Request for Information โ€” Financial Management Solution for the Department of Educationโ€™s ESBS and ETBs

The Department of Education

It is planned to replace the current financial management systems in use in the 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) in Ireland with a fully hosted and managed financial management solution delivered using Software as a Service in a shared services environment.
The Department of Education has established a multi-function shared service centre Education Shared Business Services centre (ESBS) in Dublin 15. A team is being mobilised in the ESBS to deliver ETB Finance Shared Services. To facilitate the finance shared service in delivering on its objectives, the services required comprise of the design, configuration, implementation and ongoing maintenance and support of a solution for the processing of financial management and related activities for all ETBs.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-01-14. The procurement was published on 2020-11-26.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-11-26 Contract notice
2021-01-07 Additional information
Contract notice (2020-11-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Software package and information systems
Short description:
โ€œIt is planned to replace the current financial management systems in use in the 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) in Ireland with a fully hosted and...โ€    Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
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 ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Transaction-processing software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: The Department of Education
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 761008000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=178916&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=178916&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-11-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2021-01-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-12-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Start date: 2020-11-27 ๐Ÿ“…
End date: 2021-01-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 234-576995
OJ-S issue: 234
Additional information

โ€œThis is a Request for Information only. This is not a call for competition.โ€

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œIt is planned to replace the current financial management systems in use in the 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) in Ireland with a fully hosted and...โ€    Show more

โ€œThe Department of Education has established a multi-function shared service centre Education Shared Business Services centre (ESBS) in Dublin 15. A team is...โ€    Show more
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โ€œThe Department of Education has established a multi-function shared service centre education shared business services centre (ESBS) in Dublin 15. A team is...โ€    Show more
Additional information:
โ€œThis is a Request for Information only. This is not a call for competition.โ€
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œDublin 1.โ€

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
โ€œPlease refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #180942).โ€
Economic and financial standing:
โ€œPlease refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #180942).โ€
Minimum level(s) of standards:
โ€œPlease refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #180942).โ€
Technical and professional ability:
โ€œPlease refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #180942).โ€
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:
โ€œPlease refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #180942).โ€

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 2021-01-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening date: 2021-01-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Tender Operations
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=178916&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information

โ€œThis is a request for information only. It is not a call for competition.โ€

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Information about review deadlines:
โ€œPlease consult your own legal advisors.โ€
Source: OJS 2020/S 234-576995 (2020-11-26)
Additional information (2021-01-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œIt is planned to replace the current financial management systems in use in the 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) in Ireland with a fully hosted and...โ€    Show more
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Inventory management software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-01-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2021-01-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-01-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 007-011426
Refers to notice: 2020/S 234-576995
OJ-S issue: 7

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThe Department of Education has established a multi-function shared service centre Education Shared Business Services centre (ESBS) in Dublin 15. A team is...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2021/S 007-011426 (2021-01-07)