Ongoing Support, Maintenance and Enhancement of the NDLS Driver Application System and Associated Services

Road Safety Authority (RSA)

The RSA is seeking tenders for the provision of ongoing support, maintenance and enhancement of the NDLS Driver Application System and associated services. The NDLS Driver Application System is an Actian OpenRoad-based system utilising an Actian Ingres Database as its underlying database. The scope of the Contract involves the following:
(i) the provision of ongoing support and maintenance of the DA System; and
(ii) the development and enhancement of the DA System on an ‘as required’ basis over the contract term.
The contract will be for a duration of 24 months with options to extend by a period of up to 24 months up to a maximum term of 96 months.
Further information is set out in the documents attached to this notice.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-07-05. The procurement was published on 2021-06-01.

Suppliers

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

• rational commerce

Who?

• Road Safety Authority (RSA)

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2021-06-01	Contract notice
2021-11-08	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2021-06-01)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Software support services
Reference number: ET2104
Short description:

The RSA is seeking tenders for the provision of ongoing support, maintenance and enhancement of the NDLS Driver Application System and associated services. The NDLS Driver Application System is an Actian OpenRoad-based system utilising an Actian Ingres Database as its underlying database. The scope of the Contract involves the following: (i) the provision of ongoing support and maintenance of the DA System; and (ii) the development and enhancement of the DA System on an ‘as required’ basis over the contract term. The contract will be for a duration of 24 months with options to extend by a period of up to 24 months up to a maximum term of 96 months. Further information is set out in the documents attached to this notice.

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: Software support services 📦
Additional CPV: Technical support services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Road Safety Authority (RSA)
Postal address: Moy Business Park
Postal code: Primrose Hill
Postal town: Ballina
Contact
Internet address: http://www.rsa.ie 🌏
E-mail: pcmo@rsa.ie 📧
Phone: +353 9625000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=189870&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=189870&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-06-01 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-07-05 📅
Publication date: 2021-06-04 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 107-281384
OJ-S issue: 107
Additional information

Please refer to the RFT documents attached to this notice for further information.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

(i) the provision of ongoing support and maintenance of the DA System; and

(ii) the development and enhancement of the DA System on an ‘as required’ basis over the contract term.

The contract will be for a duration of 24 months with options to extend by a period of up to 24 months up to a maximum term of 96 months.

Further information is set out in the documents attached to this notice.

The scope of the Contract involves the following:

Additional services may also be required over the contract term which may include but are not limited to:

(i) Consultancy services in relation to the DA System and/or its underlying technology stack including data analysis and retrieval services;

(ii) Quality reviews of other systems which the RSA own or are in the process of procuring e.g. Database design reviews;

(iii) Assisting the RSA Data Team in any matters relating to relational database query optimisation;

(iv) Assistance with RSA migration to a new/alternative driver application platform.

Duration: 24 months
Description of options:

The RSA reserves the right to extend the contract term for a period of 24 months with a maximum of 3 such extensions up to a maximum term of 96 months.

Additional information:

Please refer to the RFT documents attached to this notice for further information.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 10:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 2022-01-06 📅
Tender opening date: 2021-07-05 📅
Tender opening time: 10:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Procurement and Contracts Management Office
Internet address: www.rsa.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/481 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=189870&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines: Please consult your legal advisors.
Source: OJS 2021/S 107-281384 (2021-06-01)

Contract award notice (2021-11-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

The RSA recently held a competition seeking to appoint a contractor for the provision of ongoing support, maintenance and enhancement of the NDLS Driver Application System and associated services. Following evaluation in adherence to the provisions of the RFT, the RSA has awarded a contract as further described in this Contract Award Notice.

Total value of the procurement: 4 000 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Contact
Phone: +353 09625000 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-11-08 📅
Publication date: 2021-11-12 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 220-579261
Refers to notice: 2021/S 107-281384
OJ-S issue: 220

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

(i) the provision of ongoing support and maintenance of the DA System; and

(ii) the development and enhancement of the DA System on an ‘as required’ basis over the Contract Term;

Additional services may also be required over the Contract term which may include but are not limited to:

(i) Consultancy services in relation to the DA System and/or its underlying technology stack including data analysis and retrieval services;

(ii) Quality reviews of other systems which the RSA own or are in the process of procuring e.g. Database design reviews;

(iii) Assisting the RSA Data Team in any matters relating to relational database query optimisation;

(iv) Assistance with RSA migration to a new/alternative driver application platform;

Description of options:

The RSA reserves the right to extend the Contract Term for a period of 24 months with a maximum of 3 such extensions up to a maximum term of 96 months.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 650
Quality criterion (name): Method Statement
Quality criterion (weighting): Pass/Fail
Price (weighting): 350

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-10-11 📅
Name: rational commerce
National registration number: (GB) 706 8424 32
Postal address: 88 tyrwhitt rd
Postal town: London
Postal code: London
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +44 2086912089 📞
E-mail: wr@rationalcommerce.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.rationalcommerce.com 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 4 000 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines: Please consult your legal advisors
Source: OJS 2021/S 220-579261 (2021-11-08)

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