KTI Super Search

Enterprise Ireland

Establishment of a Single Party framework agreement for the provision of a specialist Software as a Service (SaaS) platform to enable the development of a Search Portal for Knowledge Transfer Ireland

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-06-03. The procurement was published on 2022-05-03.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2022-05-03 Contract notice
2023-09-15 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-05-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Reference number: 2022/08
Short description:
Establishment of a Single Party framework agreement for the provision of a specialist Software as a Service (SaaS) platform to enable the development of a Search Portal for Knowledge Transfer Ireland
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Software programming and consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
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 ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: eoin.wallace@enterprise-ireland.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 17272000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=213038&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=213038&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-05-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2022-06-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2022-05-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 089-243133
OJ-S issue: 89
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 โ€“ 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.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 1 920 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 920 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals:
option to extend on an annual basis for a further three (3) years upto a maximum of four (4) years
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 3, D03 E5R6

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Envisaged 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.
Criterion is listed in Appendix 1 of the PQQ Document.
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
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 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=213038&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

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;
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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.
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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 โ€“ 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
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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.
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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.
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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 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Internet address: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2022/S 089-243133 (2022-05-03)
Contract award notice (2023-09-15)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-09-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-09-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 181-567116
Refers to notice: 2022/S 089-243133
OJ-S issue: 181
Additional information
The ongoing development of digital transformation strategies within Enterprise Ireland and our key stakeholders has resulted in a significant change to the proposed scope of the KTI Search Portal project, as detailed in the tender issued last year. For this reason we are unable to proceed with appointing a supplier at present.
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Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Methodology for delivery of the service addressing the scope of services
Quality criterion (weighting): 25%
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management Proposal incl Service Level Agreement
Quality criterion (weighting): 15%
Quality criterion (name): Technical Merit of Team Proposed
Delivery schedules offered / Project Plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 25%
Source: OJS 2023/S 181-567116 (2023-09-15)