Date of dispatch of this notice: 15/07/2021
External Reference: 2021-236855
TED Reference: 2021/S 138-367738
Contract award notice
Information
Published
Contract award notice
Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
Met Éireann, a line division of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage(DHLGH)
N/A
Glasnevin Hill,
Dublin 9
D09 Y921
IE
Contact person:
Stephen Carey
Telephone:
+353 018064200
E-mail:
stephen.carey@met.ie
NUTS code:
IE061 -
Dublin
Main address:
http://www.met.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/255
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
Other activity:
National Meteorological Service
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
Development of a Delft FEWS Platform for the Flood Forecasting Centre at Met Éireann
Reference number:
FEWS 001
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
Met Éireann intend to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a framework agreement for the development, installation, support, and hosting of a FEWS Integrator for the Flood Forecasting Centre. The framework agreement will be established on foot of this tender competition / a competition for an initial contract for the development of a Delft-FEWS platform in an operational setting, integrating data management and forecasting tasks for several larger catchments (hereafter referred to as Hydrometric Areas) into a National Scale Flood Forecasting system. The working platform must facilitate flood forecasting at both a National and Catchment level. The tender will be required to integrate 3rd party hydrological model software into the Delft-FEWS platform. The platform will be cloud based and be geo-resilient. During the competition the mechanism for appointing the successful tenderer was changed from a Framework to Service Contract
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.7)
Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
580000.00
EUR
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
48222000
-
Web server software package
48460000
-
Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package
48462000
-
Mathematical or forecasting software package
71351600
-
Weather-forecasting services
72212222
-
Web server software development services
72212460
-
Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software development services
72212462
-
Mathematical or forecasting software development services
72415000
-
World wide web (www) site operation host services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE061 -
Dublin
Main site or place of performance:
Ireland
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Met Éireann intend to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a framework agreement for the development, installation, support, and hosting of a FEWS Integrator for the Flood Forecasting Centre. The framework agreement will be established on foot of this tender competition / a competition for an initial contract for the development of a Delft-FEWS platform in an operational setting, integrating data management and forecasting tasks for several larger catchments (hereafter referred to as Hydrometric Areas) into a National Scale Flood Forecasting system. The working platform must facilitate flood forecasting at both a National and Catchment level. The tender will be required to integrate 3rd party hydrological model software into the Delft-FEWS platform. The platform will be cloud based and be geo-resilient. During the competition the mechanism for appointing the successful tenderer was changed from a Framework to Service Contract
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
System
/
Weighting:
250
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Service
/
Weighting:
250
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Team
/
Weighting:
100
Price
-
Weighting:
400
II.2.11)
Information about options
Options:
yes
Description of options:
The initial contract will be awarded to the successful tenderer shortly after the competition . The initial contract will be awarded to the successful tenderer for three years with the option of awarding extensions of one, two or three years’ extensions during the life of the framework. During the competition the mechanism for appointing the successful tenderer was changed from a Framework to Service Contract
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
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 178057
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)
Description
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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 204-496457
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Development of a Delft FEWS Platform for the Flood Forecasting Centre at Met Éireann
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
30/06/2021
V.2.2)
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:
2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:
2
Number of tenders received by electronic means:
2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
:
noV.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor
IMDC
BE0422376305
Van Immerseelstraat 66 2018
Antwerp
BE
Telephone:
+32 32700042
E-mail:
tenders@imdc.be
NUTS code:
BE211 -
Arr. Antwerpen
Internet address:
https://imdc.be/en
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:
580000.00
EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:
580000.00
EUR
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)
Additional information
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per document on etenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped.
3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 21 243 92 77 (09:00am – 17:30pm GMT)
4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID:178057) as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response
5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract.
6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.
9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded at any time.
10) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.
11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
12) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 3 or 5 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting authority reserves the right to invite at least 3 or 5 subject to that number qualifying.
2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per document on etenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped.
3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 21 243 92 77 (09:00am – 17:30pm GMT)
4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID:178057) as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response
5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract.
6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.
9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded at any time.
10) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.
11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
12) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 3 or 5 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting authority reserves the right to invite at least 3 or 5 subject to that number qualifying.
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
High Court
Inns Quay
Dublin
Dublin 7
IE
VI.4.3)
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The contract is covered by the application of the Remedies Directive and the relevant standstill period applied at time of notification