Software Solution for Compatibility Testing Tool for use with Mobile and Enterprise applications

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is seeking a solution that will facilitate the testing of bespoke applications against different browsers and platforms. The solution must include a product, product implementation, product licences based on 20 users, training for users and maintenance for the term of the proposed contract.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-10-08. The procurement was published on 2020-09-03.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-09-03 Contract notice
2020-11-17 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-09-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Software testing
Reference number: RFT 175469
Short description:
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is seeking a solution that will facilitate the testing of bespoke applications against different browsers and platforms. The solution must include a product, product implementation, product licences based on 20 users, training for users and maintenance for the term of the proposed contract.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Software testing ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Computer testing services 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: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Postal address: Agriculture House, Kildare Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.agriculture.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: anthony.moran@agriculture.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 16072266 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=173137&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=173137&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-09-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2020-10-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-09-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 174-420643
OJ-S issue: 174

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 150 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 150 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals: One possible 12-month renewal.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 3 months
Tender opening date: 2020-10-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 17:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Anthony Moran
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/307 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=173137&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2020/S 174-420643 (2020-09-03)
Contract award notice (2020-11-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Department of Agriculture, food and the marine is seeking a solution that will facilitate the testing of bespoke applications against different browsers and platforms. The solution must include a product, product implementation, product licences based on 20 users, training for users and maintenance for the term of the proposed contract.
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Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-11-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-11-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 227-559033
Refers to notice: 2020/S 174-420643
OJ-S issue: 227
Additional information
Ambiguities arose post submission deadline. It was clear that these ambiguities were leading to different interpretations from various parties. A new more clearly defined tender competition is expected to be published in the coming weeks.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Ability to test on virtual devices
Quality criterion (weighting): 6 %
Quality criterion (name): Ability to test on physical mobile devices
Automated script-based testing
The ability to manually test using the Product, screenshot capture, annotation of screens, manual to automation of tests etc.
Quality criterion (weighting): 5 %
Quality criterion (name): Security
Technical Architecture
Integrations
User experience
Reporting
Usage
Support levels
Quality criterion (weighting): 4 %
Cost criterion (name): Cost โ€“ indicate any costs relating to installation, additional usage costs if any, training. etc. These costs need to be itemised and provided ex. VAT
Cost criterion (weighting): 38 %

Reference
Additional information
Ambiguities arose post submission deadline. It was clear that these ambiguities were leading to different interpretations from various parties.
A new more clearly defined tender competition is expected to be published in the coming weeks.
Source: OJS 2020/S 227-559033 (2020-11-17)