Teacher Registration Replacement System & Related Services

The Teaching Council

The objective of this procurement process is to establish a single party framework agreement to supply/develop, implement, host, maintain and support a Teacher Registration system to replace the registration system currently being used by the Teaching Council.
The existing system has many manual touchpoints and there is a recognised need to digitise and streamline the process of registration as much as possible. A system which incorporates a feature rich, self-service portal, accessible from all device types, including mobile/tablet is required. The ultimate ambition is to have a solution in place which allows for improved service delivery to Candidates and teachers while enabling more efficient use of Teaching Council resources. Please note that due to an error in the original Notice creation this competition replaces and supersedes competition RFT ID No: 148104/OJ EU Ref: 2019/S 060-138222

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-05-02. The procurement was published on 2019-04-02.

Who?

• The Teaching Council

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2019-04-02	Contract notice

Contract notice (2019-04-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Software package and information systems
Short description:

The objective of this procurement process is to establish a single party framework agreement to supply/develop, implement, host, maintain and support a Teacher Registration system to replace the registration system currently being used by the Teaching Council. The existing system has many manual touchpoints and there is a recognised need to digitise and streamline the process of registration as much as possible. A system which incorporates a feature rich, self-service portal, accessible from all device types, including mobile/tablet is required. The ultimate ambition is to have a solution in place which allows for improved service delivery to Candidates and teachers while enabling more efficient use of Teaching Council resources. Please note that due to an error in the original Notice creation this competition replaces and supersedes competition RFT ID No: 148104/OJ EU Ref: 2019/S 060-138222

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Software package and information systems 📦
Additional CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Competitive dialogue
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: The Teaching Council
Postal address: Block A, Co. Kildare
Postal code: Maynooth Business Ca
Postal town: Maynooth
Contact
Internet address: http://www.teachingcouncil.ie 🌏
E-mail: keastwood@teachingcouncil.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16517954 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=144857&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=144857&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-04-02 📅
Submission deadline: 2019-05-02 📅
Publication date: 2019-04-05 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 068-159026
OJ-S issue: 68
Additional information

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of applications and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 148786

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

The existing system has many manual touchpoints and there is a recognised need to digitise and streamline the process of registration as much as possible. A system which incorporates a feature rich, self-service portal, accessible from all device types, including mobile/tablet is required. The ultimate ambition is to have a solution in place which allows for improved service delivery to Candidates and teachers while enabling more efficient use of Teaching Council resources. Please note that due to an error in the original Notice creation this competition replaces and supersedes competition RFT ID No: 148104/OJ EU Ref: 2019/S 060-138222

Estimated total value: 4 000 000 EUR 💰
Short description:

This Qualification Questionnaire is issued by the Teaching Council for the purposes of:

— Obtaining sufficient information to enable the Teaching Council to evaluate the suitability of Candidates.

— Providing information to tenderers who may be interested in applying to pre-qualify and proceed to the tender stage for the provision of a Teacher Registration Replacement System & Related Services

The intention is to shortlist Candidates to be invited to participate in the Dialogue Stage. It is intended that following evaluation, 5 candidates, assuming receipt of an adequate number of responses from suitably experienced and qualified organisations, will be invited to participate in the dialogue phase of the procurement.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 000 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals:

2 extensions of 36 months each up to a maximum duration of ten (10) years, subject to satisfactory annual review of performance.

Additional information:

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of applications and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 148786

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: The Teaching Council

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

As stated in procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 148786

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As per Pre-Qualification Questionnaire
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Karen Eastwood Lovett
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/479 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=144857&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

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

3) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

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

5) 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.

6) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

7) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 5 candidates will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting authority reserves the right to invite at least 5 subject to that number qualifying.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@highcourt.ie 📧
Information about review deadlines:

Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned tenderers. The duration which the Contracting Authority will not conclude this framework agreement (and the reviewable public contract) to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or 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.

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult a legal advisor
Postal town: Dublin
Source: OJS 2019/S 068-159026 (2019-04-02)

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