ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 21/04/2022

External Reference: 2022-226496

TED Reference: 2022/S 081-218994

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
N/A
Fisheries, Clogheen
Clonakilty
P85 TX47
IE
Contact person: Damien Clarke
Telephone: +353 238859500
E-mail: damien.clarke@agriculture.gov.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.agriculture.gov.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/307

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

European Maritime, Fisheries & Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Grant Management and reporting software
Reference number:  RFT 199754
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

Tenderers are invited to propose a Grant Management & Reporting software solution which consists of records of all applications and payment transactions made to beneficiaries through EMFAF grants, with the key features of workflow management and reporting functions, additionally providing data protection policy management, training materials to support staff compliance with all relevant and applicable data protection legislation and information security best practices.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  443375.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72200000  -  Software programming and consultancy services
72260000  -  Software-related services
72261000  -  Software support services
72262000  -  Software development services
72263000  -  Software implementation services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Tenderers are invited to propose a Grant Management & Reporting software solution which consists of records of all applications and payment transactions made to beneficiaries through EMFAF grants, with the key features of workflow management and reporting functions, additionally providing data protection policy management, training materials to support staff compliance with all relevant and applicable data protection legislation and information security best practices.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  1. Functional & Technical Requirements  /  Weighting:  460
Quality criterion  -  Name:  2. Quality of Proposed Implementation and Configuration Plan  /  Weighting:  70
Quality criterion  -  Name:  3. Quality of the Proposed Support and Maintenance Services  /  Weighting:  70
Cost criterion  -  Name:  4. Cost  /  Weighting:  400
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: yes
Identification of the project: The European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) 2021-2027

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 198-516740
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: European Maritime, Fisheries & Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Grant Management and reporting software

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

30/03/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Smartsimple Software (Ireland) Limited
1 Grattan Business Park, Clonsaugh
Dublin
D17
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

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:  800000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  443375.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court of Ireland
Dublin
IE