Request for Tenders for the provision of Printing, Scanning and Cloud Data Processing Services for Census 2027

Central Statistics Office

The delivery of the Census Processing Services (โ€œCPSโ€) for the 2027 Census Project will comprise: a) typesetting, printing and scanning of Census 2027 paper Forms; b) integration with the CSOโ€™s Customer Relationship Management system (โ€œCRMโ€) and electronic questionnaire platform (โ€eQโ€); c) the design, development, installation, and testing of a data processing system; d) the provision of the necessary technical infrastructure (servers; scanners; network components; thin clients etc.) including their build, installation, testing and commissioning; e) the provision of training services; system maintenance; and dedicated support (including system and infrastructure) during the testing and operational phases. f) a single hyper-scale public cloud infrastructure to host the computing and IT storage services.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-09-02. The procurement was published on 2024-06-28.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2024-06-28 Contract notice
Contract notice (2024-06-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tenders for the provision of Printing, Scanning and Cloud Data Processing Services for Census 2027
Short description:
โ€œThe delivery of the Census Processing Services (โ€œCPSโ€) for the 2027 Census Project will comprise: a) typesetting, printing and scanning of Census 2027 paper...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: services
Products/services: Data-processing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 8 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe delivery of the Census Processing Services (โ€œCPSโ€) for the 2027 Census Project will comprise: a) typesetting, printing and scanning of Census 2027 paper...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: Data collection and collation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Technical computer support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Printing and related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Printing and delivery services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Printing and distribution services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Printing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Digital printing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data-processing equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data-processing machines (hardware) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Information-processing equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Optical-character-recognition (OCR) software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Transaction-processing software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Software programming and consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Optical-character-recognition (OCR) software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Scanner software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Scanner software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Image-processing software development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Image-processing software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Batch processing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data capture services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-09-02 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2024-09-02 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=3872187
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Central Statistics Office
National registration number: Na
Postal address: CSO, Skehard Road, Cork
Postal code: T12 X00E
Postal town: Cork
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: procurement@cso.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 021 453 5000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.cso.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.cso.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=3872187 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=3872187 ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: 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
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2024/S 127-393391 (2024-06-28)