Dublin Port Company Planning and Business Intelligence Software System

Dublin Port Company

DPC has a requirement to procure a planning and business intelligence software system which will have budgeting and statistics and reporting functionality.
At present DPC uses a legacy ‘Cognos’ platform for business planning, revenue reporting and statistical reporting.
DPC is looking for expressions of interest from appropriate companies who believe they can meet our high-level requirements as set out in the PQQ.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-01-25. The procurement was published on 2020-12-17.

Who?

• Dublin Port Company

What?

Where?

• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2020-12-17	Contract notice
2021-01-18	Additional information
2022-01-14	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2020-12-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Financial analysis and accounting software development services
Short description:

DPC has a requirement to procure a planning and business intelligence software system which will have budgeting and statistics and reporting functionality. At present DPC uses a legacy ‘Cognos’ platform for business planning, revenue reporting and statistical reporting. DPC is looking for expressions of interest from appropriate companies who believe they can meet our high-level requirements as set out in the PQQ.

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: Financial analysis and accounting software development services 📦
Additional CPV: Software package and information systems 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️

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: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Dublin Port Company
Postal address: Port Centre, Alexandra Road
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: https://www.dublinport.ie/ 🌏
E-mail: pcoonan@dublinport.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18876848 📞
Fax: +353 18551241 📠
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=180101&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=180101&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-12-17 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-01-25 📅
Publication date: 2020-12-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 249-622429
OJ-S issue: 249
Additional information

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 182405.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

DPC has a requirement to procure a planning and business intelligence software system which will have budgeting and statistics and reporting functionality.

At present DPC uses a legacy ‘Cognos’ platform for business planning, revenue reporting and statistical reporting.

DPC is looking for expressions of interest from appropriate companies who believe they can meet our high-level requirements as set out in the PQQ.

Estimated total value: 500 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 60 months
Description of renewals:

The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the period of the framework agreement for a period on two (2) years up to a maximum of five (5) such extensions. For the avoidance of doubt, the contracting entity confirms that the period of any contracts awarded under the framework agreement may extend beyond the date of expiry of the agreement.

Additional information:

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 182405.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please refer to tender documentation.
List and brief description of rules and criteria:

As set out in the procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT 182045.

Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:

As set out in the procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT 182045.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

As set out in the procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT 182045.

Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
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: Paula Coonan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/411 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=180101&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
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) 212439277 (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 (RFT ID:182405) 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) 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.

10) 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.

11) 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.

12) The contracting entity may extend the duration of this framework for longer than the period set out in Art 51.1 on the basis that there would be significant business disruption to replace the system in a shorter period.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18860000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines: In accordance with the Remedies Directive and SI 131.
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Consult a legal advisor
Postal town: Ireland
Source: OJS 2020/S 249-622429 (2020-12-17)

Additional information (2021-01-18)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: IT software development services 📦

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-01-18 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-02-01 📅
Publication date: 2021-01-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 015-034797
Refers to notice: 2020/S 249-622429
OJ-S issue: 15
Source: OJS 2021/S 015-034797 (2021-01-18)

Contract award notice (2022-01-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

DPC had a requirement to procure a Planning & Business Intelligence Software System with Budgeting and Statistics & Reporting Functionality. At present DPC uses a legacy “Cognos” platform for Business Planning, Revenue Reporting and Statistical Reporting.

Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Port Centre, Alexandra Rd, North Dock
Postal code: 1
Postal town: Dublin

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-01-14 📅
Publication date: 2022-01-19 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 013-030838
OJ-S issue: 13
Additional information

Please consult the associated documentation, which is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 182405

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

DPC had a requirement to procure a Planning & Business Intelligence Software System with Budgeting and Statistics & Reporting Functionality.

At present DPC uses a legacy “Cognos” platform for Business Planning, Revenue Reporting and Statistical Reporting.

As detailed in II.1.4

Additional information:

Please consult the associated documentation, which is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 182405

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Ability of the proposed solution to meet functional requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 40%
Quality criterion (name): Project Implementation Methodology and Solution Delivery Approach
Quality criterion (weighting): 20%
Quality criterion (name): Maintenance and Support Services Proposal
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 20%

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-10-20 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Information about review deadlines: In accordance with the Remedies Directive and SI 131
Source: OJS 2022/S 013-030838 (2022-01-14)

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