Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 27/07/2022

External Reference: 2022-217544

TED Reference: 2022/S 146-418699

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Irish Prison Service
N/A
IDA Business Park,
Longford
Ballinalee Road,
IE
Contact person: IPS Greenville
Telephone: +353 14020114
NUTS code:  IE063 -  Midland
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://1

The Department of Justice
Dublin
DO2 HK52
IE
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.justice.ie

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law:  
To Include the Department of Justice.
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

Public order and safety

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Tender for Network Management Support & Licencing to the Irish Prison Service
Reference number:  IPS/2022/12
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72610000  -  Computer support services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Tender for the provision of Observer Gigaflow Support & Licensing to The Irish Prison Service and on behalf of the Department of Justice.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  1500000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48000000  -  Software package and information systems
48480000  -  Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package
48482000  -  Business intelligence software package
72200000  -  Software programming and consultancy services
72261000  -  Software support services
72262000  -  Software development services
72263000  -  Software implementation services
72265000  -  Software configuration services
72266000  -  Software consultancy services
72322000  -  Data management services
72600000  -  Computer support and consultancy services
72611000  -  Technical computer support services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Nationwide
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Tender for the provision of Observer Gigaflow Support & Licensing to The Irish Prison Service and on behalf of the Department of Justice.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Account Management  /  Weighting:  30%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed Service Level agreement and Key Performance Indicators & Training Requirements  /  Weighting:  20%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Ultimate Cost  /  Weighting:  50%
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

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 211623

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: 2022/S 073-195599

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Tender for Network Management Support & Licencing to the Irish Prison Service

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

09/06/2022
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  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

Fastcom AS (trading as Enterprise Defence)
3398537AH
61 John Street
Sligo
F91 AH39
IE
Telephone: +353 851744831
NUTS code:  IE042 -  West

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  1500000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition.
3) Suppliers should note the following when making their submission: • There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per file. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload. • In order to submit a document to the electronic postbox, please note that you must click “Submit Response”. After submitting a response, the response may be modified and re-submitted as many times as may be necessary until the RFT deadline has expired. Suppliers should be aware that the “Submit Response” button will be disabled automatically upon expiration of the response deadline. • Suppliers must ensure that they give themselves sufficient time to upload & submit all required documentation before the submission deadline. Suppliers should take into account the fact that upload speeds vary. • If you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eusupply. com or Telephone: 353(0)21 2439277 (09:00am – 17:30pm GMT) 5. All queries must be submitted through the messaging facility on www.etenders.gov.ie.
4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response
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5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework.
6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.
9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.
10) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.
11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Four Courts
Dublin
7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
The contract award decision is subject to the application of SI 130 of 2010.
VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Consult legal advisor
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