The HRB require the following services to be provided from 1 January 2024 to 31 December2028 , with an option to extend up to a period of 10 years until 31 December2033. • provide support and maintenance for our EPRINTS system and for the www.drugsandalcohol.ie website, • develop additional functions for the system, • Maintain and further develop functionality added to the system, including data query systems (to interrogate treatment and prevalence data) and changes introduced to comply with EU accessibility directives. • manage the hosting of the drugsandalcohol.ie website and the EPRINTS repository. Context The HRB is a State Agency under auspices of the Department of Health, the remit of the agency is to support and fund health and social care research and provide evidence to inform policy and practice. , we are motivated and inspired by our vision – better health through excellent research, data, and evidence. The HRB’s mission is to support research that improves people’s health, promotes evidence-informed care and creates solutions to societal challenges. An overview of the HRB’s objectives and activities may be found in HRB Strategy 2021-2025: Health research – making an impact (https://www.hrb.ie/strategy-2025/). HRB National Drugs Library Since 2002 the HRB National Drugs Library has contributed to the development of the knowledge base informing practice and policy in the field of substance use in Ireland. In 2009 we launched our new website and research repository, a comprehensive and accessible database of Irish research and policy documents. Since then, we have added several new information resources which demonstrate our commitment to providing an innovative, responsive and efficient service to those pursuing an evidence-based approach in the policy making, research and education arenas. In early 2017 the website was redesigned, and an entirely new front end installed. In 2009 the library developed a new website. As part of this project, we created a repository for Irish drugs and alcohol research literature. The repository was built using EPRINTS opensource repository software, which is used by several large academic institutions throughout the world to manage their own research repositories. We require a software developer to provide support and maintenance of our EPRINTS system and for the www.drugsandalcohol.ie website, to develop a number of new functions for the system and to manage the hosting of this site. SECTION 1: CORE FUNCTIONALITY The HRB requires a software developer to: • provide support and maintenance for our EPRINTS system and for the www.drugsandalcohol.ie website, • develop additional functions for the system, and • manage hosting for the website. Support and maintenance • The proposal should explain the capacity to provide the services outlined below: • Technical response to issues/errors/problems identified due to malfunction of the existing application. • Technical response to the issues associated with potential security or legal issue. • Availability for advice on improvement of the service, questions regarding the performance or assistance in management of the application. • All issues will be classified as “Critical” or “Sensitive” • Issues will be considered “critical” if service is not available for any reason. Critical issues must be addressed immediately, during office hours, and with best attempt outside of office hours. • Issues will be considered “Sensitive” where service is available, but the quality is below the suitable standards. The provider must deal with “sensitive” issues to the Client’s satisfaction within 4 hours of notification by e-mail by the client, during office hours.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-09-08.
The procurement was published on 2023-08-09.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“HRB 2023 Support and maintenance, software development and hosting for the HRB National drugs library 2024-33”
Products/services: Software support services📦
Short description:
“The HRB require the following services to be provided from 1 January 2024 to 31 December2028 , with an option to extend up to a period of 10 years until 31...”
Short description
The HRB require the following services to be provided from 1 January 2024 to 31 December2028 , with an option to extend up to a period of 10 years until 31 December2033. • provide support and maintenance for our EPRINTS system and for the www.drugsandalcohol.ie website, • develop additional functions for the system, • Maintain and further develop functionality added to the system, including data query systems (to interrogate treatment and prevalence data) and changes introduced to comply with EU accessibility directives. • manage the hosting of the drugsandalcohol.ie website and the EPRINTS repository. Context The HRB is a State Agency under auspices of the Department of Health, the remit of the agency is to support and fund health and social care research and provide evidence to inform policy and practice. , we are motivated and inspired by our vision – better health through excellent research, data, and evidence. The HRB’s mission is to support research that improves people’s health, promotes evidence-informed care and creates solutions to societal challenges. An overview of the HRB’s objectives and activities may be found in HRB Strategy 2021-2025: Health research – making an impact (https://www.hrb.ie/strategy-2025/). HRB National Drugs Library Since 2002 the HRB National Drugs Library has contributed to the development of the knowledge base informing practice and policy in the field of substance use in Ireland. In 2009 we launched our new website and research repository, a comprehensive and accessible database of Irish research and policy documents. Since then, we have added several new information resources which demonstrate our commitment to providing an innovative, responsive and efficient service to those pursuing an evidence-based approach in the policy making, research and education arenas. In early 2017 the website was redesigned, and an entirely new front end installed. In 2009 the library developed a new website. As part of this project, we created a repository for Irish drugs and alcohol research literature. The repository was built using EPRINTS opensource repository software, which is used by several large academic institutions throughout the world to manage their own research repositories. We require a software developer to provide support and maintenance of our EPRINTS system and for the www.drugsandalcohol.ie website, to develop a number of new functions for the system and to manage the hosting of this site. SECTION 1: CORE FUNCTIONALITY The HRB requires a software developer to: • provide support and maintenance for our EPRINTS system and for the www.drugsandalcohol.ie website, • develop additional functions for the system, and • manage hosting for the website. Support and maintenance • The proposal should explain the capacity to provide the services outlined below: • Technical response to issues/errors/problems identified due to malfunction of the existing application. • Technical response to the issues associated with potential security or legal issue. • Availability for advice on improvement of the service, questions regarding the performance or assistance in management of the application. • All issues will be classified as “Critical” or “Sensitive” • Issues will be considered “critical” if service is not available for any reason. Critical issues must be addressed immediately, during office hours, and with best attempt outside of office hours. • Issues will be considered “Sensitive” where service is available, but the quality is below the suitable standards. The provider must deal with “sensitive” issues to the Client’s satisfaction within 4 hours of notification by e-mail by the client, during office hours.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 360 000 💰
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Additional products/services: Software development services📦
Additional products/services: Web server software package📦
Additional products/services: World wide web (www) site operation host services📦
Place of performance: Dublin🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Description of the procurement:
“The HRB require the following services to be provided from 1 January 2024 to 31 December2028 , with an option to extend up to a period of 10 years until 31...”
Description of the procurement
The HRB require the following services to be provided from 1 January 2024 to 31 December2028 , with an option to extend up to a period of 10 years until 31 December2033. • provide support and maintenance for our EPRINTS system and for the www.drugsandalcohol.ie website, • develop additional functions for the system, • Maintain and further develop functionality added to the system, including data query systems (to interrogate treatment and prevalence data) and changes introduced to comply with EU accessibility directives. • manage the hosting of the drugsandalcohol.ie website and the EPRINTS repository. Context The HRB is a State Agency under auspices of the Department of Health, the remit of the agency is to support and fund health and social care research and provide evidence to inform policy and practice. , we are motivated and inspired by our vision – better health through excellent research, data, and evidence. The HRB’s mission is to support research that improves people’s health, promotes evidence-informed care and creates solutions to societal challenges. An overview of the HRB’s objectives and activities may be found in HRB Strategy 2021-2025: Health research – making an impact (https://www.hrb.ie/strategy-2025/). HRB National Drugs Library Since 2002 the HRB National Drugs Library has contributed to the development of the knowledge base informing practice and policy in the field of substance use in Ireland. In 2009 we launched our new website and research repository, a comprehensive and accessible database of Irish research and policy documents. Since then, we have added several new information resources which demonstrate our commitment to providing an innovative, responsive and efficient service to those pursuing an evidence-based approach in the policy making, research and education arenas. In early 2017 the website was redesigned, and an entirely new front end installed. In 2009 the library developed a new website. As part of this project, we created a repository for Irish drugs and alcohol research literature. The repository was built using EPRINTS opensource repository software, which is used by several large academic institutions throughout the world to manage their own research repositories. We require a software developer to provide support and maintenance of our EPRINTS system and for the www.drugsandalcohol.ie website, to develop a number of new functions for the system and to manage the hosting of this site. SECTION 1: CORE FUNCTIONALITY The HRB requires a software developer to: • provide support and maintenance for our EPRINTS system and for the www.drugsandalcohol.ie website, • develop additional functions for the system, and • manage hosting for the website. Support and maintenance • The proposal should explain the capacity to provide the services outlined below: • Technical response to issues/errors/problems identified due to malfunction of the existing application. • Technical response to the issues associated with potential security or legal issue. • Availability for advice on improvement of the service, questions regarding the performance or assistance in management of the application. • All issues will be classified as “Critical” or “Sensitive” • Issues will be considered “critical” if service is not available for any reason. Critical issues must be addressed immediately, during office hours, and with best attempt outside of office hours. • Issues will be considered “Sensitive” where service is available, but the quality is below the suitable standards. The provider must deal with “sensitive” issues to the Client’s satisfaction within 4 hours of notification by e-mail by the client, during office hours.
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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 360 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals: Three two year extensions
Additional information: none
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: none
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: 2023-09-08
11:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 2
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-09-08
11:15 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): etenders
Conditions for opening of tenders (Information about authorised persons and opening procedure): 2 authorised HRB staff
Complementary information Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement ✅
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2033
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
none
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D07
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧
URL: https://www.courts.ie🌏
Source: OJS 2023/S 155-495764 (2023-08-09)