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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 12/09/2023

External Reference: 2023-273146

TED Reference: 2023/S 178-555787

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Met Eireann
N/A
Glasnevin Hill,
Dublin 9
D09 Y921
IE
Contact person: Valerie Watters
Telephone: +353 867966292
E-mail: Valerie.Watters@met.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.met.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/255

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

Other activity:  National Meteorological Service

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Text Forecast Production System
Reference number:  METFPS
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72230000  -  Custom software development services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Met Éireann invites expressions of interest for the development, implementation and ongoing support of a Text Forecast Production System. This externally hosted, multi-user system will allow for: the input of text forecasts; the generation and dissemination of output products in various formats and to various configurable destinations; the management of dissemination and contact details. The system will also provide task schedule management and will be supported on a 24/7 basis.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  432963.80  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48000000  -  Software package and information systems
48310000  -  Document creation software package
48330000  -  Scheduling and productivity software package
48332000  -  Scheduling software package
48517000  -  IT software package
72000000  -  IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72200000  -  Software programming and consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

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

Description of the procurement

Met Éireann invites expressions of interest for the development, implementation and ongoing support of a Text Forecast Production System. This externally hosted, multi-user system will allow for: the input of text forecasts; the generation and dissemination of output products in various formats and to various configurable destinations; the management of dissemination and contact details. The system will also provide task schedule management and will be supported on a 24/7 basis.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Qualitative Assessment  /  Weighting:  70
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Total Solution 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.1.8)

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: 2023/S 055-163528

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Text Forecast Production System

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

12/09/2023
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  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

Fusio Ltd
IE8245771Q
26 Great Strand Street
Dublin
Dublin
IE
Telephone: +353 18090000
E-mail: diarmaid@fusio.net
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address: http://https://www.fusio.net

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:  432963.80  EUR
Lowest offer:  432963.80  EUR / Highest offer:  721755.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Four Courts, Inns Quay
Dublin 7
IE