254 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=156290&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 2026.

2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2 GB per document on etenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped;

3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 21 243 92 77 (9.00 a.m.-17.30 p.m. GMT);

4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie using System ID 159569 as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those parties that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie

The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response;

5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework;

6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;

7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;

8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant;

9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:

In accordance with Directive 89/665/EEC and the corresponding Amending Directive 2007/66/EC implemented by Irish Regulation 130 of 25.3.2010.

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult a legal advisor
Postal town: n/a
Source: OJS 2019/S 211-517174 (2019-10-29)

Contract award notice (2021-04-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

An initial contract awarded under the framework for four (4) years, with the option to extend for a further period of three (3) years, subject to a maximum duration of seven (7) years. The scope of the framework is intended to provide PSI with ICT application hosting, support and related services. It should be noted that PSI is also currently undergoing a large organisation-wide Business Transformation Project (BTP) which will also require support.

Total value of the procurement: 525 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal code: D02 TD72
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.psi.ie 🌏
E-mail: procurement@psi.ie 📧

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-04-21 📅
Publication date: 2021-04-26 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 080-206595
Refers to notice: 2019/S 211-517174
OJ-S issue: 80

Object
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin Ireland.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Fitness for purpose and technical merit of proposed solution in addressing requirements of the PSI
Quality criterion (weighting): 30 %
Quality criterion (name): Quality and expertise of team proposed
Service level agreement
Quality criterion (weighting): 5 %
Quality criterion (name): Reliability and continuity of supply
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-09-01 📅
Name: IT Force
Postal address: 8 Richview Office Park, Clonskeagh
Postal town: Dublin 14
Postal code: D14 X652
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Dublin 🏙️
Total value of the procurement: 525 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Lorraine Horgan
Internet address: www.psi.ie 🌏

Complementary information
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Postal town: x
Source: OJS 2021/S 080-206595 (2021-04-21)

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