Competition for the Provision of a National eProcurement Platform on a Software as a Service (SaaS) Basis for the Office of Government Procurement

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (‘the Contracting Authority’) invites requests to participate (‘Responses’) to this pre-qualification questionnaire (‘PQQ’) from economic operators (‘Candidates’) for the provision of services described in Appendix 1 of this PQQ (the ‘Services’). References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the Office of Government Procurement (‘OGP’).
This public procurement competition (‘Competition’) is being conducted in accordance with the restricted procedure under the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (Statutory Instrument 284 of 2016) (the ‘Regulations’).

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-05-24. The procurement was published on 2021-04-12.

Suppliers

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

Who?

• The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2021-04-12	Contract notice
2022-08-12	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2021-04-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Reference number: PROJ000007045
Short description:

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (‘the Contracting Authority’) invites requests to participate (‘Responses’) to this pre-qualification questionnaire (‘PQQ’) from economic operators (‘Candidates’) for the provision of services described in Appendix 1 of this PQQ (the ‘Services’). References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the Office of Government Procurement (‘OGP’). This public procurement competition (‘Competition’) is being conducted in accordance with the restricted procedure under the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (Statutory Instrument 284 of 2016) (the ‘Regulations’).

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
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 📦
Additional CPV: Procurement software package 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Postal address: Office of Government Procurement, 3A Mayor Square Upper
Postal code: D01 PF72
Postal town: Dublin 1
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ 🌏
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +76 1008000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=186616&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-04-12 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-05-24 📅
Publication date: 2021-04-16 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 074-188057
Refers to notice: 2018/S 030-065197
OJ-S issue: 74
Additional information

For reasons of transparency and equal treatment of candidates, this competition will be conducted and administered by the Contracting Authority outside of the eTenders platform, save for publication of any notices required under the Regulations and the procurement documents. All queries relating to any aspect of the PQQ Stage 1 of this Competition must be directed to ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie For the avoidance of doubt, Candidates may only contact the Contracting Authority through ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie regarding any aspect of the PQQ Stage 1 of this Competition. Candidates must note that any communications sent through http://www.eTenders.gov.ie will be responded to with a message instructing candidates to direct any communication to ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie regarding any aspect of the PQQ Stage 1 of this Competition. All responses to queries relating to any aspect of the PQQ Stage 1 of this Competition will be issued by the Contracting Authority via ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie to all Candidates. All Clarifications will be saved on http://www.eTenders.gov.ie accessible on the tender response page under the ‘Access Documents’ link. All responses must be submitted on two (2) USB memory devices, including one (1) primary USB memory device and one (1) duplicate USB memory device, which must be delivered via registered post, by courier or in person to the address set out below. Candidates must indicate which device is the primary USB memory device and which is the duplicate USB memory device. Candidates are responsible for the security of the devices they are using to submit their responses. Where a Candidate chooses to encrypt their USB memory devices, they must provide the password for both USB memory devices via the PQQ e-mail address ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie All responses submitted on the USB memory devices must be compiled such that they can be read immediately using Word, Excel or PDF readers. Candidates must ensure that the document(s) submitted are text searchable using non-OCR software i.e. It must not be a document that has been scanned as an image or Protected against search. The Contracting Authority is not responsible for corruption of documents on USB memory devices. Candidates must ensure any documents on USB memory devices are not corrupt. Only responses delivered via registered post, by courier or in person to the address set out at paragraph 2.6.3 will be accepted. Responses submitted by any other means (including, but not limited to, standard unregistered post, http://www.eTenders.gov.ie, by email or fax) will not be accepted. It is the responsibility of Candidates to obtain a signed receipt from the Contracting Authority, indicating the time and date when their response was received by the Contracting Authority. Responses that are received late will not be accepted and will be excluded from this Competition. All Candidates must deliver their responses to the address below: ‘Pre-qualification questionnaire for the Provision of a National eProcurement Platform on a Software as a Service (SaaS) basis’ For the attention of: Spot Buy Portfolio, Office of Government Procurement, 3A Mayor Street Upper, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1, D01 PF72, IRELAND.

Additional information

For reasons of transparency and equal treatment of candidates, this competition will be conducted and administered by the Contracting Authority outside of the eTenders platform, save for publication of any notices required under the Regulations and the procurement documents.

All queries relating to any aspect of the PQQ Stage 1 of this Competition must be directed to ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie

For the avoidance of doubt, Candidates may only contact the Contracting Authority through ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie regarding any aspect of the PQQ Stage 1 of this Competition. Candidates must note that any communications sent through http://www.eTenders.gov.ie will be responded to with a message instructing candidates to direct any communication to ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie regarding any aspect of the PQQ Stage 1 of this Competition. All responses to queries relating to any aspect of the PQQ Stage 1 of this Competition will be issued by the Contracting Authority via ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie to all Candidates. All Clarifications will be saved on http://www.eTenders.gov.ie accessible on the tender response page under the ‘Access Documents’ link.

All responses must be submitted on two (2) USB memory devices, including one (1) primary USB memory device and one (1) duplicate USB memory device, which must be delivered via registered post, by courier or in person to the address set out below.

Candidates must indicate which device is the primary USB memory device and which is the duplicate USB memory device. Candidates are responsible for the security of the devices they are using to submit their responses. Where a Candidate chooses to encrypt their USB memory devices, they must provide the password for both USB memory devices via the PQQ e-mail address ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie

All responses submitted on the USB memory devices must be compiled such that they can be read immediately using Word, Excel or PDF readers.

Candidates must ensure that the document(s) submitted are text searchable using non-OCR software i.e. It must not be a document that has been scanned as an image or Protected against search.

The Contracting Authority is not responsible for corruption of documents on USB memory devices. Candidates must ensure any documents on USB memory devices are not corrupt.

Only responses delivered via registered post, by courier or in person to the address set out at paragraph 2.6.3 will be accepted. Responses submitted by any other means (including, but not limited to, standard unregistered post, http://www.eTenders.gov.ie, by email or fax) will not be accepted.

It is the responsibility of Candidates to obtain a signed receipt from the Contracting Authority, indicating the time and date when their response was received by the Contracting Authority.

Responses that are received late will not be accepted and will be excluded from this Competition.

All Candidates must deliver their responses to the address below:

‘Pre-qualification questionnaire for the Provision of a National eProcurement Platform on a Software as a Service (SaaS) basis’

For the attention of:

Spot Buy Portfolio, Office of Government Procurement, 3A Mayor Street Upper, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1, D01 PF72, IRELAND.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

This public procurement competition (‘Competition’) is being conducted in accordance with the restricted procedure under the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (Statutory Instrument 284 of 2016) (the ‘Regulations’).

Estimated total value: 9 100 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 9 100 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 84 months
Description of renewals:

The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of three (3) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law.

Description of options:

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please consult the PQQ documentation for this competition RFT188145.
Economic and financial standing: Please consult the PQQ documentation for this competition RFT188145.
Minimum level(s) of standards: Please consult the PQQ documentation for this competition RFT188145.
Technical and professional ability: Please consult the PQQ documentation for this competition RFT188145.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please consult the PQQ documentation for this competition RFT188145.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 13:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Previous experience in any hosted environment (SaaS or Other)
Quality criterion (weighting): 220
Quality criterion (name): Previous experience in SaaS environment
Quality criterion (weighting): 780
Price (weighting): 0

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 9784653D
Contact
Contact point: OGP Support
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=186616&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

All queries relating to any aspect of the PQQ Stage 1 of this Competition must be directed to ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie

For the avoidance of doubt, Candidates may only contact the Contracting Authority through ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie regarding any aspect of the PQQ Stage 1 of this Competition. Candidates must note that any communications sent through http://www.eTenders.gov.ie will be responded to with a message instructing candidates to direct any communication to ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie regarding any aspect of the PQQ Stage 1 of this Competition. All responses to queries relating to any aspect of the PQQ Stage 1 of this Competition will be issued by the Contracting Authority via ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie to all Candidates. All Clarifications will be saved on http://www.eTenders.gov.ie accessible on the tender response page under the ‘Access Documents’ link.

All responses must be submitted on two (2) USB memory devices, including one (1) primary USB memory device and one (1) duplicate USB memory device, which must be delivered via registered post, by courier or in person to the address set out below.

Candidates must indicate which device is the primary USB memory device and which is the duplicate USB memory device. Candidates are responsible for the security of the devices they are using to submit their responses. Where a Candidate chooses to encrypt their USB memory devices, they must provide the password for both USB memory devices via the PQQ e-mail address ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie

All responses submitted on the USB memory devices must be compiled such that they can be read immediately using Word, Excel or PDF readers.

Candidates must ensure that the document(s) submitted are text searchable using non-OCR software i.e. It must not be a document that has been scanned as an image or Protected against search.

The Contracting Authority is not responsible for corruption of documents on USB memory devices. Candidates must ensure any documents on USB memory devices are not corrupt.

Only responses delivered via registered post, by courier or in person to the address set out at paragraph 2.6.3 will be accepted. Responses submitted by any other means (including, but not limited to, standard unregistered post, http://www.eTenders.gov.ie, by email or fax) will not be accepted.

It is the responsibility of Candidates to obtain a signed receipt from the Contracting Authority, indicating the time and date when their response was received by the Contracting Authority.

Responses that are received late will not be accepted and will be excluded from this Competition.

All Candidates must deliver their responses to the address below:

‘Pre-qualification questionnaire for the Provision of a National eProcurement Platform on a Software as a Service (SaaS) basis’

For the attention of:

Spot Buy Portfolio, Office of Government Procurement, 3A Mayor Street Upper, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1, D01 PF72, IRELAND.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18866000 📞
Information about review deadlines: Please consult your own legal advisors.
Source: OJS 2021/S 074-188057 (2021-04-12)

Contract award notice (2022-08-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (“the Contracting Authority”) invited requests to participate (“Responses”) to this pre-qualification questionnaire (“PQQ”) from economic operators (“Candidates”) for the provision of services described in Appendix 1 of this PQQ (the “Services”). References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the Office of Government Procurement (“OGP”). This public procurement competition (“Competition”) was being conducted in accordance with the restricted procedure under the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (Statutory Instrument 284 of 2016) (the “Regulations”).

Total value of the procurement: 4 582 875 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ogp.gov.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 17738000 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-08-12 📅
Publication date: 2022-08-17 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 157-450701
Refers to notice: 2021/S 074-188057
OJ-S issue: 157

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

This public procurement competition (“Competition”) was being conducted in accordance with the restricted procedure under the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (Statutory Instrument 284 of 2016) (the “Regulations”).

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality Criterion
Quality criterion (weighting): 7500
Cost criterion (name): Cost Criterion
Cost criterion (weighting): 2500

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-07-14 📅
Name: EUROPEAN DYNAMICS LUXEMBOURG SA (Prime Contractor) & EUROPEAN DYNAMICS SA
National registration number: LU 17535424
Postal address: 12, Rue Jean Engling str, L-1466
Postal town: Luxembourg
Postal code: L-1466
Country: Luxembourg 🇱🇺
Phone: +352 20400890 📞
E-mail: ibd-irl@eurodyn.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.eurodyn.com 🌏
Name: European dynamics luxembourg sa & european dynamics sa
Postal address: 12, rue Jean Engling
Total value of the procurement: 4 582 875 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2

Contracting authority
Contact
Internet address: www.ogp.gov.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: www.ogp.gov.ie 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Inns Quay, Dublin7
Postal code: Dublin 7
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Source: OJS 2022/S 157-450701 (2022-08-12)

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