ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 02/03/2023

External Reference: 2023-239739

TED Reference: 2023/S 047-137210

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Central Bank of Ireland
N/A
PO Box 559
Dublin 1
New Wapping Street,
IE
Contact person: Central Bank Sourcing Team
Telephone: +353 12246000
E-mail: Tenders2@centralbank.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.centralbank.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/329

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Economic and financial affairs

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Website support for the Central Bank of Ireland website (www.centralbank.ie
Reference number:  2022P007
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72413000  -  World wide web (www) site design services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Central Bank’s website is a public facing website delivered on the Progress SiteFinity Content Management System (SiteFinity DXP) and hosted on the Progress SiteFinity Cloud PaaS hosting service on Azure, using a tenancy owned and operated by Progress. The entire Solution will be managed by the successful Tenderer. The Solution includes, but is not limited to, the Central Bank of Ireland’s website; hosted environments; and associated managed service. The successful Tenderer will provide a single-point-of-contact service wrapper for all aspects of the solution including providing support, maintenance and ongoing development of the centralbank.ie website. The provision and day to day management of network, storage, and security is handled through the Progress SiteFinity Cloud.
See attached documentation for more information.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  2440000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72000000  -  IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72267100  -  Maintenance of information technology software
72400000  -  Internet services
72415000  -  World wide web (www) site operation host services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

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

Description of the procurement

The Central Bank’s website is a public facing website delivered on the Progress SiteFinity Content Management System (SiteFinity DXP) and hosted on the Progress SiteFinity Cloud PaaS hosting service on Azure, using a tenancy owned and operated by Progress. The entire Solution will be managed by the successful Tenderer. The Solution includes, but is not limited to, the Central Bank of Ireland’s website; hosted environments; and associated managed service. The successful Tenderer will provide a single-point-of-contact service wrapper for all aspects of the solution including providing support, maintenance and ongoing development of the centralbank.ie website. The provision and day to day management of network, storage, and security is handled through the Progress SiteFinity Cloud.
See attached documentation for more information.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality  /  Weighting:  800
Price  -  Weighting:  200
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: 2022/S 093-255644

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Website support for the Central Bank of Ireland website (www.centralbank.ie

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

08/02/2023
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Arekibo Communications Limited
343295
16 Windsor Place
Dublin 2
D02W680
IE
Telephone: +353 19052030
E-mail: enquiry@arekibo.com
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address: https://www.arekibo.com/

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:  2100000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  2440000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

Note that the estimated total value of the procurement as stated at II.1.7) and V.2.4) is an estimated figure only, representing estimated spend over the entire term, including an estimated figure for potential additional requirements. It represents the Central Bank’s best estimate of the anticipated total value of the contract at the date of award, but it is not possible to be definitive in this regard by virtue of the nature of the services involved
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Four Courts
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886511
E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Fax: +353 18886125
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie/

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
In accordance with Regulation 7 of the European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010, as amended.