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 (“ONS”) in the UK. The ONS eQ implementation is hosted on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). In Ireland, CSO’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.

Who?

• Central Statistics Office

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2023-02-17	Contract notice

Contract notice (2023-02-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Statistical software development services
Reference number: CSO/007/2023
Short description:
“eQ is an open source software application developed by the Office of National Statistics (“ONS”) in the UK. The ONS eQ implementation is hosted on Google...”
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Statistical software development services 📦
Additional CPV: Web server software development services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
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: Central Statistics Office
Postal address: Skehard Road, Mahon
Postal code: Cork
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: https://www.cso.ie/en/index.html 🌏
E-mail: paul@publicprocurement.ie 📧
Phone: +353 015252650 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234426&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234426&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-02-17 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-03-31 📅
Publication date: 2023-02-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 038-110949
OJ-S issue: 38

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 3 300 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 300 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
“The 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...”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
“As per RFT”

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 2023-06-30 📅
Tender opening date: 2023-03-31 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Paul Behan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/285 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=234426&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices:
“Six years”

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D07
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2023/S 038-110949 (2023-02-17)

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