Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 09/06/2022

External Reference: 2022-274589

TED Reference: 2022/S 113-319291

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

National Transport Authority
0000
Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Dublin 2
D02 WT20
IE
Contact person: Mark Bradwell
Telephone: +353 18798300
Fax: +353 18798333
NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

National or federal agency/office
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Transport

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Multi-Supplier Framework for ICT Resources in 6 Lots
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 objective of this competition was to establish a framework of suitable qualified service providers who will be available, upon request, to tender for the provision of ICT resources in six (6) Lots for the Authority.
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  16800000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

ICT Infrastructure and Operations Support Services
Lot No:  1
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71356000  -  Technical services
71356300  -  Technical support services
71600000  -  Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
72220000  -  Systems and technical consultancy services
72222300  -  Information technology services
72226000  -  System software acceptance testing consultancy services
72400000  -  Internet services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The objective of this competition was to establish a framework of suitable qualified service providers who will be available, upon request, to tender for the provision of ICT resources in six (6) Lots for the Authority.
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
The roles required for Lot 1:ICT Infrastructure and Operations Support Services include:
• Applications Support Engineer
• GIS Administrator
• ICT Administrator
• IT Service Delivery Manager
• Middleware Specialist
• Network Architect
• Network Support Engineer / Administrator (Data)
• Performance Tester
• Test Lead
• Virtualisation Specialist
• Wintel Server Engineer / Administrator
• Database Administrator
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality and depth of resources  /  Weighting:  70
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
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

PMO
Lot No:  2
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71356000  -  Technical services
71356300  -  Technical support services
71600000  -  Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
72220000  -  Systems and technical consultancy services
72222300  -  Information technology services
72226000  -  System software acceptance testing consultancy services
72400000  -  Internet services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The objective of this competition was to establish a framework of suitable qualified service providers who will be available, upon request, to tender for the provision of ICT resources in six (6) Lots for the Authority.
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
The roles required for Lot 2: PMO include:
• Project Manager
• Programme Manager
• Project Administrator
• Business Analyst
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality and depth of resources  /  Weighting:  70
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
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Data, BI and Analytics Services
Lot No:  3
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71356000  -  Technical services
71356300  -  Technical support services
71600000  -  Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
72220000  -  Systems and technical consultancy services
72222300  -  Information technology services
72226000  -  System software acceptance testing consultancy services
72400000  -  Internet services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The objective of this competition was to establish a framework of suitable qualified service providers who will be available, upon request, to tender for the provision of ICT resources in six (6) Lots for the Authority.
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
The roles required for Lot 3: Data, BI and Analytics Services include:
• Business Intelligence Developer
• Database / Data Warehouse Consultant
• Statistician
• Data Scientist
• Data Engineer
• Business Intelligence Analyst
• Data Governance Specialist
• Data Analyst
• Data Solution Architect
• BI Project Manager
• Data Architect
• BI Architect
• Database Systems Architect
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality and depth of resources  /  Weighting:  70
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
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Cyber Security Services
Lot No:  4
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71356000  -  Technical services
71356300  -  Technical support services
71600000  -  Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
72220000  -  Systems and technical consultancy services
72222300  -  Information technology services
72226000  -  System software acceptance testing consultancy services
72400000  -  Internet services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The objective of this competition was to establish a framework of suitable qualified service providers who will be available, upon request, to tender for the provision of ICT resources in six (6) Lots for the Authority.
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
The roles required for Lot 4: Cyber Security Services include:
• Cyber Security Officer
• Information Security Manager
• Security Architect
• Security Analyst
• Cloud Security Architect
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality and depth of resources  /  Weighting:  70
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
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Enterprise Architecture & Cloud
Lot No:  5
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71356000  -  Technical services
71356300  -  Technical support services
71600000  -  Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
72220000  -  Systems and technical consultancy services
72222300  -  Information technology services
72226000  -  System software acceptance testing consultancy services
72400000  -  Internet services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The objective of this competition was to establish a framework of suitable qualified service providers who will be available, upon request, to tender for the provision of ICT resources in six (6) Lots for the Authority.
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
The roles required for Lot 5: Enterprise Architecture & Cloud include:
• Applications Developer Architect
• Cloud Architect
• Enterprise Architect
• Infrastructure Architect
• Mobile Architect
• Office 365 Engineer
• Solution Architect
• Technical Architect
• Cloud Engineer
• Cloud Services Administrator
• Cloud DevOps Engineer
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality and depth of resources  /  Weighting:  70
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
II.2)

Description

II.2.1)

Title

Head of Architecture
Lot No:  6
II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

71356000  -  Technical services
71356300  -  Technical support services
71600000  -  Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
72220000  -  Systems and technical consultancy services
72222300  -  Information technology services
72226000  -  System software acceptance testing consultancy services
72400000  -  Internet services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The objective of this competition was to establish a framework of suitable qualified service providers who will be available, upon request, to tender for the provision of ICT resources in six (6) Lots for the Authority.
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
The role required for this Lot 6 is:
• Head of Architecture
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality and depth of resources  /  Weighting:  70
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

Open 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 158-418516

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 1

Title: ICT Infrastructure and Operations Support Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

03/03/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  15
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  yes
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Abtran Unlimited Company
Cork
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Ireland Limited
Leixlip
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Grant Thornton
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Ernst & Young Business Consultants
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Ergo Services Limted
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Test Triangle Ltd
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  2352000.00  EUR

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 2

Title: PMO

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

01/03/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  19
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  yes
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Abtran Unlimited Company
Cork
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Ernst & Young Business Consultants
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Capgemini Ireland Ltd
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Expleo Technology Ireland Ltd
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Codec- DSS Limited
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
Project Orchestration Ltd
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  2352000.00  EUR

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 3

Title: Data, BI and Analytics Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

14/03/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  10
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  yes
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Ernst & Young Business Consultants
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Eirevo
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Codec-DSS Limited
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
Capgemini Ireland Limited
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Aspira
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  2352000.00  EUR

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 4

Title: Cyber Security Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

24/01/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  13
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  yes
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

KPMG
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Accenture Ltd
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Capgemini Ireland Ltd
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Grant Thornton Consulting Ltd
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Eirevo
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Ernst & Young Business Consultants
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  2352000.00  EUR

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 5

Title: Enterprise Architecture & Cloud

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

28/02/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  15
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  yes
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Ergo Services Limited
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Eirevo
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
KPMG
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Codec-DSS Limited
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
Capgemini Ireland Ltd
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Accenture Ltd
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  2352000.00  EUR

Section V: Award of contract

Lot No: 6

Title: Head of Architecture

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

01/12/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  yes
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Zarrdia Limited
Kilcock
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
Codec-DSS Limited
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
KPMG
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Intercept Technologies Limited
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
Ernst & Young
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
ErgoServices Ltd
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  5040000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court of Ireland
Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Dublin 7
D7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
As set out in S.I. No. 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).