BDB1758F Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply of Electronic Databases for Child & Family Agency (Tusla)

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

The Child & Family Agency (Tusla) is seeking to establish a single supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of electronic databases. The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) and Section 56 Agencies may also utilise this Framework.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-01-17. The procurement was published on 2021-12-10.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-12-10 Contract notice
2022-08-30 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-12-10)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Postal address: University of Limerick
Postal town: Castletroy
Postal code: Co.Limerick
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Maria Owens
Phone: +353 61234852 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: maria.owens@ul.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.educationprocurementservice.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=203965&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=203965&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œBDB1758F Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply of Electronic Databases for Child & Family Agency (Tusla) BDB1758Fโ€
Products/services: Database services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Child & Family Agency (Tusla) is seeking to establish a single supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of electronic databases. The Department of...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Database systems ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Database software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Added-value database services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Child & Family Agency (Tusla) is seeking to establish a single supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of electronic databases. The Department of...โ€    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 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
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 โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to Twelve (12) months with a maximum of...โ€    Show more
Additional information:
โ€œThe Education Procurement Service (EPS), on behalf of Child & Family Agency (Tusla) (the โ€œContracting Authorityโ€) invites tenders (โ€œTendersโ€) to this...โ€    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria: Please see RFT document for further details.
Conditions for participation
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Technical and professional ability
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Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability): Please see RFT document for further details.
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open 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: 2022-01-17 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 24
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-01-17 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: Education Procurement Service
Postal town: Limerick
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Education Procurement Service
Postal town: Limerick
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2021/S 243-641122 (2021-12-10)
Contract award notice (2022-08-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Price

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 243-641122

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œBDB1758F Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply of Electronic Databases for Child & Family Agency (Tusla)โ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-05-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: EBSCO International Inc.
National registration number: FC16134
Postal address: 6th Floor, Civic Centre, Silver Street
Postal town: Enfield, London
Postal code: Middlesex
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 02084474188 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: cnilsson@ebsco.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.ebsco.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2022/S 169-479440 (2022-08-30)