RFT for the Provision of an Application, Skills Tracking and Reporting System

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

In summary, the services comprise: an integrated online computer system known as the 'Application, Skills Tracking and Reporting System' (ASTARS) to support Screen Ireland's funding schemes. The solution should include:
— an off-the-shelf software application requiring little or no customisation;
— a managed hosting service;
— all required configuration and implementation services; and
— maintenance and support services.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-11-27. The procurement was published on 2020-10-23.

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

Where?

Procurement history
Date Document
2020-10-23 Contract notice
2020-11-18 Additional information
2020-11-26 Additional information
2022-01-24 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-10-23)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Queensgate, 23 Dock Road
Postal town: Galway
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Celine Forde
Phone: +353 91561398 📞
E-mail: celine.forde@screenireland.ie 📧
Fax: +353 91561405 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: www.screenireland.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1296 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=176668&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=176668&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“RFT for the Provision of an Application, Skills Tracking and Reporting System ASTARS”
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Short description:
“In summary, the services comprise: an integrated online computer system known as the 'Application, Skills Tracking and Reporting System' (ASTARS) to support...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 500 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Software package and information systems 📦
Additional products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“In summary, the services comprise: an integrated online computer system known as the 'Application, Skills Tracking and Reporting System' (ASTARS) to support...”    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 500 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals:
“The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 1 year with a maximum of one such extension or extensions...”    Show more

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
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-11-27 16:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2021-05-21 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-11-27 16:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): Electronic Postbox.
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure): Requires two authorised persons to open.

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Ground Floor (East Wing), Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2020/S 210-513284 (2020-10-23)
Additional information (2020-11-18)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Queensgate
Postal code: 23 Dock Road

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“In summary, the services comprise: an integrated online computer system known as the 'Application, Skills Tracking and Reporting System' (ASTARS) to support...”    Show more

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 210-513284

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2020-11-27 📅
Time: 16:00
New value
Date: 2020-12-11 📅
Time: 16:00
Source: OJS 2020/S 228-562541 (2020-11-18)
Additional information (2020-11-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“In summary, the services comprise: an integrated online computer system known as the ‘Application, Skills Tracking and Reporting System’ (ASTARS) to support...”    Show more

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV2.7)
Place of text to be modified: Conditions for opening of tenders
Old value
Date: 2020-11-27 📅
Time: 16:00
New value
Date: 2020-12-11 📅
Time: 16:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV2.2)
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2020-11-27 📅
Time: 16:00
New value
Date: 2020-12-11 📅
Time: 16:00
Source: OJS 2020/S 234-578453 (2020-11-26)
Contract award notice (2022-01-24)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: +353 091561398 📞
Fax: +353 091561405 📠

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“RFT for the provision of an Application, Skills Tracking and Reporting System ASTARS”
Short description:
“In summary, the Services comprise: An integrated online computer system known as the 'Application, Skills Tracking and Reporting System' (ASTARS) to support...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 382 300 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“In summary, the Services comprise: An integrated online computer system known as the 'Application, Skills Tracking and Reporting System' (ASTARS) to support...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality and Merit of Overall Solution
Quality criterion (weighting): 75
Quality criterion (name): Ability of Solution to Meet the User Requirments
Quality criterion (weighting): 300
Quality criterion (name): Quality and Merit of hte software proposal for providing the solution
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Quality criterion (name): Quality and merit of the technical and hosting proposal
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality and merit of the management, implementation and support suervices prooposed”
Quality criterion (name):
“Qualifications, experinence and skills of the Project staff and Implementation Team”
Cost criterion (name): 4 year Total cost of ownership
Cost criterion (weighting): 300

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 210-513284

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: RFT for the provision of an Application, Skills Tracking and Reporting System
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-09-28 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Smartsimple Software Ireland Limited
National registration number: 9649314V
Postal address: 1 Grattan Business Park, Clonshaugh
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 879195200 📞
E-mail: bbradley@smartsimple.com 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.smartsimple.com 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 382 300 💰

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: Ground Floor (East Wing), Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin
Source: OJS 2022/S 020-049201 (2022-01-24)