Implementation of Hybrid Headless CMS (PQQ - Stage)

Enterprise Ireland

Enterprise Ireland invites expressions of interest in relation to a single-party framework agreement for the provision, implementation, hosting and on-going support & maintenance of a Hybrid Headless Content Management System (CMS)

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-04-14. The procurement was published on 2022-03-14.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

• CoreMedia

Who?

• Enterprise Ireland

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2022-03-14	Contract notice
2023-06-26	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2022-03-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Content management software development services
Reference number: 2022/05
Short description:

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Content management software development services 📦
Additional CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Competitive procedure with negotiation
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Enterprise Ireland
Postal address: The Plaza
Postal code: East Point Business
Postal town: Dublin 3
Contact
Internet address: http://www.enterprise-ireland.com 🌏
E-mail: eoin.wallace@enterprise-ireland.com 📧
Phone: +353 17272000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=209602&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=209602&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-03-14 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-04-14 📅
Publication date: 2022-03-18 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 055-143020
OJ-S issue: 55
Additional information

Establishment of a Single Party framework agreement for the provision, implementation, hosting and on-going support & maintenance of a Hybrid headless Content Management System (CMS)

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 1 400 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 400 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:

Option to extend annually for three (3) years (if applicable) to a maximum of six (6) years, subject to satisfactory performance, business needs and budgetary constraints all at the absolute discretion of Enterprise Ireland.

Additional information:

Establishment of a Single Party framework agreement for the provision, implementation, hosting and on-going support & maintenance of a Hybrid headless Content Management System (CMS)

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 3, D03 E5R6

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Minimum number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

This is the first stage of this competitive procedure whereby any interested party may submit an application in response to this questionnaire in order to be considered for inclusion on the tender list.

Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2022-05-04 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Eoin Wallace
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/434 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=209602&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (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 web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per document on etenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped.

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) 21 243 92 77 (09:00am – 17:30pm GMT)

4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID:155414) 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 a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response

5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework.

6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.

9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

10) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.

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. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

12) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 5 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting authority reserves the right to invite at least 5 subject to that number qualifying.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2022/S 055-143020 (2022-03-14)

Contract award notice (2023-06-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 1 400 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-06-26 📅
Publication date: 2023-06-30 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 124-389492
Refers to notice: 2022/S 055-143020
OJ-S issue: 124

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Fitness for purpose of the proposed solution
Quality criterion (weighting): 3500
Quality criterion (name): Proposed Project Management Approach and details of implementation / project plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 1000
Quality criterion (name): Service Level Agreement & Training Requirements.
Technical Merit of Team Proposed
Quality criterion (weighting): 2000
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost to Enterprise Ireland over the life of the contract
Cost criterion (weighting): 2500

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-01-01 📅
Name: CoreMedia
National registration number: DE179733607
Postal address: CoreMedia GmbH | Ludwig-Erhard-Straße 18 |
Postal town: Hamburg
Postal code: 20459
Country: Germany 🇩🇪
E-mail: steve.russell@coremedia.com 📧
Total value of the procurement: 1 400 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Source: OJS 2023/S 124-389492 (2023-06-26)

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