ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 25/07/2018

External Reference: 2018-159256

TED Reference: 2018/S 143-327460

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Department of Children and Youth Affairs
9805633H
43-49 Mespil Road
Dublin D04 YP52
Dublin 4
IE
Contact person: Bridget Wilson
E-mail: bridget_wilson@dcya.gov.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.dcya.gov.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/324

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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

Request for Tenders for the provision of services in relation to the design and development of software components for the Affordable Childcare Scheme (ACS)
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

48000000  -  Software package and information systems
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The ACS will be a new, national scheme of financial support towards the cost of childcare. The software solution will be developed in a shared development environment and both the successful tenderer and Pobal will be developing software components components simultaneously. The successful tenderer will enter a contract with Pobal, as an agent of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (subject to the provisions of this RFT) so that Pobal may administer the Affordable Childcare Scheme on behalf of the Minister.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  820000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48781000  -  System management software package
48783000  -  Content management software package
48900000  -  Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
72200000  -  Software programming and consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

As set out in published RFT
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Fitness for purpose of the proposed software in terms of teh functional requirements of this RFT  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Fitness of purpose of the technical architecture  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed software devleopment methodology  /  Weighting:  8%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed project delivery  /  Weighting:  8%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of the Proposed Resources  /  Weighting:  7%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Approach to Quality and Risk Management  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Support and Maintenance  /  Weighting:  4%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of the approach to delivery of training and documentation  /  Weighting:  3%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Full project cost  /  Weighting:  40%
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

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: 2018/S 023-048765
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: Request for Tenders for the provision of Services in relation to the design and development of software components for the Affordable Childcare Scheme (ACS)

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

06/07/2018
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Codec - dss
107629
Hyde House, Adelaide Road
Dublin 2
D02 FP40
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  800000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  820000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Dublin
IE

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
As per EU Directives 20.14/24