Provision of an Online Grant Application and Award Management Software solution
Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency invites expressions of interest in relation to a single-party framework agreement for the Provision of an Online Grant Application and Award Management Software solution consisting of: • The application technology (including business and non-business functionality) and the EPA designed application itself is based on low code/no-code technologies. • The hosting of the application if separate from the application technology (i.e. it must be a SaaS solution but does not have to be a pure SaaS solution). • The design and implementation of the application, to meet EPA business requirements, with the provision of hyper-care for a defined period. • On-going application development and operational support for the implemented application • Redesign and development of application to meet future requirements, including the incorporation of new technology
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-09-20. The procurement was published on 2024-07-26.
SuppliersThe following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2024-07-26 | Contract notice |
| 2026-09-11 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2024-07-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of an Online Grant Application and Award Management Software solution
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 800 000 EUR 💰
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Details of Sustainable Award criteria will be set out in the tender documents.
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Green Procurement Criteria: National Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Title
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-09-20 16:00:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators ✅
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Purely national exclusion grounds
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Environmental Protection Agency
National registration number:
Postal address: Johnstown Castle Estate
Postal code: Y35 W821
Postal town: Wexford
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: p.fanning@epa.ie 📧
Phone: 0539160600 📞
URL: https://www.epa.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.epa.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Environment
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=4039978 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=4039978 🌏
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2024/S 147-457009 (2024-07-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of an Online Grant Application and Award Management Software solution
Short description:
The Environmental Protection Agency invites expressions of interest in relation to a single-party framework agreement for the Provision of an Online Grant Application and Award Management Software solution consisting of: • The application technology (including business and non-business functionality) and the EPA designed application itself is based on low code/no-code technologies. • The hosting of the application if separate from the application technology (i.e. it must be a SaaS solution but does not have to be a pure SaaS solution). • The design and implementation of the application, to meet EPA business requirements, with the provision of hyper-care for a defined period. • On-going application development and operational support for the implemented application • Redesign and development of application to meet future requirements, including the incorporation of new technology
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Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Other restrictions on the place of performance: Anywhere in the given country
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier:
0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 800 000 EUR 💰
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Details of Sustainable Award criteria will be set out in the tender documents.
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Green Procurement Criteria: National Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-09-20 16:00:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators ✅
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic ordering will be used ✅
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Exclusion ground: Purely national exclusion grounds
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Environmental Protection Agency
National registration number:
6606490B
Postal address: Johnstown Castle Estate
Postal code: Y35 W821
Postal town: Wexford
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: p.fanning@epa.ie 📧
Phone: 0539160600 📞
URL: https://www.epa.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.epa.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Environment
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=4039978 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=4039978 🌏
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 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2024/S 147-457009 (2024-07-26)
Contract award notice (2026-09-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 800 000 EUR 💰
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 3 500 000 EUR 💰
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 800 000 EUR 💰
Place of performance: South-East 🏙️
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost @ 25%
Cost criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 75%
Quality criterion (weighting): 75
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number:
Contract Number:
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-06-23 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 3 500 000 EUR 💰
Tender identifier:
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: SmartSimple Software Ireland Limited
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Smartsimple Software Ireland Limited
National registration number:
Postal address: Unit A15 Bracetown Business Park, Clonee, Dublin 15,
Postal code: D15 YDCI
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: bbradley@smartsimple.com 📧
Phone: 0879195200 📞
Size of the economic operator: Large
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Region: South-East 🏙️
Complementary information
Review body
Dublin 🏙️
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Known
Source: OJS 2026/S 177-630787 (2026-09-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 800 000 EUR 💰
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice: 3 500 000 EUR 💰
Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 800 000 EUR 💰
Place of performance: South-East 🏙️
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost @ 25%
Cost criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name): Quality @ 75%
Quality criterion (weighting): 75
Procedure
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
Contract Number:
457969
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-06-23 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Maximum value of the framework agreement: 3 500 000 EUR 💰
Tender identifier:
000121935
Identifier of lot or group of lots:
LOT-0001
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: SmartSimple Software Ireland Limited
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Smartsimple Software Ireland Limited
National registration number:
332915
Postal address: Unit A15 Bracetown Business Park, Clonee, Dublin 15,
Postal code: D15 YDCI
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: bbradley@smartsimple.com 📧
Phone: 0879195200 📞
Size of the economic operator: Large
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Region: South-East 🏙️
Complementary information
Review body
Dublin 🏙️
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Known
Source: OJS 2026/S 177-630787 (2026-09-11)
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