Provision of Fixed Voice and VoIP Services

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) is a division of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and is tasked with delivering the Government’s Public Service ICT Strategy.
OGCIO BTS is currently expanding with more departments coming online for support through the range of services we offer. Fixed Voices and VOIP is one of the offerings currently available to existing and new departments we support. By the end of 2021 OGCIO will be supporting departments with a staff count of over 4 000. It is expected to raise to 15 000 staff over the duration of this contract. We require a carrier who can grow with us and scale up the number of accounts efficiently as we expand over the lifetime of this contract.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-07-23. The procurement was published on 2021-06-21.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-06-21 Contract notice
2023-01-13 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-06-21)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Government Buildings
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Upr Merrion Street
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Dermot Nolan
E-mail: dermot.nolan@per.gov.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: www.per.gov.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1887 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=191610&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=191610&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Fixed Voice and VoIP Services
Products/services: IP telephone services 📦
Short description:
“The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) is a division of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and is tasked with...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 600 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Telecommunications services 📦
Additional products/services: Integrated telecommunications services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Spencer Dock, Dublin 1, D01WP44.
Description of the procurement:
“The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) is a division of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and is tasked with...”    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 600 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals:
“The client reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 12 (twelve) months with a maximum of 2 (two) such extensions permitted...”    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria: Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
Conditions for participation
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria: Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability): Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: 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: 2021-07-23 23:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 4
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-07-23 23:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): Electronic postbox to be used.
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure): Electronic postbox to be used.

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Postal code: D07N972
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 121-319636 (2021-06-21)
Contract award notice (2023-01-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of fixed Voice and VoIP Services
Short description:
“The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) is a division of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and is tasked with...”    Show more
Description
Main site or place of performance: Spencer Dock, Dublin 1, D01WP44
Description of the procurement:
“The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) is a division of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and is tasked with...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Suitability of Intended Use
Quality criterion (weighting): 30%
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Proposal of Management and Delivery of Contract
Cost criterion (name): .Cost of Providing Service
Cost criterion (weighting): 40%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 121-319636

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Provision of fixed Voice and VoIP Services
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Source: OJS 2023/S 013-034401 (2023-01-13)