Provision of the Digital Factory at the National Advanced Manufacturing Centre (AMC), National Technology Park, Limerick

IDA Ireland

To sustain and enhance the competitiveness of the Irish manufacturing sector, IDA Ireland is leading on the delivery of the National Advanced Manufacturing Centre (AMC) which it intends to deliver and operationalise by Q4 2021. The AMC is a strategic national priority and is aligned with Government’s Industry 4.0 (2020-2025) strategy.
The AMC shall become a national showcase and international exemplar for advanced manufacturing across Ireland’s discrete manufacturing base. It shall support manufacturing companies to create value from the deployment of digital technologies and the digitisation of their manufacturing operations.
The AMC will contribute to supporting the retention and creation of jobs in the Irish manufacturing sector and will support the enhancement of Ireland's value proposition for manufacturing investments.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-12-14. The procurement was published on 2020-11-16.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-11-16 Contract notice
2021-04-01 Additional information
2021-08-19 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-11-16)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: IDA Ireland
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Three Park Place
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: Hatch Street Upper
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Clem McLoughlin
Phone: +353 906471500 📞
E-mail: clem.mcloughlin@ida.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: www.idaireland.com 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/240 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=178139&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=178139&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Provision of the Digital Factory at the National Advanced Manufacturing Centre (AMC), National Technology Park, Limerick”
Products/services: Engineering services 📦
Short description:
“To sustain and enhance the competitiveness of the Irish manufacturing sector, IDA Ireland is leading on the delivery of the National Advanced Manufacturing...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 8 000 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Industrial machinery 📦
Additional products/services: Software package and information systems 📦
Additional products/services: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services 📦
Additional products/services: Engineering services 📦
Additional products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Additional products/services: Research and development services and related consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security 📦
Additional products/services: Education and training services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“To sustain and enhance the competitiveness of the Irish manufacturing sector, IDA Ireland is leading on the delivery of the National Advanced Manufacturing...”    Show more
Award criteria
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 8 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals:
“At the contracting authority's discretion for a further two periods of 12 months (total 24 months).”
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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
Restricted procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-12-14 17:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️

Complementary information
Review body
Name: IDA Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2020/S 227-558087 (2020-11-16)
Additional information (2021-04-01)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Three Park Place, Hatch Street Upper

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 227-558087

Changes
Other additional information
Closing Date for competition is now 9 April 2021.
Source: OJS 2021/S 066-172107 (2021-04-01)
Contract award notice (2021-08-19)

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“To sustain and enhance the competitiveness of the Irish manufacturing sector, IDA Ireland is leading on the delivery of the National Advanced Manufacturing...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 8 000 000 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“To sustain and enhance the competitiveness of the Irish manufacturing sector, IDA Ireland is leading on the delivery of the National Advanced Manufacturing...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Approach & Service Methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 45
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name): Quality, Relevance & Experience of Resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Price (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 227-558087

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Provision of the Digital Factory at the National Advanced Manufacturing Centre (AMC), National Technology Park, Limerick”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-07-22 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: ABB Limited
National registration number: 265676
Postal address: Belgard Road, Tallaght
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 24
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 8 000 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 8 000 000 💰
Source: OJS 2021/S 163-429362 (2021-08-19)