RFT for the supply of Technical Development Advice

Department of Social Protection

The Department is continuing its programme of Service Delivery Modernisation. This modernisation programme is fundamental to the Department’s objectives of delivering a comprehensive service to people, positioning the Department to better adapt to political priorities and changing customer needs, and delivering on internal effectiveness and efficiency goals. The Department also has a suite of “Digital Services”. These are cloud-based frontends with an on premise backend, typically interacting with the departments’ core business application. The purpose of this public procurement competition is to seek provision of Technical Development Advice in support of the software development work to be undertaken on foot of the Department’s Service Delivery Modernisation (SDM), Transformation programmes and the expansion of its “Digital Services”.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-10-18. The procurement was published on 2022-09-14.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2022-09-14 Contract notice
2023-01-06 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-09-14)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Social Protection
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: College Road
Postal town: Sligo
Postal code: Ie
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Samantha McNulty
Phone: +353 719148367 📞
E-mail: samantha.mcnulty@welfare.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-employment-affairs-and-social-protection/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/349 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=223448&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=223448&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: RFT for the supply of Technical Development Advice
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Short description:
“The Department is continuing its programme of Service Delivery Modernisation. This modernisation programme is fundamental to the Department’s objectives of...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 804 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 1 for an Expert Advisor
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Computer support and consultancy services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The purpose of this public procurement competition is to seek provision of Technical Development Advice in support of the software development work to be...”    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 225 000 💰
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:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period of up to one (1) year with a maximum of two (2) such extensions on the same...”    Show more

2️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Lot 2 for a Senior Developer
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The purpose of this public procurement competition is to seek provision of Technical Development Advice in support of the software development work to be...”    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 579 000 💰

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
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-10-18 16:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2023-04-16 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-10-18 16:00 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin, Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Source: OJS 2022/S 180-509788 (2022-09-14)
Contract award notice (2023-01-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: RFT for the supply of Technical Development Advice 1129 1130
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 845 200 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Description
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Calibre of the personnel
Quality criterion (weighting): 60%
Price (weighting): 40%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 180-509788

Award of contract

1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Lot 1 for an Expert Advisor
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-12-21 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Haywood Associates Ltd.
National registration number: GB 697 559 752
Postal address: Summerfield, Gloucester Road, Welland
Postal town: Malvern
Postal code: WR13 6LA
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 1684310885 📞
E-mail: dan@haywood-associates.co.uk 📧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️
URL: http://https://www.haywood-associates.co.uk 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 229 200 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 229 200 💰

2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Lot 2 for a Senior Developer
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 616 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 616 000 💰
Source: OJS 2023/S 008-018533 (2023-01-06)