The CSO is looking to procure managed services for the support of its electronic questionnaire (eQ) platform

Central Statistics Office

eQ is an open source software application developed by the Office of National Statistics (โ€œONSโ€) in the UK. The ONS eQ implementation is hosted on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). In Ireland, CSOโ€™s eQ system is hosted on AWS. The eQ application continues to be developed and CSO will need to maintain its core functions and alignment with the ONS

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-03-31. The procurement was published on 2023-02-17.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-02-17 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-02-17)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Central Statistics Office
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Skehard Road, Mahon
Postal town: Cork
Postal code: Cork
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Paul Behan
Phone: +353 015252650 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: paul@publicprocurement.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.cso.ie/en/index.html ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/285 ๐ŸŒ
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234426&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234426&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œThe CSO is looking to procure managed services for the support of its electronic questionnaire (eQ) platform CSO/007/2023โ€
Products/services: Statistical software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œeQ is an open source software application developed by the Office of National Statistics (โ€œONSโ€) in the UK. The ONS eQ implementation is hosted on Google...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 3 300 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Web server software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Software support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œeQ is an open source software application developed by the Office of National Statistics (โ€œONSโ€) in the UK. The ONS eQ implementation is hosted on Google...โ€    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 3 300 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of three such extension or...โ€    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: As per RFT
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: 2023-03-31 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender must be valid until: 2023-06-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-03-31 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement โœ…
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Six years
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D07
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2023/S 038-110949 (2023-02-17)