Date of dispatch of this notice: 12/08/2021
Expire date: 23/09/2021
External Reference: 2021-268029
TED Reference: 2021/S 158-418516
Contract notice
Information
Published
Contract notice
Contract notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
National Transport Authority
N/A
Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Dublin 2
D02 WT20
IE
Contact person:
Mark Bradwell
Telephone:
+353 18798300
E-mail:
procurement@nationaltransport.ie
Fax:
+353 18798333
NUTS code:
IE0 -
IRELAND
Main address:
www.nationaltransport.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149
I.3)
Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=195459&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLEAdditional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=195459&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)
Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5)
Main activity
Other activity:
Transport
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
Multi-Supplier Framework for ICT Resources in 6 Lots
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
The objective of this competition is to establish a framework of suitable qualified service providers who will be available, upon request, to tender for the provision of ICT resources in six (6) Lots for the Authority.
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
yes
Tenders may be submitted for
all lots
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
ICT Infrastructure and Operations Support Services
Lot No:
1
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
71356000
-
Technical services
71356300
-
Technical support services
71600000
-
Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
72220000
-
Systems and technical consultancy services
72222300
-
Information technology services
72226000
-
System software acceptance testing consultancy services
72400000
-
Internet services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE0 -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
The objective of this competition is to establish a framework of suitable qualified service providers who will be available, upon request, to tender for the provision of ICT resources in six (6) Lots for the Authority.
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
The roles required for Lot 1:ICT Infrastructure and Operations Support Services include:
• Applications Support Engineer
• GIS Administrator
• ICT Administrator
• IT Service Delivery Manager
• Middleware Specialist
• Network Architect
• Network Support Engineer / Administrator (Data)
• Performance Tester
• Test Lead
• Virtualisation Specialist
• Wintel Server Engineer / Administrator
• Database Administrator
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
The roles required for Lot 1:ICT Infrastructure and Operations Support Services include:
• Applications Support Engineer
• GIS Administrator
• ICT Administrator
• IT Service Delivery Manager
• Middleware Specialist
• Network Architect
• Network Support Engineer / Administrator (Data)
• Performance Tester
• Test Lead
• Virtualisation Specialist
• Wintel Server Engineer / Administrator
• Database Administrator
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
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
Additional information can be found in the Request for Tenders document.
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
PMO
Lot No:
2
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
71356000
-
Technical services
71356300
-
Technical support services
71600000
-
Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
72220000
-
Systems and technical consultancy services
72222300
-
Information technology services
72226000
-
System software acceptance testing consultancy services
72400000
-
Internet services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE0 -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
The objective of this competition is to establish a framework of suitable qualified service providers who will be available, upon request, to tender for the provision of ICT resources in six (6) Lots for the Authority.
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
The roles required for Lot 2: PMO include:
• Project Manager
• Programme Manager
• Project Administrator
• Business Analyst
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
The roles required for Lot 2: PMO include:
• Project Manager
• Programme Manager
• Project Administrator
• Business Analyst
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
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
Additional information can be found in the Request for Tenders document.
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Data, BI and Analytics Services
Lot No:
3
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
71356000
-
Technical services
71356300
-
Technical support services
71600000
-
Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
72220000
-
Systems and technical consultancy services
72222300
-
Information technology services
72226000
-
System software acceptance testing consultancy services
72400000
-
Internet services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE0 -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
The objective of this competition is to establish a framework of suitable qualified service providers who will be available, upon request, to tender for the provision of ICT resources in six (6) Lots for the Authority.
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
The roles required for Lot 3: Data, BI and Analytics Services include:
• Business Intelligence Developer
• Database / Data Warehouse Consultant
• Statistician
• Data Scientist
• Data Engineer
• Business Intelligence Analyst
• Data Governance Specialist
• Data Analyst
• Data Solution Architect
• BI Project Manager
• Data Architect
• BI Architect
• Database Systems Architect
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
The roles required for Lot 3: Data, BI and Analytics Services include:
• Business Intelligence Developer
• Database / Data Warehouse Consultant
• Statistician
• Data Scientist
• Data Engineer
• Business Intelligence Analyst
• Data Governance Specialist
• Data Analyst
• Data Solution Architect
• BI Project Manager
• Data Architect
• BI Architect
• Database Systems Architect
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
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
Additional information can be found in the Request for Tenders document.
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Cyber Security Services
Lot No:
4
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
71356000
-
Technical services
71356300
-
Technical support services
71600000
-
Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
72220000
-
Systems and technical consultancy services
72222300
-
Information technology services
72226000
-
System software acceptance testing consultancy services
72400000
-
Internet services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE0 -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
The objective of this competition is to establish a framework of suitable qualified service providers who will be available, upon request, to tender for the provision of ICT resources in six (6) Lots for the Authority.
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
The roles required for Lot 4: Cyber Security Services include:
• Cyber Security Officer
• Information Security Manager
• Security Architect
• Security Analyst
• Cloud Security Architect
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
The roles required for Lot 4: Cyber Security Services include:
• Cyber Security Officer
• Information Security Manager
• Security Architect
• Security Analyst
• Cloud Security Architect
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
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
Additional information can be found in the Request for Tenders document.
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Enterprise Architecture & Cloud
Lot No:
5
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
71356000
-
Technical services
71356300
-
Technical support services
71600000
-
Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
72220000
-
Systems and technical consultancy services
72222300
-
Information technology services
72226000
-
System software acceptance testing consultancy services
72400000
-
Internet services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE0 -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
The objective of this competition is to establish a framework of suitable qualified service providers who will be available, upon request, to tender for the provision of ICT resources in six (6) Lots for the Authority.
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
The roles required for Lot 5: Enterprise Architecture & Cloud include:
• Applications Developer Architect
• Cloud Architect
• Enterprise Architect
• Infrastructure Architect
• Mobile Architect
• Office 365 Engineer
• Solution Architect
• Technical Architect
• Cloud Engineer
• Cloud Services Administrator
• Cloud DevOps Engineer
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
The roles required for Lot 5: Enterprise Architecture & Cloud include:
• Applications Developer Architect
• Cloud Architect
• Enterprise Architect
• Infrastructure Architect
• Mobile Architect
• Office 365 Engineer
• Solution Architect
• Technical Architect
• Cloud Engineer
• Cloud Services Administrator
• Cloud DevOps Engineer
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
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
Additional information can be found in the Request for Tenders document.
II.2)
Description
II.2.1)
Title
Head of Architecture
Lot No:
6
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
71356000
-
Technical services
71356300
-
Technical support services
71600000
-
Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
72220000
-
Systems and technical consultancy services
72222300
-
Information technology services
72226000
-
System software acceptance testing consultancy services
72400000
-
Internet services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE0 -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
The objective of this competition is to establish a framework of suitable qualified service providers who will be available, upon request, to tender for the provision of ICT resources in six (6) Lots for the Authority.
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
The role required for this Lot 6 is:
• Head of Architecture
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
The role required for this Lot 6 is:
• Head of Architecture
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
48
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
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
Additional information can be found in the Request for Tenders document.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)
Conditions for participation
III.1.1)
Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As set out in procurement documents.
III.1.2)
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)
Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2)
Contract performance conditions
As set out in procurement documents.
III.2.3)
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)
Description
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3)
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:
6
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.2.2)
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
16/09/2021
Local time:
12:00
IV.2.4)
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
IV.2.6)
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
15/03/2022
IV.2.7)
Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
16/09/2021
Local time:
12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
no
VI.2)
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)
Additional information
The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled. All costs incurred by interested parties in participating in this competition must be borne by them.
Any contract award will be subject to a number of preconditions, including production of a current tax clearance certificate or tax clearance statement from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland. The contracting authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured.
The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.
Refer to procurement documents for further information.
Any contract award will be subject to a number of preconditions, including production of a current tax clearance certificate or tax clearance statement from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland. The contracting authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured.
The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.
Refer to procurement documents for further information.
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
High Court of Ireland
Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Dublin 7
D7
IE
Telephone:
+353 18886000
E-mail:
highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
Internet address:
http://www.courts.ie
VI.4.3)
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
As set out in S.I. No. 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).