Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 07/04/2022

External Reference: 2022-217159

TED Reference: 2022/S 072-193172

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Central Statistics Office
N/A
Skehard Road, Mahon
Cork
Cork
IE
Contact person: Rod O'Mahony
Telephone: +353 14984043
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.cso.ie

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

National or federal agency/office
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Access to a database of company information and company accounts for companies based in Ireland
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72320000  -  Database services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Central Statistics (CSO) requires access to a database of company information and company accounts for companies based in Ireland. This access should be live and continuous through the utilisation of licences. The data will be utilised by a number of business and economic divisions within the CSO.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  143114.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48441000  -  Financial analysis software package
48442000  -  Financial systems software package
72310000  -  Data-processing services
72316000  -  Data analysis services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Central Statistics (CSO) requires access to a database of company information and company accounts for companies based in Ireland. This access should be live and continuous through the utilisation of licences. The data will be utilised by a number of business and economic divisions within the CSO.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Functional Requirements  /  Weighting:  40%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical and Support Requirements  /  Weighting:  20%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Contract and Account Management  /  Weighting:  10%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Total Overall Cost  /  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

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 201-524488

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Access to a database of company information and company accounts for companies based in Ireland

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

22/12/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  2
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing Limited
1 Canada Square
London
E14 5FA
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  175000.00  EUR
Lowest offer:  143114.00  EUR / Highest offer:  174997.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Dublin 7
Dublin
IE
Internet address: www.courts.ie