The Office of the Revenue Commissioners invites responses from economic operators to a request for tender for the provision, support and maintenance of readability auditing software for use with content on the Revenue website.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-06-29.
The procurement was published on 2021-05-25.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: The Provision of Readability Auditing Software
Products/services: Software package and information systems📦
Short description:
“The Office of the Revenue Commissioners invites responses from economic operators to a request for tender for the provision, support and maintenance of...”
Short description
The Office of the Revenue Commissioners invites responses from economic operators to a request for tender for the provision, support and maintenance of readability auditing software for use with content on the Revenue website.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 150 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Industry specific software package📦
Additional products/services: Internet and intranet software package📦
Additional products/services: Web page editing software package📦
Place of performance: Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.
Description of the procurement:
“The Office of the Revenue Commissioners invites responses from economic operators to a request for tender for the provision, support and maintenance of...”
Description of the procurement
The Office of the Revenue Commissioners invites responses from economic operators to a request for tender for the provision, support and maintenance of readability auditing software for use with content on the Revenue website.
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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 150 000 💰
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 ✅ Description
Description of renewals:
“The term may be extended for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of two (2) such extensions on the same terms and conditions...”
Description of renewals
The term may be extended for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of two (2) such extensions on the same terms and conditions subject to the contracting authority’s obligations at law.
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Additional information:
“For full details please refer to the Request for Tenders Document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie under RFT No 191217, To access the Request...”
Additional information
For full details please refer to the Request for Tenders Document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie under RFT No 191217, To access the Request for Tenders document you must be a registered user of eTenders (registration is free).
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“Please refer to the Request for tender documents associated with this notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFTNo 191217).” Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“Please refer to the Request for tender documents associated with this notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT No 191217).”
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-06-29
12:00 📅
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: 6
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-06-29
12:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): Dublin
Complementary information Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement ✅
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
“We would envisage further notice will be published after the completion of this contract.” Additional information
“For full details please refer to the Request for Tenders Document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie under RFT No 191217, To access the Request...”
For full details please refer to the Request for Tenders Document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie under RFT No 191217, To access the Request for Tenders document you must be a registered user of eTenders (registration is free).
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Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult a legal advisor.
Source: OJS 2021/S 102-266839 (2021-05-25)
Contract award notice (2021-07-02) Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Office of the Revenue Commissioners invites responses from economic operators to a request for tender for the provision, support and maintenance of...”
Short description
The Office of the Revenue Commissioners invites responses from economic operators to a request for tender for the provision, support and maintenance of Readability Auditing software for use with content on the Revenue website.
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Quality criterion (name): Quality and suitability of solution
Quality criterion (weighting): 50 %
Quality criterion (name): Management and support
Quality criterion (weighting): 10 %
Price (weighting): 40 %
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 102-266839
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: The Provision of Readability Auditing Software
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Source: OJS 2021/S 129-342166 (2021-07-02)
Contract award notice (2022-02-11) Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Office of the Revenue Commissioners invites responses from economic operators to a request for tender for the provision , support and maintenance of...”
Short description
The Office of the Revenue Commissioners invites responses from economic operators to a request for tender for the provision , support and maintenance of Readability Auditing software for use with content on the Revenue website.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 133 042 💰
Description
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Description of the procurement:
“The Office of the Revenue Commissioners invites responses from economic operators to a request for tender for the provision , support and maintenance of...”
Description of the procurement
The Office of the Revenue Commissioners invites responses from economic operators to a request for tender for the provision , support and maintenance of Readability Auditing software for use with content on the Revenue website.
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Quality criterion (name): Quality and Suitability of Solution
Quality criterion (weighting): 50%
Quality criterion (name): Management and Support
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Price (weighting): 40%
Description
Additional information:
“For full details please refer to the Request for Tenders Document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie under RFT #191217 , To access the Request...”
Additional information
For full details please refer to the Request for Tenders Document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie under RFT #191217 , To access the Request for Tenders document you must be a registered user of eTenders (registration is free).
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 129-342166
Award of contract
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-11-17 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: VisibleThread Ltd
Postal address: Grattan Hall, Grattan St, Dublin 2
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Ireland🏙️
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 150 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 133 042 💰
Complementary information Additional information
“As no tenders or requests to participate were submitted in response to an open procedure, Revenue entered into a Negotiated Procedure without a Call for...”
As no tenders or requests to participate were submitted in response to an open procedure, Revenue entered into a Negotiated Procedure without a Call for Competition and a contract was awarded to Visible Thread Ltd on this basis. The initial conditions of the contract were not substantially altered. The contract is scheduled to run from 17/11/21 until 16/11/24 with the option to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12)
months with a maximum of one (1) such extension permitted subject to the Contracting
Authority’s obligations at law.
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Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult a legal advisor
Source: OJS 2022/S 033-084500 (2022-02-11)