ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 20/09/2022

External Reference: 2022-244682

TED Reference: 2022/S 184-519145

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Atlantic Technological University
N/A
Port Road, Letterkenny
Co Donegal
00000
IE
Contact person: Olga Vaughan
Telephone: +353 91742750
E-mail: olga.vaughan@gmit.ie
NUTS code:  IE042 -  West
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.gmit.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1160

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Teaching learning & Assessment digital platform
Reference number:  GMIT2021-Teaching learning & Ass
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

48190000  -  Educational software package
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

The provision of a streamlined, “out of the box”, Software as a Service (SaaS) Teaching, Learning and Assessment Digital Platform (TLADP) to support Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) programme provision and management of Industry Placements
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  1000000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

80000000  -  Education and training services
80300000  -  Higher education services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE042 -  West
NUTS code:  IE04 -  Northern and Western
Main site or place of performance:  
ATU Galway Mayo, ATU Sligo, ATU Donegal
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The provision of a streamlined, “out of the box”, Software as a Service (SaaS) Teaching, Learning and Assessment Digital Platform (TLADP) to support Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) programme provision and management of Industry Placements
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Resourcing of the Project & Proposed Programme  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Degree of Conformance with Specification & Functional Characteristics of Proposed Solution  /  Weighting:  50%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Methodology, Effective Management, Communications & Risks to Successful Delivery of the Project  /  Weighting:  10%
Price  -  Weighting:  30%
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

Restricted procedure
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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 211-551184

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Teaching learning & Assessment digital platform

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

26/08/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

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

Name and address of the contractor

Pebble Learning, E Innovation Centre, Priorslee Shropshire, TF2 9FT Telford United Kingdom
E Innovation Centre, Priorslee Shropshire,
Telford
TF2 9FT
UK
Telephone: +44 1952288300
E-mail: tenders@pebblepad.com
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: https://www.pebblepad.co.uk/

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  1000000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  1000000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

The duration of the framework agreement will be four (4) years with four (4) x one (1)
year extensions subject to satisfactory annual review of performance, business needs and
budgetary constraints. For the avoidance of doubt, the Contracting Authority confirms that the period of any Contracts awarded under this Framework Agreement may extend beyond the date of expiry of the agreement. The maximum value of the framework over the life of the framework is €1,000,000 excluding VAT over the lifetime of the agreement i.e. 8 years.
It should be emphasized that this value is not a guarantee of any spend over the life of the
Framework Agreement.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Four Courts
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
E-mail: Highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

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