Contract notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 18/07/2022

Expire date: 26/08/2022

External Reference: 2022-224437

TED Reference: 2022/S 140-401783

Contract notice - utilities

Contract notice – utilities

Services

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

Irish Water
IE3191327JH
Tender Administration, PO Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street, Ervia
Cork
Co.Cork
IE
Contact person: Tender Admin
Telephone: +353 214239000
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.water.ie

I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
www.etenders.gov.ie
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:  www.etenders.gov.ie
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.6)

Main activity

Water

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

21/044 - Single Supplier Framework for the provision of IT Support, Maintenance and Development Services to Irish Water
Reference number:  21/044
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

21/044 - Single Supplier Framework for the provision of IT Support, Maintenance and Development Services to Irish Water
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72100000  -  Hardware consultancy services
72110000  -  Hardware selection consultancy services
72120000  -  Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services
72200000  -  Software programming and consultancy services
72212000  -  Programming services of application software
72212200  -  Networking, Internet and intranet software development services
72212218  -  License management software development services
72212517  -  IT software development services
72212700  -  Software development services utilities
72212771  -  General utility software development services
72220000  -  Systems and technical consultancy services
72222300  -  Information technology services
72223000  -  Information technology requirements review services
72227000  -  Software integration consultancy services
72228000  -  Hardware integration consultancy services
72250000  -  System and support services
72251000  -  Disaster recovery services
72252000  -  Computer archiving services
72253000  -  Helpdesk and support services
72253100  -  Helpdesk services
72253200  -  Systems support services
72254000  -  Software testing
72254100  -  Systems testing services
72261000  -  Software support services
72262000  -  Software development services
72267000  -  Software maintenance and repair services
72267100  -  Maintenance of information technology software
72267200  -  Repair of information technology software
72300000  -  Data services
72320000  -  Database services
72400000  -  Internet services
72511000  -  Network management software services
72700000  -  Computer network services
72710000  -  Local area network services
72720000  -  Wide area network services
72910000  -  Computer back-up services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

21/044 - Single Supplier Framework for the provision of IT Support, Maintenance and Development Services to Irish Water
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 96
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9)

Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Maximum of five Applicants will be invited to Tender where the minimum requirements are demonstrated.
If there is more than one Applicant ranked at fifth place, the Contracting Entity reserves the right to pre-qualify and shortlist all such tied Applicants (so that more than five of Applicants would then pre-qualify).
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
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.2.14)

Additional information

Submit through eTenders system before the deadline. It's vital you begin scanning & uploading the response in a timely manner. The system locksdown at the time specified in PQQ documents. Tenders not fully uploaded by the response deadline won't be accepted. Submit via eTenders system not later than 12:00 hrs local time on 19/08/2022
Help Guides: www.etenders.gov.ie/system-user-guide

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.8)

Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded

Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may if the Contracting Entity considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. The Contracting Entity also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with one member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as the Contracting Entity considers appropriate
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

Framework agreement with a single operator
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.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  19/08/2022
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English, Irish
IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months : 12  (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  yes
VI.2)

Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay,
Dublin
IE
Telephone: +35 318886000

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
Please refer to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and in particular Regulation 7 and 10(2)).