Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 22/06/2022

External Reference: 2022-278926

TED Reference: 2022/S 121-344922

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
Agriculture House
Dublin 2
Kildare Street
IE
Contact person: Catherine Dempsey
Telephone: +353 16072009
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
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

Implementation, configuration, maintenance, training and support for a Business Intelligence (BI) solution for the Data Analytics Unit (DAU) within DAFM
Reference number:  RFT 195652
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 Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is issuing this Request for Tender (RFT) to enter into a contract with a vendor to supply a Business Intelligence (BI) solution for the Data Analytics Unit (DAU) within DAFM which has the capacity to expand across the diverse divisions within the department. The platform provided must have the capability to connect into existing databases within the department and also provide user friendly visualisations and dashboards with flexible filtering, interrogation of data and can be used as a platform for data modelling.
It is the intent of this tender to solicit proposals from all interested vendors possessing expertise to provide a solution to accommodate the needs of the DAU, within the guidelines established in the tender documents. The DAU under the guidance of the Chief Information Officer in Information Management and Technology Division (IMT) will be managing the contract.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  456730.80  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48482000  -  Business intelligence software package
72212461  -  Analytical or scientific software development services
72212482  -  Business intelligence software development services
72260000  -  Software-related services
72261000  -  Software support services
72267000  -  Software maintenance and repair services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is issuing this Request for Tender (RFT) to enter into a contract with a vendor to supply a Business Intelligence (BI) solution for the Data Analytics Unit (DAU) within DAFM which has the capacity to expand across the diverse divisions within the department. The platform provided must have the capability to connect into existing databases within the department and also provide user friendly visualisations and dashboards with flexible filtering, interrogation of data and can be used as a platform for data modelling.
It is the intent of this tender to solicit proposals from all interested vendors possessing expertise to provide a solution to accommodate the needs of the DAU, within the guidelines established in the tender documents. The DAU under the guidance of the Chief Information Officer in Information Management and Technology Division (IMT) will be managing the contract.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Baseline Critera  /  Weighting:  200
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Data Visualisation  /  Weighting:  190
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Advanced Analytics  /  Weighting:  180
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Automated Insights, NLG, NLQ  /  Weighting:  90
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Interactive Visual Exploration  /  Weighting:  180
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Catalogue & Governance  /  Weighting:  110
Quality criterion  -  Name:  MODEL COMPLEXITY AND ETL  /  Weighting:  100
Quality criterion  -  Name:  DATA PREPARATION  /  Weighting:  180
Quality criterion  -  Name:  MANAGEABILITY  /  Weighting:  120
Quality criterion  -  Name:  CLOUD  /  Weighting:  220
Quality criterion  -  Name:  DATA SOURCE CONNECTIVITY  /  Weighting:  170
Quality criterion  -  Name:  SECURITY AND USER ADMIN  /  Weighting:  160
Quality criterion  -  Name:  COLLABORATION  /  Weighting:  70
Quality criterion  -  Name:  EMBEDDED ANALYTICS  /  Weighting:  60
Quality criterion  -  Name:  REPORTING  /  Weighting:  120
Quality criterion  -  Name:  TEST CASE SCENARIOS  /  Weighting:  90
Quality criterion  -  Name:  IMPLEMENTATION & CONFIGURATION  /  Weighting:  90
Quality criterion  -  Name:  REQUIRED INFRASTRUCTURE/LICENSES  /  Weighting:  130
Quality criterion  -  Name:  SERVICE PROVIDERS  /  Weighting:  120
Quality criterion  -  Name:  TRAINING & DOCUMENTATION, SUPPORT & VALUE ADDED  /  Weighting:  920
Cost criterion  -  Name:  OVERALL TOTAL COST  /  Weighting:  1500
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 157-416139
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: Implementation, configuration, maintenance, training and support for a Business Intelligence (BI) solution for the Data Analytics Unit (DAU) within DAFM

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

31/03/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  4
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Ernst and Young Business Advisory Services
Harcourt Centre, Harcourt Street
Dublin
D2
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

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:  498000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  456730.80  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court of Ireland
Dublin
IE