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:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2021-08-11 Contract notice
2022-06-22 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-08-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Reference number: RFT 195652
Short description:
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.
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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: Business intelligence software package 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
Postal code: Kildare Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.agriculture.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: catherine.dempsey@agriculture.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 16072009 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=194551&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=194551&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-08-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2021-09-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-08-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 157-416139
OJ-S issue: 157

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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.
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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.
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Estimated total value: 498 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 498 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals: Two possible 12-month renewals

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: 5 months
Tender opening date: 2021-09-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 17:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Catherine Dempsey
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=194551&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 2 to 4 years

Complementary information
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: 456730.80 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-06-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-06-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 121-344922
Refers to notice: 2021/S 157-416139
OJ-S issue: 121

Procedure
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
Catalogue & Governance
Quality criterion (weighting): 110
Quality criterion (name): Model complexity and etl
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): Data preparation
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
Test case scenarios
Implementation & configuration
Required infrastructure/licenses
Quality criterion (weighting): 130
Quality criterion (name): Service providers
Training & documentation, support & value added
Quality criterion (weighting): 920
Cost criterion (name): Overall total cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 1500

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2022-03-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Ernst and Young Business Advisory Services
Postal address: Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Total value of the procurement: 456730.80 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Source: OJS 2022/S 121-344922 (2022-06-22)