IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Railway Procurement Agency

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity: ITS7021_ITS Solution Hosting. RPA contracted in 2008 for the Back Office for the Integrated Ticketing Scheme. The central systems consist of two environments; a production system and a pre-production system. Each provides resilience for the other. This central clearing system needs to be housed in two suitable locations that will offer "state-of-the-art" facilities. ITS has decided to procure an external hosting supplier to provide the following: Hosting services for the Integrated Ticketing Scheme central production system, including the Key Management Function (KMF) equipment. Hosting services for the Integrated Ticketing Scheme central Pre-Production system, including the Key Management Function (KMF) equipment. The contract will be initially for 5 years, with the option for RPA to extend the term of the contract for a further period. The scope of services required will be set out in the Invitation to Tender documentation which will be forwarded to the successful parties who qualify from this stage of the procurement process. Interested candidates shall complete the Electronic Prequalification Questionnaire (ePQQ). It is envisaged that between 3 and 5 candidates will be invited to tender, subject to having sufficient suitable candidates. To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=81981 The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept responses to this notice via an 'Electronic PQQ' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PQQ/PQQ_Explain.aspx?ID=81981.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2009-04-14. The procurement was published on 2009-03-31.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2009-03-27 Contract notice
2010-03-19 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2009-03-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Full text:
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Place of performance
ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Service contract
Regulation: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Award criteria
The most economic tender
Type of bid: Not defined
Awarding authority type: Utilities
Main activity: Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Railway Procurement Agency
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact
Internet address: www.rpa.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2009-03-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Date received: 2009-03-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Date dispatched: 2009-03-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2009-04-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number (legacy): 89610-2009
OJ-S issue: 62/2009

Object
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Source: OJS 2009/S 062-089610 (2009-03-27)
Contract award notice (2010-03-19)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2010-03-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Date dispatched: 2010-03-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number (legacy): 83026-2010
OJ-S issue: 56/2010
Refers to notice: 89610-2009

Object
Award details
Awarded contract: Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom a contract award decision has been taken eircom Limited Heuston South Quarter, St. John's Road 8 Dublin IRELAND Internet: www.eircom.ie
Source: OJS 2010/S 056-083026 (2010-03-19)