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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 27/04/2023

External Reference: 2023-204585

TED Reference: 2023/S 085-260473

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Atlantic Technological University
IE3926731JH
Donegal Port Road
Letterkenny
Co.Donegal
IE
Contact person: Corinna Gavin
Telephone: +353 91753161
E-mail: corinna.gavin@gmit.ie
NUTS code:  IE04 -  Northern and Western
Internet address(es):
Main address: WWW.ATU.IE
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/206645

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

ATU Single Operator Framework Agreement Career Development Software
Reference number:  ATU Career Development Software
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

48000000  -  Software package and information systems
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a Single Party framework agreement for the provision of a streamlined, “out of the box” Software as a Service (SaaS) ) Career Development Digital Platform (CDDP) to support ATU Higher Ed 4.0 Career Learning Pathways and Recognition of Prior Learning programme provision and management of Career Learning Pathways.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  350000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48190000  -  Educational software package
48211000  -  Platform interconnectivity software package
72261000  -  Software support services
72263000  -  Software implementation services
72265000  -  Software configuration services
72267000  -  Software maintenance and repair services
72267100  -  Maintenance of information technology software
48100000  -  Industry specific software package
48110000  -  Point of sale (POS) software package
48445000  -  Customer Relation Management software package
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE04 -  Northern and Western
Main site or place of performance:  
Galway, Sligo, Letterkenny
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a Single Party framework agreement for the provision of a streamlined, “out of the box” Software as a Service (SaaS) ) Career Development Digital Platform (CDDP) to support ATU Higher Ed 4.0 Career Learning Pathways and Recognition of Prior Learning programme provision and management of Career Learning Pathways.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Resourcing of the Project & Proposed Programme  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Degree of Conformance with Specification & Functional Characteristics of Proposed Solution  /  Weighting:  50%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Methodology, Effective Management, Communications & Risks to Successful Delivery of the Project  /  Weighting:  10%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Ultimate Cost  /  Weighting:  30%
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

Restricted 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 103-288292

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: ATU Single Operator Framework Agreement Career Development Software

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

26/04/2023
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:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  1
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

Access UK Ltd
The Old School, School Lane Stratford St Mary, Colchester, Essex
Essex
C07 6LZ
UK
Telephone: +44 8453453300
E-mail: pete.martinsmith@theaccessgroup.com
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: https://www.theaccessgroup.com/en-gb/

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:  350000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  350000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

This is a continuation of the pilot CUA/ ATU iNOTE project; Career Development Learning Platform or equivalent. The continuation of this platform is funded by the Higher Ed 4.0 Project.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Inns Quay
Dublin
7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
Internet address: www.courts.ie