The Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for issuing all Irish passports under the Passports Act 2008 and all Foreign Birth Registration certificates under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, via the Irish Passport Service.
The provision of a Facial Recognition System is central to the integrity of the Irish passport and foreign birth registration application processes and the delivery of the vision of the Passport Service operations.
In summary, the Contracting Authority requires :
- A fully integrated, on premise Solution for executing facial matching of images received with Passport and FBR applications.
- The provision of services for the System (the “Services”) including but not limited to implementation, support and maintenance services for the System.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-03-04.
The procurement was published on 2022-02-02.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of a Facial Recognition System
Products/services: Software-related services📦
Short description:
“The Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for issuing all Irish passports under the Passports Act 2008 and all Foreign Birth Registration...”
Short description
The Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for issuing all Irish passports under the Passports Act 2008 and all Foreign Birth Registration certificates under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, via the Irish Passport Service.
The provision of a Facial Recognition System is central to the integrity of the Irish passport and foreign birth registration application processes and the delivery of the vision of the Passport Service operations.
In summary, the Contracting Authority requires :
- A fully integrated, on premise Solution for executing facial matching of images received with Passport and FBR applications.
- The provision of services for the System (the “Services”) including but not limited to implementation, support and maintenance services for the System.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 6 000 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Software support services📦
Additional products/services: Software implementation services📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 2
Description of the procurement:
“The Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for issuing all Irish passports under the Passports Act 2008 and all Foreign Birth Registration...”
Description of the procurement
The Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for issuing all Irish passports under the Passports Act 2008 and all Foreign Birth Registration certificates under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, via the Irish Passport Service.
The provision of a Facial Recognition System is central to the integrity of the Irish passport and foreign birth registration application processes and the delivery of the vision of the Passport Service operations.
In summary, the Contracting Authority requires :
- A fully integrated, on premise Solution for executing facial matching of images received with Passport and FBR applications.
- The provision of services for the System (the “Services”) including but not limited to implementation, support and maintenance services for the System.
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Quality criterion (name): Quality and comprehensiveness of the response to the Functional Requirements.
Quality criterion (weighting): 150
Quality criterion (name): Quality and comprehensiveness of the response to the Technical Requirements.
Quality criterion (weighting): 200
Quality criterion (name):
“Quality and comprehensiveness of the response to the Requirements for Implementation Services.”
Quality criterion (weighting): 250
Quality criterion (name): Quality and comprehensiveness of the Proposed Support and Maintenance Services.
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 300
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 6 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 60
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 2
Maximum number: 6
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Procedure Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-03-04
17:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Complementary information Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
Source: OJS 2022/S 026-066505 (2022-02-02)
Additional information (2022-02-21)
Complementary information Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 026-066505
Changes Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: Iv
Place of text to be modified: IV.2.2
Old value
Date: 2022-03-04 📅
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2022-03-21 📅
Time: 17:00
Source: OJS 2022/S 040-104142 (2022-02-21)
Additional information (2022-03-14)
Changes Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: Iv
Place of text to be modified: IV.2.2
Old value
Date: 2022-03-04 📅
Time: 17:00
New value
Date: 2022-03-23 📅
Time: 17:00
Source: OJS 2022/S 055-144430 (2022-03-14)