ETENDERS

Contract notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 04/04/2016

Expire date: 06/05/2016

External Reference: 2016-939558

TED Reference: 2016/S 069-120645

Contract notice

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Contract notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

EduCampus Services Ltd.
IE3346455EH
5 Exchange Place, IFSC
Dublin 1
IE
For the attention of: EduCampus Tenders
Telephone: +353 15312040
E-mail: EDUCAMPUS-INFO-SCS@listserv.heanet.ie
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/124209
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=97868&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=97868&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.3)

Main activity

  • Education
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Secure Online System for the Issuance and Verification of Student Credentials

II.1.2)

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

Services
    Category No7:  Computer and related services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Dublin

    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)

    Information on framework agreement

    Framework agreement with a single operator
    Duration of the framework agreement
    Duration in years: 4
    Justification for a framework agreement, the duration of which exceeds four years: 
    Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    EduCampus Services Ltd. invites expressions of interest from parties capable of meeting its needs to replace the hosting environment, application software and provide a managed support service for the Digitary system (a Secure Online System for the Issuance and Verification of Student Credentials) that it manages on behalf of its clients – thirteen Institutes of Technology in Ireland. The single supplier framework agreement will be awarded using the competitive dialogue procedure. It is anticipated that the competitive dialogue procedure will be conducted over a 2-4 week period week commencing 25th May 2016. In order to be selected for participation in the competitive dialogue, applicants must meet the criteria and rules for participation set out in the qualification questionnaire.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    72000000   IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
    Supplementary vocabulary
    48800000   Information systems and servers
    79130000   Legal documentation and certification services
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  no
    II.1.8)

    Lots

    This contract is divided into lots:  no
    II.1.9)

    Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted:  yes
    II.2)

    Quantity or scope of the contract

    II.2.1)

    Total quantity or scope:

    EduCampus Services Ltd. invites expressions of interest from parties capable of meeting its needs to replace the hosting environment, application software and provide a managed support service for the Digitary system (Secure Online System for the Issuance and Verification of Student Credentials) that it manages on behalf of its clients – thirteen Institutes of Technology in Ireland. The single supplier framework agreement will be awarded using the competitive dialogue procedure. It is anticipated that the competitive dialogue procedure will be conducted over a 2-4 week period week commencing 25th May 2016. In order to be selected for participation in the competitive dialogue, applicants must meet the criteria and rules for participation set out in the qualification questionnaire.

    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: yes
    Description of these options:

    EduCampus Services Ltd. invites expressions of interest from parties capable of meeting its needs to replace the hosting environment, application software and provide a managed support service for the Digitary system (Secure Online System for the Issuance and Verification of Student Credentials) that it manages on behalf of its clients – thirteen Institutes of Technology in Ireland. The single supplier framework agreement will be awarded using the competitive dialogue procedure. It is anticipated that the competitive dialogue procedure will be conducted over a 2-4 week period week commencing 25th May 2016. In order to be selected for participation in the competitive dialogue, applicants must meet the criteria and rules for participation set out in the qualification questionnaire.

    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.3)

    Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    A grouping, if successful, may be required to contract as a single entity having joint and severable liability but subject to the agreement of the contracting parties. If it is proposed to sub-contract the delivery of any portion of the contract, it may be a condition of award of contract that both the service provider and any proposed sub-contractor enter simultaneously into a collateral warranty with the contracting authority for the relevant portion of that contract.

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
    III.2)

    Conditions for participation

    III.2.1)

    Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please refer to the Qualification Questionnaire available to download from:

    www.eTenders.gov.ie

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please refer to the Qualification Questionnaire available to download from:

    www.eTenders.gov.ie

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    Please refer to the Qualification Questionnaire available to download from:

    www.eTenders.gov.ie

    III.3)

    Conditions specific to services contracts

    III.3.1)

    Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
    III.3.2)

    Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    competitive dialogue
    IV.1.2)

    Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

    Envisaged number of operators:  5
    IV.1.3)

    Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

    Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated:  yes
    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of , the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no
    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    EduCampusCertSys2016

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    06.05.2016 - 17:00
    IV.3.5)

    Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

    16.05.2016

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: no
    VI.2)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
    VI.3)

    Additional information:

    To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/etenders_simple.asp