Provision of Quality Assurance Partner Services

Arts Council

The Arts Council (AC) is embarking on an ambitious business transformation programme. One of its key strategic objectives is the provision of a set of new ICT systems. These systems will be transitioned into Business As Usual (BAU) support by the end of the programme. This request for tender (RFT) is concerned with the provision of these new ICT systems.
To support the Arts Council Business Transformation Programme, we seek a quality assurance partner in support the validation of the deployment of the new grants management system. The Arts Council is looking for a testing partner that will support the business drive the testing and validation of the product and supports the Arts council during the execution and deployment phase of the project.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-09-22. The procurement was published on 2020-08-21.

Suppliers

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

• Expleo Technology Ireland Ltd (formerly SQS)

Who?

• Arts Council

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2020-08-21	Contract notice
2020-11-29	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2020-08-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: System quality assurance assessment and review services
Reference number: AC/2020/20
Short description:
“The Arts Council (AC) is embarking on an ambitious business transformation programme. One of its key strategic objectives is the provision of a set of new...”
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: System quality assurance assessment and review services 📦
Additional CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open 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: Arts Council
Postal address: 70 Merrion Square
Postal code: D02 NY52
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.artscouncil.ie 🌏
E-mail: fintan.alyward@artscouncil.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16180200 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172577&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172577&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-08-21 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-09-22 📅
Publication date: 2020-08-26 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 165-400873
OJ-S issue: 165

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Arts Council (AC) is embarking on an ambitious business transformation programme. One of its key strategic objectives is the provision of a set of new...”

“To support the Arts Council Business Transformation Programme, we seek a quality assurance partner in support the validation of the deployment of the new...”
Estimated total value: 300 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 12 months

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2020-09-22 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Fintan Alyward
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1241 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172577&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2020/S 165-400873 (2020-08-21)

Contract award notice (2020-11-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Arts Council (AC) is embarking on an ambitious business transformation programme. One of its key strategic objectives is the provision of a set of new...”
Total value of the procurement: 280 800 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-11-29 📅
Publication date: 2020-12-04 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 237-584938
Refers to notice: 2020/S 165-400873
OJ-S issue: 237

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Arts Council (AC) is embarking on an ambitious business transformation programme. One of its key strategic objectives is the provision of a set of new...”

“The Arts Council (AC) is embarking on an ambitious Business Transformation Programme. One of its key strategic objectives is the provision of a set of new...”

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“To support the Arts Council Business Transformation Programme, we seek a quality assurance partner in support the validation of the deployment of the new...”

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality criteria
Quality criterion (weighting): 80
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 20

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-11-27 📅
Name: Expleo Technology Ireland Ltd (formerly SQS)
National registration number: 6327763G
Postal address: 30 North Wall Quay
Postal town: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 16709916 📞
E-mail: derry.o'riordan@expleogroup.com 📧
Internet address: http://https://expleogroup.com 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Source: OJS 2020/S 237-584938 (2020-11-29)

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