The AEC Enterprise Hubs project seeks to provide a suite of cloud based information technology systems to provide the following functionality for individual hubs:
A. website platform,
B. online booking engine,
C. hub management system, to assist with hub admin management portal.
These tools will help to promote the hubs, ease the burden of hub management, and facilitate the creation of the hub network community and ongoing participation in it. The network will also help hub managers to support the businesses in the hubs, encourage participation at events and sharing of best practice in hub management. It will also provide clear routes to further supports and, in the longer term, build a pipeline of innovation in communities.
The contracting authority intends establishing a single party framework agreement for a period of up to 7 years. The initial contract will cover approximately 100 hubs with potential to expand to 1 000.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-08-31.
The procurement was published on 2020-07-29.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Competitive Dialogue for the Provision of IT Systems for the AEC Enterprise Hubs Network
AEC 2020”
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support📦
Short description:
“The AEC Enterprise Hubs project seeks to provide a suite of cloud based information technology systems to provide the following functionality for individual...”
Short description
The AEC Enterprise Hubs project seeks to provide a suite of cloud based information technology systems to provide the following functionality for individual hubs:
A. website platform,
B. online booking engine,
C. hub management system, to assist with hub admin management portal.
These tools will help to promote the hubs, ease the burden of hub management, and facilitate the creation of the hub network community and ongoing participation in it. The network will also help hub managers to support the businesses in the hubs, encourage participation at events and sharing of best practice in hub management. It will also provide clear routes to further supports and, in the longer term, build a pipeline of innovation in communities.
The contracting authority intends establishing a single party framework agreement for a period of up to 7 years. The initial contract will cover approximately 100 hubs with potential to expand to 1 000.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 5 000 000 💰
The AEC Enterprise Hubs project seeks to provide a suite of cloud based information technology systems to provide the following functionality for individual hubs:
A. website platform,
B. online booking engine,
C. hub management system, to assist with hub admin management portal.
These tools will help to promote the hubs, ease the burden of hub management, and facilitate the creation of the hub network community and ongoing participation in it. The network will also help hub managers to support the businesses in the hubs, encourage participation at events and sharing of best practice in hub management. It will also provide clear routes to further supports and, in the longer term, build a pipeline of innovation in communities.
The contracting authority intends establishing a single party framework agreement for a period of up to 7 years. The initial contract will cover approximately 100 hubs with potential to expand to 1 000.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 5 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 84
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“Initial contract will be awarded for 3 years with the option to extend by a further 2 years. Further extensions and additional contracts for expanded users...”
Description of renewals
Initial contract will be awarded for 3 years with the option to extend by a further 2 years. Further extensions and additional contracts for expanded users may also be awarded under the framework purely at the discretion of the awarding authority.
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Envisaged number of candidates: 3
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“It is envisaged that at least 3 will be invited to dialogue stage subject to that number meeting the qualification criteria.”
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“Please see PQQ available for download from eTenders. www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID173806.” Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Data hosting must be within an EEA area.
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Procedure Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Description
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 8 years:
“The justification for a framework longer than the standard four (4) years, is the complex nature of the services required; the consequent disruption to the...”
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 8 years
The justification for a framework longer than the standard four (4) years, is the complex nature of the services required; the consequent disruption to the day-to-day operations of the Contracting Authority in acquiring and implementing any new service provider; the requirement to roll out a standardised system across a number of organisations.
Show more Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-08-31
12:00 📅
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2020-09-07 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish 🗣️
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (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 2GB 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 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 as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers 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) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
6) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
7) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.
8) 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.
9) 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.
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Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
URL: www.courts.ie🌏 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: In accordance with statutory instrument 130.
Source: OJS 2020/S 148-363295 (2020-07-29)
Contract award notice (2021-05-13) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Postal address: Dillon House
Postal town: Co. Roscommon
Postal code: Ballaghaderreen
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Western Development Commission has awarded a framework for the AEC Enterprise Hubs project which seeks to provide a suite of cloud based information...”
Short description
The Western Development Commission has awarded a framework for the AEC Enterprise Hubs project which seeks to provide a suite of cloud based information technology systems to provide the following functionality for individual hubs:
A) website platform;
B) Online booking engine;
C) Hub management system, to assist with hub admin management portal.
The contracting authority has awarded a single party framework agreement for a period of up to 7 years. The initial contract will cover approximately 100 hubs with potential to expand to 1000.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 5 000 000 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The AEC Enterprise Hubs project seeks to provide a suite of cloud based information technology systems to provide the following functionality for individual...”
Description of the procurement
The AEC Enterprise Hubs project seeks to provide a suite of cloud based information technology systems to provide the following functionality for individual hubs:
A) website platform;
B) Online booking engine;
C) Hub management system, to assist with hub admin management portal.
These tools will help to promote the hubs, ease the burden of hub management, and facilitate the creation of the hub network community and ongoing participation in it. The network will also help hub managers to support the businesses in the hubs, encourage participation at events and sharing of best practice in hub management. It will also provide clear routes to further supports and, in the longer term, build a pipeline of innovation in communities.
The contracting authority intends establishing a single party framework agreement for a period of up to 7 years. The initial contract will cover approximately 100 hubs with potential to expand to 1000.
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Quality criterion (name): Fitness for purpose of solution proposed
Quality criterion (weighting): 30 %
Quality criterion (name): Project plan and delivery methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name): Team and skill set
Quality criterion (weighting): 10 %
Quality criterion (name): Innovation and product roadmap
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30 %
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 148-363295
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Competitive Dialogue for the Provision of IT Systems for the AEC Enterprise Hubs Network”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-03-22 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: BaseWorx
National registration number: IE366829WH
Postal address: Unit 12A, Pairc an Chlochair
Postal town: Galway
Postal code: H91 YC59
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: graham@baseworx.co📧
Region: Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.baseworx.ie🌏
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 250 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 5 000 000 💰
Complementary information Review body
Postal address: Four Courts, Dublin
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Source: OJS 2021/S 095-249714 (2021-05-13)