Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 08/11/2021

External Reference: 2021-236357

TED Reference: 2021/S 220-579261

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Road Safety Authority (RSA)
N/A
Moy Business Park
Ballina
Primrose Hill
IE
Contact person: Procurement and Contracts Management Office
Telephone: +353 09625000
E-mail: PCMO@rsa.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.rsa.ie

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Road Safety and Public Service Provision

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Ongoing Support, Maintenance and Enhancement of the NDLS Driver Application System and Associated Services
Reference number:  ET2104
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72261000  -  Software support services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The RSA recently held a competition seeking to appoint a contractor for the provision of ongoing support, maintenance and enhancement of the NDLS Driver Application System and associated services. Following evaluation in adherence to the provisions of the RFT, the RSA has awarded a contract as further described in this Contract Award Notice.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  4000000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71356300  -  Technical support services
72000000  -  IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72212100  -  Industry specific software development services
72212400  -  Business transaction and personal business software development services
72212610  -  Database software development services
72220000  -  Systems and technical consultancy services
72250000  -  System and support services
72253000  -  Helpdesk and support services
72253200  -  Systems support services
72262000  -  Software development services
72320000  -  Database services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The scope of the Contract involves the following:
(i) the provision of ongoing support and maintenance of the DA System; and
(ii) the development and enhancement of the DA System on an ‘as required’ basis over the Contract Term;
Additional services may also be required over the Contract term which may include but are not limited to:
(i) Consultancy services in relation to the DA System and/or its underlying technology stack including data analysis and retrieval services;
(ii) Quality reviews of other systems which the RSA own or are in the process of procuring e.g. Database design reviews;
(iii) Assisting the RSA Data Team in any matters relating to relational database query optimisation;
(iv) Assistance with RSA migration to a new/alternative driver application platform;
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Resources  /  Weighting:  650
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Method Statement  /  Weighting:  Pass/Fail
Price  -  Weighting:  350
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
The RSA reserves the right to extend the Contract Term for a period of 24 months with a maximum of 3 such extensions up to a maximum term of 96 months.
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: 2021/S 107-281384

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Ongoing Support, Maintenance and Enhancement of the NDLS Driver Application System and Associated Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

11/10/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  1
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

rational commerce
(GB) 706 8424 32
88 tyrwhitt rd
London
London
IE
Telephone: +44 2086912089
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

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 of Ireland
High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Dublin
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
Please consult your legal advisors