Implementation, configuration, maintenance, training and support for a Business Intelligence (BI) solution for the Data Analytics Unit (DAU) within DAFM

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is issuing this Request for Tender (RFT) to enter into a contract with a vendor to supply a Business Intelligence (BI) solution for the Data Analytics Unit (DAU) within DAFM which has the capacity to expand across the diverse divisions within the department. The platform provided must have the capability to connect into existing databases within the department and also provide user friendly visualisations and dashboards with flexible filtering, interrogation of data and can be used as a platform for data modelling.
It is the intent of this tender to solicit proposals from all interested vendors possessing expertise to provide a solution to accommodate the needs of the DAU, within the guidelines established in the tender documents. The DAU under the guidance of the Chief Information Officer in Information Management and Technology Division (IMT) will be managing the contract.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-09-17. The procurement was published on 2021-08-11.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-08-11 Contract notice
2022-06-22 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-08-11)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Agriculture House
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: Kildare Street
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Catherine Dempsey
Phone: +353 16072009 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: catherine.dempsey@agriculture.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.agriculture.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/307 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=194551&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=194551&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œImplementation, configuration, maintenance, training and support for a Business Intelligence (BI) solution for the Data Analytics Unit (DAU) within DAFM RFT 195652โ€    Show more
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is issuing this Request for Tender (RFT) to enter into a contract with a vendor to supply a...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 498 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Business intelligence software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Analytical or scientific software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Business intelligence software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Software-related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Software support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Software maintenance and repair services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is issuing this Request for Tender (RFT) to enter into a contract with a vendor to supply a...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 498 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals: Two possible 12-month renewals

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

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-09-17 17:00 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: 5
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-09-17 17:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement โœ…
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2 to 4 years
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2021/S 157-416139 (2021-08-11)
Contract award notice (2022-06-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 456730.80 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Baseline Critera
Quality criterion (weighting): 200
Quality criterion (name): Data Visualisation
Quality criterion (weighting): 190
Quality criterion (name): Advanced Analytics
Quality criterion (weighting): 180
Quality criterion (name): Automated Insights, NLG, NLQ
Quality criterion (weighting): 90
Quality criterion (name): Interactive Visual Exploration
Quality criterion (name): Catalogue & Governance
Quality criterion (weighting): 110
Quality criterion (name): Model complexity and etl
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): Data preparation
Quality criterion (name): Manageability
Quality criterion (weighting): 120
Quality criterion (name): Cloud
Quality criterion (weighting): 220
Quality criterion (name): Data source connectivity
Quality criterion (weighting): 170
Quality criterion (name): Security and user admin
Quality criterion (weighting): 160
Quality criterion (name): Collaboration
Quality criterion (weighting): 70
Quality criterion (name): Embedded analytics
Quality criterion (weighting): 60
Quality criterion (name): Reporting
Quality criterion (name): Test case scenarios
Quality criterion (name): Implementation & configuration
Quality criterion (name): Required infrastructure/licenses
Quality criterion (weighting): 130
Quality criterion (name): Service providers
Quality criterion (name): Training & documentation, support & value added
Quality criterion (weighting): 920
Cost criterion (name): Overall total cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 1500

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 157-416139
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œImplementation, configuration, maintenance, training and support for a Business Intelligence (BI) solution for the Data Analytics Unit (DAU) within DAFMโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-03-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ernst and Young Business Advisory Services
Postal address: Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 498 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 456730.80 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2022/S 121-344922 (2022-06-22)