The Establishment of a Single Party Framework Agreement for ICT Professional Services

Defence Forces Ireland

The Defence Forces (DF) provides the majority of ICT support requirements from internal resources. The Communications and Information Service (CIS) corps is responsible for the provision of ICT infrastructure, strategic applications and network services to the wider Defence Forces.
The Defence Forces network is privately hosted and maintained with a high percentage of the infrastructure virtualised. To ensure an efficient operational tempo of this infrastructure the DF will engage an external ICT professional services organisation(s).
The DF will provide supplementary technical description documents to candidates (maximum of 5) selected to participate in the competitive dialogue process subject to the signing of a confidentiality agreement.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-03-09. The procurement was published on 2020-02-07.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-02-07 Contract notice
2023-02-08 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-02-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Reference number: A15/3473/DG02/20
Short description:
The Defence Forces (DF) provides the majority of ICT support requirements from internal resources. The Communications and Information Service (CIS) corps is responsible for the provision of ICT infrastructure, strategic applications and network services to the wider Defence Forces. The Defence Forces network is privately hosted and maintained with a high percentage of the infrastructure virtualised. To ensure an efficient operational tempo of this infrastructure the DF will engage an external ICT professional services organisation(s). The DF will provide supplementary technical description documents to candidates (maximum of 5) selected to participate in the competitive dialogue process subject to the signing of a confidentiality agreement.
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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: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Data services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Defence Forces Ireland
Postal address: McKee Barracks, Blackhorse Ave.
Postal town: Dublin 7
Contact
Internet address: http://www.military.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: chris.donegan@defenceforces.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18046928 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=162270&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=162270&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-02-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2020-03-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-02-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 029-067508
OJ-S issue: 29

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Defence Forces (DF) provides the majority of ICT support requirements from internal resources. The Communications and Information Service (CIS) corps is responsible for the provision of ICT infrastructure, strategic applications and network services to the wider Defence Forces.
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The Defence Forces network is privately hosted and maintained with a high percentage of the infrastructure virtualised. To ensure an efficient operational tempo of this infrastructure the DF will engage an external ICT professional services organisation(s).
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The DF will provide supplementary technical description documents to candidates (maximum of 5) selected to participate in the competitive dialogue process subject to the signing of a confidentiality agreement.
Estimated total value: 6 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
The Defence Forces (DF) provides the majority of ICT support requirements from internal resources. The Communications and Information Service (CIS) Corps is responsible for the provision of ICT infrastructure, strategic applications and network services to the wider Defence Forces.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 6 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals: 1 + 1.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: McKee Barracks, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7.

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: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Chris Donegan
Internet address: www.military.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1144 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=162270&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Budget and Plans Office DCIS (J6)
Postal address: Makee Barracks, Blackhorse Avenue
Postal town: Dublin 7
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2020/S 029-067508 (2020-02-07)
Contract award notice (2023-02-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Defence Forces (DF) provides the majority of ICT support requirements from internal resources. The Communications and Information Service (CIS) Corps is responsible for the provision of ICT infrastructure, strategic applications and network services to the wider Defence Forces. The Defence Forces network is privately hosted and maintained with a high percentage of the infrastructure virtualised. To ensure an efficient operational tempo of this infrastructure the DF will engage an external ICT professional services organisation(s). The DF will provide supplementary technical description documents to candidates (maximum of 5) selected to participate in the competitive dialogue process subject to the signing of a confidentiality agreement.
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Total value of the procurement: 6 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: McKee Barracks
Postal code: Blackhorse Ave.
Postal town: Dublin 7.
Contact
Phone: +353 018046928 ๐Ÿ“ž

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-02-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-02-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 031-091426
Refers to notice: 2020/S 029-067508
OJ-S issue: 31

Object
Scope of the procurement
Lot number: 1
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: McKee Barracks, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2019-02-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Pfh
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Total value of the procurement: 6 500 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Name: Evros
Fujitsu
Postal town: dublin
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Source: OJS 2023/S 031-091426 (2023-02-08)