ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 25/08/2014

Expire date: 25/09/2014

External Reference: 2014-204326

TED Reference: 2014/S 163-292323

Contract notice

Contract notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
N/A
80 St Stephen's Green
02  Dublin
IE
For the attention of: John Histon
Telephone: +353 114082000
E-mail: john.histon@dfa.ie
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.dfa.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/246
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=80508&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=80508&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3)

Main activity

  • General public services
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Central Government Departments and Agencies under the aegis of same
Various
Various

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Restricted Process for the Provision of a Facial Recognition Solution for Ireland‘s Passport Service

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
    Category No7:  Computer and related services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Dublin

    NUTS code
    IE021
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves a public contract
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    The Department is seeking to engage the services of a Contractor(s) to provide software and licenses for the purpose of facial recognition. It is expected that the successful Contractor(s) at the completion of the two stages of this tender process will provide: Facial recognition software and all relevant licenses for an initial period of one year, renewable thereafter for three more periods of 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance; Support and maintenance for software and licenses provided for the duration of the contract; Initial batch-run of software for examination of a once-off matching of existing passport data; Training for Passport Service staff in the use of software application

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    48000000   Software package and information systems
    Supplementary vocabulary
    72260000   Software-related services
    72261000   Software support services
    72263000   Software implementation services
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  yes
    II.1.8)

    Lots

    This contract is divided into lots:  no
    II.1.9)

    Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted:  no
    II.2)

    Quantity or scope of the contract

    II.2.1)

    Total quantity or scope:

    Please see the attached Expression of Interest document, available to download free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie.

    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: yes
    II.3)

    Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

    Duration in months: 048 (from the award of the contract)

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.2)

    Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

    Please see the attached Expression of Interest document, available to download free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie.

    III.1.3)

    Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    Please see the attached Expression of Interest document, available to download free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie.

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
    Description of particular conditions: 

    Please see the attached Expression of Interest document, available to download free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie.

    III.2)

    Conditions for participation

    III.2.1)

    Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please see the attached Expression of Interest document, available to download free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie.

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please see the attached Expression of Interest document, available to download free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie.

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please see the attached Expression of Interest document, available to download free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie.

    III.3)

    Conditions specific to services contracts

    III.3.1)

    Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
    III.3.2)

    Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Restricted
    IV.1.2)

    Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

    Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: 

    Please see the attached Expression of Interest document, available to download free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie.

    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of , the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no
    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    25.09.2014 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

    Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    [Language_EN]

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: yes
    Estimated timing for further notices to be published:

    Estimated 48 months

    VI.2)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    The High Court
    Four Courts
    7  Dublin
    IE
    Telephone: +353 18886442
    E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
    Internet address: http://www.courts.ie
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.4.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

    Please consult your legal advisors

    VI.4.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

    The High Court
    Four Courts
    7  Dublin
    Telephone: +353 18886442
    E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
    Internet address: http://www.courts.ie