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Contract award notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 02/07/2021

External Reference: 2021-221826

TED Reference: 2021/S 129-343974

Contract award notice - utilities

Contract award notice – utilities

Results of the procurement procedure

Services

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

EirGrid plc
N/A
Block 2 - The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
IE
Contact person: Glen Brownlie
Telephone: +353 12370454
E-mail: glen.brownlie@eirgrid.com
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.eirgrid.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/219

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.6)

Main activity

Electricity

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Website Development, Support and Maintenance
Reference number:  ENQEIR721
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72000000  -  IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

EirGrid has a requirement for the development, maintenance and support service’s to support and enhance the existing websites detailed in the Scope of Requirements. The websites perform a vital function providing current information about the Electricity market on the island of Ireland. It is envisaged that this function will grow throughout the lifetime of this contract and be able to adapt to the demands of the market. The current Support and Maintenance agreement enabled EirGrid to commence the transition from internal hosting and move into the cloud. On completion of the tender process it is expected that the winning tenderer will have been able to demonstrate an ability to expand on the work done to date and show that they can move the remaining websites whilst minimising impact to the business.
Candidates must confirm they are certified to supply, implement, and support Roxen.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement ( Agree to publish? yes )

Value excluding VAT:  4000000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48783000  -  Content management software package
72200000  -  Software programming and consultancy services
72210000  -  Programming services of packaged software products
72212000  -  Programming services of application software
72212783  -  Content management software development services
72222300  -  Information technology services
72400000  -  Internet services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKN06 -  Belfast
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin, Belfast
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

EirGrid has a requirement for the development, maintenance and support service’s to support and enhance the existing websites detailed in the Scope of Requirements. The websites perform a vital function providing current information about the Electricity market on the island of Ireland. It is envisaged that this function will grow throughout the lifetime of this contract and be able to adapt to the demands of the market. The current Support and Maintenance agreement enabled EirGrid to commence the transition from internal hosting and move into the cloud. On completion of the tender process it is the winning tenderer has been able to demonstrate an ability to expand on the work done to date and show that they can move the remaining websites whilst minimising impact to the business.
The Candidate confirmed they are certified to supply, implement, and support Roxen.
II.2.5)

Award criteria ( Agree to publish? yes )

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Resources  /  Weighting:  25%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Approach &  /  Weighting:  40%
Price  -  Weighting:  35%
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
The initial contract period envisaged is 4 years with the possibility to extend annually up to a further 4 years, subject always to the satisfactory performance of the supplier.
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

Put in something like “ The estimate contract value of €4,000,000 is taking into account the contract being extended for the additional 4 years.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
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: 2020/S 197-478144

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Website Development, Support and Maintenance

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

06/05/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders ( Agree to publish? yes )

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

Name and address of the contractor ( Agree to publish? yes )

Dept
8231285E
24 Earlsfort Terrace
Dublin 2
Dublin 2
IE
Telephone: +353 16789992
E-mail: sales@webfactory.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT) ( Agree to publish? yes )

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  1893100.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  4000000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Four Courts
Dublin
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

The High Court
Four Courts
Dublin
Dublin 7
HU
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section)
Ground Floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Dublin
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie