Date of dispatch of this notice: 17/10/2022
External Reference: 2022-256022
TED Reference: 2022/S 204-581306
Contract award notice
Information
Published
Contract award notice
Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
Tax Appeals Commission
N/A
Fitzwilliam Court, Leeson Close,
Dublin 2
Co.Dublin
IE
Contact person:
Garret Keenaghan
Telephone:
+353 14851280
E-mail:
Garret.Keenaghan@taxappeals.ie
NUTS code:
IE061 -
Dublin
Main address:
https://www.taxappeals.ie/
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/128511
I.4)
Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5)
Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
Provision of a Case Management System that will be hosted on a Platform as a Service (PaaS)
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
72200000
-
Software programming and consultancy services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
The Tax Appeals Commission wishes to engage a provider for the provision of a case management system that will be hosted on a Platform as a Service (PaaS).
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.7)
Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
835301.30
EUR
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
72200000
-
Software programming and consultancy services
72210000
-
Programming services of packaged software products
72250000
-
System and support services
72416000
-
Application service providers
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE061 -
Dublin
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
The Tax Appeals Commission wishes to engage a provider for the provision of a case management system that will be hosted on a Platform as a Service (PaaS). The successful tenderer shall:
a) Design and Develop the CMS.
b) Provide a suitable platform to host the service.
c) Support the transition to the new CMS, including data migration from legacy systems.
d) Provide ongoing support for an initial period of 5 years .
The Competition process involves the following stages:
1) Pre-Qualification Stage (this stage): The Pre-Qualification Stage (this stage) will be used to short-list the number of potential tenders based on an evaluation of the responses contained in this questionnaire against the selection criteria. It is anticipated that up to 4 firms will be invited to tender.
2) Initial Tender Stage: Those invited to tender, will be asked to provide a detailed response to the specification and award criteria. The Contracting Authority will evaluate those tenders against the award criteria and reserves the right to:
i.) Move straight to a contract award decision without negotiation
ii.) To apply the successive reduction rule to reduce the number of firms invited to the negotiation phase; or
iii.)To invite all firms to negotiation meetings.
3) Negotiation Stage: Tenderers will be invited Invitation to attend a negotiation meeting at which all aspects of the tender submitted may be discussed, including contractual arrangements and costs.
4) Final Tender Stage: Those tenderers who participate in the Negotiation Stage will be accorded an opportunity to submit a best and final offer, which will be assessed against the award criteria. Please note that the Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract directly following receipt of initial tenders without recourse to negotiations with individual tenderers.
a) Design and Develop the CMS.
b) Provide a suitable platform to host the service.
c) Support the transition to the new CMS, including data migration from legacy systems.
d) Provide ongoing support for an initial period of 5 years .
The Competition process involves the following stages:
1) Pre-Qualification Stage (this stage): The Pre-Qualification Stage (this stage) will be used to short-list the number of potential tenders based on an evaluation of the responses contained in this questionnaire against the selection criteria. It is anticipated that up to 4 firms will be invited to tender.
2) Initial Tender Stage: Those invited to tender, will be asked to provide a detailed response to the specification and award criteria. The Contracting Authority will evaluate those tenders against the award criteria and reserves the right to:
i.) Move straight to a contract award decision without negotiation
ii.) To apply the successive reduction rule to reduce the number of firms invited to the negotiation phase; or
iii.)To invite all firms to negotiation meetings.
3) Negotiation Stage: Tenderers will be invited Invitation to attend a negotiation meeting at which all aspects of the tender submitted may be discussed, including contractual arrangements and costs.
4) Final Tender Stage: Those tenderers who participate in the Negotiation Stage will be accorded an opportunity to submit a best and final offer, which will be assessed against the award criteria. Please note that the Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract directly following receipt of initial tenders without recourse to negotiations with individual tenderers.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Responses to the core system requirements set out in Core System Requirements - Part A of PQQ
/
Weighting:
200
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Responses to the requirements set out in Core System Requirements - Supplemental - Part B of PQQ
/
Weighting:
200
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Experience & resources
/
Weighting:
100
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Design Implementation and Test Approach
/
Weighting:
50
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Support and Maintenance
/
Weighting:
150
Price
-
Weighting:
300
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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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 017-040944
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: Provision of a Case Management System that will be hosted on a Platform as a Service (PaaS)
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
03/10/2022
V.2.2)
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:
12
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
:
noV.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor
OpenSky Data Systems Ltd
Naas
IE
NUTS code:
IE062 -
Mid-East
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:
530000.00
EUR
Lowest offer:
835301.30
EUR
/
Highest offer:
1265225.00
EUR
taken into consideration
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)
Additional information
As set out in the RFT and pricing schedule, costs published in this notice include: Licenses, Platform costs, Design & Implementation, Support and Maintenance and Personnel Rate Cards (Change Requests etc.).
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
High Court of Ireland
Dublin
IE