Tourism Ireland requires a Service provider to provide ICT Hosting Services and related services. Key requirements of this service include: Secure Hosting of Websites and systems; Managed Services related to this Hosting; Professional Services related to this Hosting.
The Contract Period will be for 2 years subject to budget and annual performance review, and other factors. Tourism Ireland may, at its discretion, extend the contract annually, if required.
PLEASE REFER TO THE RFT DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE REQUIREMENTS
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-01-17.
The procurement was published on 2022-12-06.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: ICT Hosting & Related Services
IT/HOST/22
Products/services: Data network support services📦
Short description:
“Tourism Ireland requires a Service provider to provide ICT Hosting Services and related services. Key requirements of this service include: Secure Hosting...”
Short description
Tourism Ireland requires a Service provider to provide ICT Hosting Services and related services. Key requirements of this service include: Secure Hosting of Websites and systems; Managed Services related to this Hosting; Professional Services related to this Hosting.
The Contract Period will be for 2 years subject to budget and annual performance review, and other factors. Tourism Ireland may, at its discretion, extend the contract annually, if required.
PLEASE REFER TO THE RFT DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE REQUIREMENTS
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 420 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Information technology services📦
Additional products/services: Systems support services📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Across Tourism Ireland's global network of markets.
Description of the procurement:
“Tourism Ireland requires a Service provider to provide ICT Hosting Services and related services. Key requirements of this service include: Secure Hosting...”
Description of the procurement
Tourism Ireland requires a Service provider to provide ICT Hosting Services and related services. Key requirements of this service include: Secure Hosting of Websites and systems; Managed Services related to this Hosting; Professional Services related to this Hosting.
The Contract Period will be for 2 years subject to budget and annual performance review, and other factors. Tourism Ireland may, at its discretion, extend the contract annually, if required.
PLEASE REFER TO THE RFT DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE REQUIREMENTS
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Quality criterion (name): Proposed Hosting Design(s), Core Services & Migration Plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 25%
Quality criterion (name):
“Proposed Related Services - Range of Managed Services covered and Optional / Value Add Offerings”
Quality criterion (weighting): 15%
Quality criterion (name): Support & Reporting
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 50%
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 420 000 💰
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:
“Tourism Ireland may, at its discretion, extend the contract annually, if required.”
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As stated in the procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie” 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:
“As stated in the procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie” 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
Open procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 251-667057
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2023-01-17
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: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-01-17
12:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): eTenders automatic post-box facility
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure): 2 nominated Tourism Ireland staff members
Complementary information Additional information
“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition.
3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or telephone: 353 (0) 212439277 (9.00-17.30 GMT);
4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Procurement Opportunities www.etenders.gov.ie as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this Notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response;
5) This is the sole Request for Tenders for these services using the OPEN
procedure;
6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers, whether or not a final contract is awarded;
7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the Board of Tourism Ireland;
8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant;
9) Duration of the Contract: It is anticipated that the Contract will commence in March 2023 for a period of up to 2 years with an option, at the sole discretion of Tourism Ireland, to extend annually, if required.
10) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded at any time;
11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Respondents are advised to ensure that they return fully completed tender documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at the application/evaluation stage;
12) The contracting authority is subject to the provisions of the code of practice on Freedom of Information for North/South Implementation Bodies and Tourism Ireland, which is available on the contracting authority website;
13) To the extent that any personal data is processed in connection with the provision of the services or otherwise, the provisions set out in the contracting authority’s ICT and GDPR guidelines shall apply to such processing;
14) Award of this contract will be subject to selected candidate being qualified for the purposes of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, if based in Northern Ireland;
15) The contract will be subject to Irish law;
16) The contracting authority reserves the right without advance notice (and without giving reasons unless so required by law and without liability to the applicants) to amend or otherwise change the process or to terminate the process;
17) Tourism Ireland is committed to the principles of sustainability in relation to the required services, as detailed in the RFT documentation available
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Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2022/S 238-682249 (2022-12-06)
Contract award notice (2024-01-04) Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Tourism Ireland conducted a competitive tender process to appoint a Service provider to provide ICT Hosting Services and related services. Key requirements...”
Short description
Tourism Ireland conducted a competitive tender process to appoint a Service provider to provide ICT Hosting Services and related services. Key requirements of this service include: Secure Hosting of Websites and systems; Managed Services related to this Hosting; Professional Services related to this Hosting.
CONTRACT AWARDED / COMPETITION CLOSED
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 220 000 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“Tourism Ireland conducted a competitive tender process to appoint a Service provider to provide ICT Hosting Services and related services. Key requirements...”
Description of the procurement
Tourism Ireland conducted a competitive tender process to appoint a Service provider to provide ICT Hosting Services and related services. Key requirements of this service include: Secure Hosting of Websites and systems; Managed Services related to this Hosting; Professional Services related to this Hosting.
CONTRACT AWARDED / COMPETITION CLOSED
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 238-682249
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: ICT Hosting & Related Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-04-30 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: BT Ireland
National registration number: IE4886560T
Postal address: 2 Grand Canal Plaza, Upper Grand Canal Street Dub
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.btireland.ie🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 220 000 💰
Complementary information Additional information
Contract awarded / competition closed
Source: OJS 2024/S 006-011459 (2024-01-04)