Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 04/02/2022

Expire date: 19/04/2022

External Reference: 2022-230067

TED Reference: 2022/S 028-071785

Contract notice

Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Central Bank of Ireland
N/A
PO Box 559
Dublin 1
New Wapping Street,
IE
Contact person: Central Bank Sourcing Team
Telephone: +353 12246000
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
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=206698&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Economic and financial affairs

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Market Surveillance System
Reference number:  2020P010
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 Central Bank is seeking the provision and implementation of a Market Surveillance System inclusive of licensing, support and maintenance (together the “Solution”). The Solution will provide the Central Bank as a market regulator and supervisor with the capacity to monitor markets in financial instruments for the purpose of protecting market integrity through automated detection and follow-up analysis of possible instances of market abuse (insider dealing and market manipulation).
Please see attached documentation for more information.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 3000000.00  EUR
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48100000  -  Industry specific software package
48411000  -  Investment management software package
48440000  -  Financial analysis and accounting software package
48441000  -  Financial analysis software package
48442000  -  Financial systems software package
48482000  -  Business intelligence software package
48517000  -  IT software package
72000000  -  IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Central Bank is seeking the provision and implementation of a Market Surveillance System inclusive of licensing, support and maintenance (together the “Solution”). The Solution will provide the Central Bank as a market regulator and supervisor with the capacity to monitor markets in financial instruments for the purpose of protecting market integrity through automated detection and follow-up analysis of possible instances of market abuse (insider dealing and market manipulation).
The Solution must be capable of ingesting trading and market-related data from a number of sources and perform requisite processing and analysis in order to identify, on a daily basis, potential instances of market abuse. The Solution will also provide functionality to search and interrogate data for the purpose of investigating possible market abuse, and will incorporate robust and secure record keeping and tracking characteristics. The Solution will provide the Central Bank with the capacity to generate regular and ad-hoc reports based on the data contained within it. The Solution should incorporate an efficient and intuitive user interface incorporating effective and complementary visual and graphical display options and functionality.
Please see attached documentation for more information.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 3000000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:  
The duration of the Contract is intended to be five (5) years, although the Central Bank
has the right to terminate it earlier. The Central Bank also has the right to extend the
duration of the Contract by any period or series of periods up to a total of four (4) years,
so that the Contract may ultimately have a maximum total duration of nine (9) years.
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

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

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

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 250-623445
IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  18/03/2022
Local time:  17:00
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

Duration in months : 12  (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)

Conditions for opening of tenders

Date:  18/03/2022
Local time:  17:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Four Courts
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886511
Fax: +353 18886125
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie/