Advisory Services relating to specification, implementation, testing, management and maintenance of a national Public Warning System (PWS)

Department of the Environment Climate and Communications

The Contracting Authority wishes to appoint external advisors to provide technical, commercial and financial advisory services in relation to the establishment of a national Cell Broadcast (CB) Public Warning System (PWS). These Services include, but are not necessarily limited to, the development of technical specifications and funding and governance models, the provision of advice during the procurement of the PWS equipment, determination of successful implementation and testing of the PWS and the provision of recommendations on the long-term management and maintenance of the PWS. Extensive engagement and consultation with key stakeholders including Government Departments and Agencies and the telecommunications industry (Mobile Network Operators, mobile handset manufacturers, operating system suppliers, etc.) will be required throughout the process. Full details can be found in the Request for Tender document.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-06-12. The procurement was published on 2024-04-25.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2024-04-25 Contract notice
Contract notice (2024-04-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Advisory Services relating to specification, implementation, testing, management and maintenance of a national Public Warning System (PWS)
Short description:
The Contracting Authority wishes to appoint external advisors to provide technical, commercial and financial advisory services in relation to the establishment of a national Cell Broadcast (CB) Public Warning System (PWS). These Services include, but are not necessarily limited to, the development of technical specifications and funding and governance models, the provision of advice during the procurement of the PWS equipment, determination of successful implementation and testing of the PWS and the provision of recommendations on the long-term management and maintenance of the PWS. Extensive engagement and consultation with key stakeholders including Government Departments and Agencies and the telecommunications industry (Mobile Network Operators, mobile handset manufacturers, operating system suppliers, etc.) will be required throughout the process. Full details can be found in the Request for Tender document.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Procurement consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 850 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier: 0
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โœ…
Additional products/services: N/A
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included because the procurement is not intended for use by natural persons
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Initial Term for a period or periods of up to one (1) year with a maximum of two (2) such extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authorityโ€™s obligations at law.
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Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Description
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-06-12 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2024-06-12 17:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=3462824
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2024-06-12 17:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=3462824
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic payment will be used โœ…

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Purely national exclusion grounds
Description of exclusion grounds: Please refer to the procurement documents for further information.

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of the Environment Climate and Communications
National registration number: 4002073W
Postal address: 29-31 Adelaide Road
Postal code: D02 X285
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: susan.fleming@decc.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 01 678 2000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: http://www.decc.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.decc.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
Environment
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=3462824 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/eawarding/showTenderList.do?resourceId=3462824 ๐ŸŒ
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2024/S 084-252683 (2024-04-25)