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Contract award notice

Information

Published

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

External Reference: 2021-251501

TED Reference: 2021/S 222-585396

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)
N/A
Ballymany
Co Kildare
The Curragh
IE
Contact person: Diarmuid Parker
Telephone: +353 45455455
E-mail: dparker@hri.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.hri.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/330

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Recreation, culture and religion

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Provision of cloud Based Online Training Platform and Online Learning Tools to Horse Racing Ireland and the Wider Horse Racing Industry
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72212190  -  Educational software development services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Horse Racing Ireland wishes to engage a suitably qualified tenderers to provide a cloud-based learning management system which will house online learning content and resources.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  450000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48931000  -  Training software package
72212190  -  Educational software development services
80000000  -  Education and training services
80330000  -  Safety education services
80420000  -  E-learning services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Horse Racing Ireland wishes to engage a suitably qualified tenderers to provide a cloud-based learning management system which will house online learning content and resources.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  B(i) Proposed Solution for LMS  /  Weighting:  25%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  B(ii) Proposed flexibility of the solution  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  B(iii) Proposed solution for training provision  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  C. Contract management and Proposed Team  /  Weighting:  15%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  D. Innovation/Value Add  /  Weighting:  5%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  A. Ultimate Cost  /  Weighting:  35%
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

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: 2020/S 201-486850

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Provision of cloud Based Online Training Platform and Online Learning Tools to Horse Racing Ireland and the Wider Horse Racing Industry

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

04/11/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  8
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  5
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Aurion Learning
NI 38127
475 Ormeau Road
Belfast
County Antrim
UK
Telephone: +44 2890643211
E-mail: gavin.woods@aurionlearning.com
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: http://www.aurionlearning.com

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  450000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Four Court, Inns Quay
Dublin
IE
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
Internet address: www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
Statutory Instrument Nº 130 of 2010 (the Irish Remedies Regulations) provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the framework agreement(including the reviewable public contract) and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that framework agreement and reviewable public contract