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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 13/01/2023

External Reference: 2023-242436

TED Reference: 2023/S 013-034401

Contract award notice

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Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
N/A
Government Buildings
Dublin
Upr Merrion Street
IE
Contact person: Dermot Nolan
E-mail: dermot.nolan@per.gov.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.per.gov.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1887

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

Provision of fixed Voice and VoIP Services
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

64215000  -  IP telephone services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) is a division of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and is tasked with delivering the Government’s Public Service ICT Strategy.
OGCIO BTS is currently expanding with more departments coming online for support through the range of services we offer. Fixed Voices and VOIP is one of the offerings currently available to existing and new departments we support. By the end of 2021 OGCIO will be supporting departments with a staff count of over 4,000. It is expected to raise to 15,000 staff over the duration of this contract. We require a carrier who can grow with us and scale up the number of accounts efficiently as we expand over the lifetime of this contract.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

64200000  -  Telecommunications services
64227000  -  Integrated telecommunications services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Spencer Dock, Dublin 1, D01WP44
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) is a division of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and is tasked with delivering the Government’s Public Service ICT Strategy. The OGCIO has a wide-ranging remit in addition to delivery of the Government Public Service ICT Strategy. The OGCIO is also responsible for providing ICT Services to a number of Government Departments, these services include the private Government Network, Public Service ICT policy, approval of major ICT expenditure across the wider civil and public service, and engaging with the EU on the Government Action Plan. An 18 Step Action Plan sets out a range of projects and programmes which will deliver the Public Service ICT Strategy including Build To Share (BTS) Infrastructure Initiatives. The Service Delivery Unit (SDU) in the OGCIO is responsible for delivering these central BTS Infrastructure initiatives and services to Government Departments and Public Service Bodies.
The goods/services under this agreement will be drawn down by the OGCIO for services provided by the OGCIO to Government Departments/Public Service Bodies availing of the OGCIO’s Build To Share initiatives.
OGCIO BTS is currently expanding with more departments coming online for support through the range of services we offer. Fixed Voices and VOIP is one of the offerings currently available to existing and new departments we support. By the end of 2021 OGCIO will be supporting departments with a staff count of over 4,000. It is expected to raise to 15,000 staff over the duration of this contract. We require a carrier who can grow with us and scale up the number of accounts efficiently as we expand over the lifetime of this contract.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Suitability of Intended Use  /  Weighting:  30%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Proposal of Management and Delivery of Contract  /  Weighting:  30%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  .Cost of Providing Service  /  Weighting:  40%
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 : no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 121-319636

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Provision of fixed Voice and VoIP Services

A contract/lot is awarded: no
V.1)

Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Inns Quay
Dublin 7
D07N972
IE