ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 04/11/2019

External Reference: 2019-242171

TED Reference: 2019/S 214-526109

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Houses of the Oireachtas Service
N/A
Leinster House
Dublin 2
Kildare Street
IE
Contact person: David Gorman
Telephone: +353 16183433
E-mail: David.Gorman@oireachtas.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.oireachtas.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1166

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Other type:  Parliament
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Parliament

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Request for Tenders for the establishment of a single party framework agreement for Advisory Services with emphasis on IT Law, Procurement Law and Cloud Technology
Reference number:  2019/1014
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79111000  -  Legal advisory services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, a body corporate, (hereinafter referred to as “the Contracting Authority”) proposes to engage in a process for the establishment of a single-party framework agreement for the provision of Advisory Services with emphasis on IT Law, Procurement Law and Cloud Technology to assist the Contracting Authority in procuring Cloud Services.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  433350.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48800000  -  Information systems and servers
72000000  -  IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72212517  -  IT software development services
72220000  -  Systems and technical consultancy services
72240000  -  Systems analysis and programming services
72317000  -  Data storage services
79100000  -  Legal services
79140000  -  Legal advisory and information services
79418000  -  Procurement consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, a body corporate, (hereinafter referred to as “the Contracting Authority”) proposes to engage in a process for the establishment of a single-party framework agreement for the provision of Advisory Services with emphasis on IT Law, Procurement Law and Cloud Technology to assist the Contracting Authority in procuring Cloud Services.
The Contracting Authority is seeking professional advisory services in four core areas.
1) The Cloud Service industry, with particular emphasis on the application and negotiation of Terms and Conditions within the industry.
2) International and European Law as well as Common Law (domestic as well as decisions of the European Court of Justice). Areas to include but not be limited to GDPR, Security, Privacy and Data Bank Locations and their importance in Cloud Service contracts terms.
3) The procurement of cloud services with a particular emphasis on the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation.
4) Industry pricing models.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Understanding of the Procurement of Cloud Service for Public Sector Bodies  /  Weighting:  250
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Service Delivery Methodology  /  Weighting:  200
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Contract Management  /  Weighting:  100
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality, Relevant Expertise and Availability of Resources of Proposed Team  /  Weighting:  250
Price  -  Weighting:  200
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

Restricted procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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: 2019/S 125-305744

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Request for Tenders for the establishment of a single party framework agreement for Advisory Services with emphasis on IT Law, Procurement Law and Cloud Technology

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

30/09/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  4
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  yes
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Best Practice Group
3903926
Atria
Bolton
Greater Manchester
UK
Telephone: +44 8453450130
E-mail: marketing@bestpracticegroup.com
Fax: +44 8453450131
Internet address: http://www.bestpracticegroup.com

The contractor is an SME : yes
Arthur Cox
0659305A
Ten Earlsfort Terrace
Dublin
D02 T380
IE

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:  400000.00  EUR
Lowest offer:  433350.00  EUR / Highest offer:  661500.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
High Court Central Office, The Four Courts, Inns Quay Dublin 1
Dublin 1
Dublin 1
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
Internet address: http://www.thecourts.ie