ETENDERS

Periodic indicative Notice - Utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 30/09/2016

Expire date: 28/10/2016

External Reference: 2016-492231

TED Reference: 2016/S 192-345736

Periodic indicative Notice - Utilities

Periodic indicative notice – utilities

This notice is a periodic indicative notice only

Services

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
N/A
80 St Stephen's Green
Dublin
Dublin 2
IE
Contact person: John Histon
Telephone: +353 14082642
E-mail: consultant.tenders@dfa.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.dfa.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/246

I.3)

Communication

Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
I.6)

Main activity

Other activity:  Government

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Passport Service Agent Network Market Sounding Exercise
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

22451000  -  Passports
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

In this market sounding exercise, the Department invites companies to provide information on their offering in order to help the Department to:
• Understand the market landscape
• Understand geographical spread and number of agent locations required
• Understand companies’ approaches and offerings to enrolling applications, including for children, infants and multiple family applications
• Understand how the proposed solution or offering could manage the seasonality of passport applications
• Understand potential delivery and service models
• Understand potential technology approaches
• Understand potential cost models
For the purposes of this market sounding exercise the Department would like to hear from companies that provide similar application enrolment offerings and services.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 200000.00  EUR
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72222300  -  Information technology services
72514000  -  Computer facilities management services
72590000  -  Computer-related professional services
72600000  -  Computer support and consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 2
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Department is considering facilitating an external network of offices to allow applicants to enrol passport applications, during a face to face appointment across a number of different locations within the state and outside the state.
In this market sounding exercise, the Department invites companies to provide information on their offering in order to help the Department to:
• Understand the market landscape
• Understand geographical spread and number of agent locations required
• Understand companies’ approaches and offerings to enrolling applications, including for children, infants and multiple family applications
• Understand how the proposed solution or offering could manage the seasonality of passport applications
• Understand potential delivery and service models
• Understand potential technology approaches
• Understand potential cost models
II.3)

Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

07/11/2016

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.5)

Date of dispatch of this notice

04/10/2016