ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 06/12/2017

External Reference: 2017-854686

TED Reference: 2017/S 236-490699

Contract award notice

Cached Version

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

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
IE
Contact person: John Histon
Telephone: +353 14082000
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.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Online geographic-focused politico-economic database service
Reference number:  2017
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

48610000  -  Database systems
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

In the context of their work with the Department, staff members are expected to be active in promoting Ireland, building trade relations and identifying opportunities for the export of services as they relate to the key objectives of the Department as laid down in its Statement of Strategy, the Global Island: Ireland’s Foreign Policy for a changing world and other policy related documents. To do this, it is important that it has relevant, timely, reliable and accurate information to hand in relation to the current and projected politico-economic/business environment as it applies in all potential trading partners. It is vital that this information comes from reputable and authoritative sources, displays the required level of specificity and is received in a convenient, timely and prompt manner. Given the wide-ranging nature of the work of the Department, these requirements need also to be tempered with a need to avoid information overload.
See Appendix No 1
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  334690.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48810000  -  Information systems
48812000  -  Financial information systems
64216000  -  Electronic message and information services
64216200  -  Electronic information services
72320000  -  Database services
79300000  -  Market and economic research; polling and statistics
79311400  -  Economic research 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

In the context of their work with the Department, staff members are expected to be active in promoting Ireland, building trade relations and identifying opportunities for the export of services as they relate to the key objectives of the Department as laid down in its Statement of Strategy, the Global Island: Ireland’s Foreign Policy for a changing world and other policy related documents. To do this, it is important that it has relevant, timely, reliable and accurate information to hand in relation to the current and projected politico-economic/business environment as it applies in all potential trading partners. It is vital that this information comes from reputable and authoritative sources, displays the required level of specificity and is received in a convenient, timely and prompt manner. Given the wide-ranging nature of the work of the Department, these requirements need also to be tempered with a need to avoid information overload.
See Appendix No 1
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Price
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is seeking to
put in place a framework for the porvision of international
courier services. For more details on this RFT, please see
attached
documentation, available for download free of charge via
www.etenders.gov.ie

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

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

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 154-319561
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Online geographic-focused politico-economic database service

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

12/5/2017
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Economist Intelligence Unit
GB 304 4368 76
20 Cabot Square
London
E14 4QW
UK
E-mail: peterreardon@eiu.com
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: http://eiu.com

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  335000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  335000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

Please see attached RFT
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The Registrar
The High Court, Four Courts
Dublin
DO2 VY53
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: www.courts.ie

VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

The Registrar
Central Office of the High Court, Four Courts
Dunlin
DO2 VY53
IE
Telephone: +353 188860000
Internet address: www.courts.ie