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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 09/01/2018

External Reference: 2018-537505

TED Reference: 2018/S 007-011332

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

Health Service Executive (HSE)
N/A
Head Office
Naas
Millennium Park
IE
Contact person: David Toomey
Telephone: +353 45981852
E-mail: david.toomey@hse.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.hse.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/461

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Purchase of electronic databases and journals for use by all Tusla staff nationally and 10 staff employed by the Research Section of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. The contract wil
Reference number:  HSE 9146
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

48611000  -  Database software package
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

Purchase of electronic databases and journals for use by all Tusla staff nationally and 10 staff employed by the Research Section of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further period of 2 years.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  354563.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

22211000  -  Journals
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Purchase of electronic databases and journals for use by all Tusla staff nationally and 10 staff employed by the Research Section of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further period of 2 years.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Demonstrated Quality of access and content of Databases and Journals  /  Weighting:  400
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Demonstrated merit of technical support and customer service  /  Weighting:  150
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Demonstrated merit of initial and on-going user training  /  Weighting:  150
Price  -  Weighting:  300
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes
Description of options:
Two year extension
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: 2017/S 187-382428

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Purchase of electronic databases and journals for use by all Tusla staff nationally and 10 staff employed by the Research Section of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. The contract wil

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

1/9/2018
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

EBSCO International Inc
London
UK
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Lowest offer:  436112.00  EUR / Highest offer:  436112.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Irish High Court
fourcourts
Dublin
7
IE
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie