ATU Single Operator Framework Agreement Career Development Software

Atlantic Technological University

The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a Single Party framework agreement for the provision of a streamlined, โ€œout of the boxโ€ Software as a Service (SaaS) ) Career Development Digital Platform (CDDP) to support ATU Higher Ed 4.0 Career Learning Pathways and Recognition of Prior Learning programme provision and management of Career Learning Pathways.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-06-27. The procurement was published on 2022-05-25.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-05-25 Contract notice
2022-06-24 Additional information
2023-04-27 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-05-25)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Atlantic Technological University
National registration number: IE3926731JH
Postal address: Donegal Port Road
Postal town: Letterkenny
Postal code: Co.Donegal
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Corinna Gavin
Phone: +353 91753161 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: corinna.gavin@gmit.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: Northern and Western ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: WWW.ATU.IE ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/206645 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=214768&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Further information can be obtained from
Name: Atlantic Technological University Galway City
National registration number: IE3926731JH
Postal address: Dublin Road
Postal town: Galway
Postal code: H91 T8NW
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Corinna Gavin
Phone: +353 91753161 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: corinna.gavin@gmit.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: www.atu.ie ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=214768&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œATU Single Operator Framework Agreement Career Development Software ATU Career Development Softwareโ€
Products/services: Software package and information systems ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a Single Party framework agreement for the provision of a...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 350 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Educational software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Platform interconnectivity software package 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
Additional products/services: Software maintenance and repair services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Maintenance of information technology software ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Industry specific software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Point of sale (POS) software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Customer Relation Management software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Northern and Western ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Galway, Sligo, Letterkenny
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a Single Party framework agreement for the provision of a...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 350 000 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
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe maximum duration of the framework agreement will be two (2) years with the option to extend by a further (2) x two 12-month extensions subject to a...โ€    Show more
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
โ€œtop scoring five (5) qualifying Applicants will be invited to tender, subject to that number meeting the minimum requirements.โ€

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please refer to ITT
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 ITT
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Procedure
Type of procedure
Restricted 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: 2022-06-27 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

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information

โ€œThis is a continuation of the pilot CUA/ ATU iNOTE project; Career Development Learning Platform or equivalent. The continuation of this platform is funded...โ€    Show more
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2022/S 103-288292 (2022-05-25)
Additional information (2022-06-24)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 103-288292

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2
Place of text to be modified: Return Date
Old value
Date: 2022-06-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2022-07-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 12:00
Other additional information

โ€œThe closing date for receipt of pre-qualification questionnaires for this competition has been extended to Monday 4th July 2022 - 12.00 Noon Local Time via...โ€    Show more
Source: OJS 2022/S 123-349773 (2022-06-24)
Contract award notice (2023-04-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 350 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Resourcing of the Project & Proposed Programme
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name):
โ€œDegree of Conformance with Specification & Functional Characteristics of Proposed Solutionโ€
Quality criterion (weighting): 50%
Quality criterion (name):
โ€œMethodology, Effective Management, Communications & Risks to Successful Delivery of the Projectโ€
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30%

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 103-288292

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: ATU Single Operator Framework Agreement Career Development Software
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-04-26 ๐Ÿ“…
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: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Access UK Ltd
Postal address: The Old School, School Lane Stratford St Mary, Colchester, Essex
Postal town: Essex
Postal code: C07 6LZ
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 8453453300 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: pete.martinsmith@theaccessgroup.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/ ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 350 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 350 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2023/S 085-260473 (2023-04-27)