RFT to establish a Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of an Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) Software as a Service (SaaS)

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

In summary the Services comprise:
โ€ข Access to an established Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) Software as a Service (SaaS);
โ€ข Deployment of the EPPM SaaS to Framework Clients as required;
โ€ข Training Services for end users of the EPPM SaaS;
โ€ข Pre Sales Services including an assessment of Framework Client deployment requirements and associated costs of such deployment;
โ€ข Support Services associated with the EPPM SaaS.
Further detail with regard to the requirements of the EPPM SaaS and the Services are set out in Annex 1 of this RFT.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-10-08. The procurement was published on 2021-08-27.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-08-27 Contract notice
2021-09-30 Additional information
2021-10-11 Additional information
2022-02-03 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-08-27)
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 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Edelle Boles
Phone: +353 16045199 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: ogcio-pmo@per.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: www.per.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1887 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=196354&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=196354&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œRFT to establish a Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of an Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) Software as a Service...โ€    Show more
Products/services: Software supply services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œIn summary the Services comprise: โ€ข Access to an established Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) Software as a Service (SaaS); โ€ข Deployment of...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 80 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Software package and information systems ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Software package suites ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Information technology services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Software integration consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Software-related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Software support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Software implementation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Software configuration services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Spencer Dock, Dublin 1, D01WP44
Description of the procurement:
โ€œIn summary the Services comprise: โ€ข Access to an established Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) Software as a Service (SaaS); โ€ข Deployment of...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 80 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term of the Framework Agreement for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a...โ€    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
โ€œList and brief description of conditions: Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ieโ€
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
โ€œList and brief description of selection criteria: Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ieโ€
Conditions for participation

โ€œMinimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie.โ€
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
โ€œPlease refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ieโ€
Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability):
โ€œPlease refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ieโ€
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
โ€œPlease refer to the Request for Tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ieโ€

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-10-08 12:00 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: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-10-08 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
โ€œPrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult with your own legal advisorsโ€
Source: OJS 2021/S 169-442377 (2021-08-27)
Additional information (2021-09-30)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 169-442377

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Old value
Date: 2021-10-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2021-10-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7)
Old value
Date: 2021-10-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2021-10-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
Other additional information

โ€œTender Deadline changed from 12 Noon, Friday 8th October 2021 to a new date, 12 Noon, Friday 15th October 2021โ€
Source: OJS 2021/S 193-503574 (2021-09-30)
Additional information (2021-10-11)

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Old value
Date: 2021-10-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2021-10-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7)
Old value
Date: 2021-10-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2021-10-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
Other additional information

โ€œTender Deadline changed from 12 Noon, Friday 22nd October 2021 to a new date, 12 Noon, Friday 22nd October 2021โ€
Source: OJS 2021/S 201-525298 (2021-10-11)
Contract award notice (2022-02-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 80 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Mandatory Requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): Pass/Fail
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the Response to the EPPM SaaS Requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 45%
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the Response to the EPPM SaaS Deployment Requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 15%
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 40%

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 169-442377

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œRFT to establish a Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of an Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) Software as a Service (SaaS)โ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-01-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Micro Focus Software UK Limited
National registration number: GB275506196
Postal town: Newbury
Postal code: RG14 1QN
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 80 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Lowest offer: 80000000.00
Highest offer: 109000000.00

Complementary information
Additional information
Please consult the RFT documentation for this competition RFT 197360
Review body
Phone: +353 18866000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Source: OJS 2022/S 027-069495 (2022-02-03)