ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 23/03/2015

External Reference: 2015-959285

TED Reference: 2015/S 062-108224

Contract award notice

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Contract award notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
N/A
88-95 Amiens Street
Dublin 1  Dublin 1
IE
For the attention of: Procurement Unit
Telephone: +353 18847888
E-mail: procurement@failteireland.ie
Fax: +353 18556821
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1169
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=82992&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.3)

Main activity

  • General public services
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Tourism Ireland

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract:

Microsoft Licence Reseller Single Party Framework Agreement

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Supplies
    Purchase
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Ireland

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
    II.1.4)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    Fáilte Ireland is coming to end of a three year Microsoft Enterprise Agreement due to end 31st March 2015. Under our current Enterprise Agreement Fáilte Ireland has purchased the Licences listed in Appendix A with Software Assurance.

    Fáilte Ireland is seeking to engage with an authorised Microsoft Large Account Resellers (LARs) and for the purpose of this tender we will be evaluating the cost of the Enterprise Agreement with Software Assurance.

    The Service Provider must be an authorised Microsoft Licence partner.

    Any negotiated pricing concessions will need to be reflected in the final pricing.

    II.1.5)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    48000000   Software package and information systems
    48517000   IT software package
    72000000   IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
    72268000   Software supply services
    II.1.6)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  yes
    II.2)

    Total final value of contract(s)

    II.2.1)

    Total final value of contract(s)

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Open
    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
    1. Ultimate Cost . Weighting 80
    2. After Sales . Weighting 20
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    DI/2014/07

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    Prior information notice
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 027-042459  of 07.02.2014
    Contract notice
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 230-405627  of 26.11.2014

    Section V: Award of contract

    Contract No: 1 Lot No: 1 - Lot title:

    Microsoft Licence Reseller Single Party Framework Agreement

    V.1)

    Date of contract award decision:

    23.02.2015
    V.2)

    Information about offers

    Number of offers received: 1
    V.3)

    Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

    SoftwareONE
    3227597KH
    City Gate, Building 1000, Units 1201 & 1202,
    Mahon,  Cork
    IE
    Telephone: +353 0212409202
    E-mail: una.keeshan@softwareone.com
    Internet address:
    V.4)

    Information on value of contract

    Initial estimated total value of the contract:
    Value: 550000 EUR
    Excluding VAT
    Total final value of the contract:
    V.5)

    Information about subcontracting

    The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
    VI.2)

    Additional information:

    Please note that this is a Contract Award Notice and not a call for competition.

    VI.3)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.3.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    The High Court
    Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
    7  Dublin
    IE
    Telephone: +353 18886000
    Internet address: http://www.courts.ie
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.3.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

    The contracting authority will not conclude this framework agreement to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the framework agreement and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that framework agreement.

    VI.3.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained