Date of dispatch of this notice: 28/06/2019
External Reference: 2019-214737
TED Reference: 2019/S 125-306362
Contract award notice
Information
Published
Contract award notice
Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
National Transport Authority
N/A
Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Dublin
D02 WT20
IE
Contact person:
David Rice
Telephone:
+353 18798300
E-mail:
procurement@nationaltransport.ie
Fax:
+353 18798333
Internet address(es):
Main address:
https://nationaltransport.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149
I.4)
Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5)
Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
Request for Tenders Professional Services for Unit4 Business World
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
48442000
-
Financial systems software package
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
To support the National Transport Authority’s financial management requirements, the Authority utilises an application called ‘Unit4 Business World’, previously known as ‘Agresso’. For operational reasons, the Authority currently utilises three largely independent instances of the application, as follows:
• Corporate
• Leap Card Scheme
• Tendered Bus Services
The Authority aims to return all application instances to fully supported software by, where applicable, upgrading the existing functionality.
The Authority intends to adopt enhanced functionality, facilitating increased operational effectiveness and a better user experience.
• Corporate
• Leap Card Scheme
• Tendered Bus Services
The Authority aims to return all application instances to fully supported software by, where applicable, upgrading the existing functionality.
The Authority intends to adopt enhanced functionality, facilitating increased operational effectiveness and a better user experience.
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
-
Software package and information systems
48400000
-
Business transaction and personal business software package
48440000
-
Financial analysis and accounting software package
48441000
-
Financial analysis software package
48443000
-
Accounting software package
48444000
-
Accounting system
48444100
-
Billing system
48812000
-
Financial information systems
72250000
-
System and support services
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
To support the National Transport Authority’s financial management requirements, the Authority utilises an application called ‘Unit4 Business World’, previously known as ‘Agresso’. For operational reasons, the Authority currently utilises three largely independent instances of the application, as follows:
• Corporate
• Leap Card Scheme
• Tendered Bus Services
The Authority aims to return all application instances to fully supported software by, where applicable, upgrading the existing functionality in use which includes:
• General ledger;
• Accounts payable and accounts receivable;
• Bank and cash;
• Fixed assets and depreciation;
• Purchase requisitions and purchase orders;
• Staff expenses; and
• Payment runs – electronic fund transfers (EFT’s) and manual.
The Authority intends to adopt enhanced functionality, facilitating increased operational effectiveness and a better user experience, in areas possibly including the following:
• Introduction of web-shop style purchase requisitioning;
• Introduction of flexible analysis type reports;
• Introduction of budgeting tools to facilitate top down and bottom up budgeting, combined with the ability to run “what if” scenarios;
• Introducing greater flexibility about changes to organisation and reporting units; and
• Introducing enhanced task management to improve day-to-day operational control.
• Corporate
• Leap Card Scheme
• Tendered Bus Services
The Authority aims to return all application instances to fully supported software by, where applicable, upgrading the existing functionality in use which includes:
• General ledger;
• Accounts payable and accounts receivable;
• Bank and cash;
• Fixed assets and depreciation;
• Purchase requisitions and purchase orders;
• Staff expenses; and
• Payment runs – electronic fund transfers (EFT’s) and manual.
The Authority intends to adopt enhanced functionality, facilitating increased operational effectiveness and a better user experience, in areas possibly including the following:
• Introduction of web-shop style purchase requisitioning;
• Introduction of flexible analysis type reports;
• Introduction of budgeting tools to facilitate top down and bottom up budgeting, combined with the ability to run “what if” scenarios;
• Introducing greater flexibility about changes to organisation and reporting units; and
• Introducing enhanced task management to improve day-to-day operational control.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Quality of Application Upgrade Service
/
Weighting:
40
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Quality of Application of Enhancement Services
/
Weighting:
25
Price
-
Weighting:
35
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: 2019/S 078-187065
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Request for Tenders Professional Services for Unit4 Business World
V.1)
Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejectedSection VI: Complementary information
VI.3)
Additional information
The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled. All costs incurred by interested parties in participating in this competition must be borne by them.
Any contract award will be subject to a number of preconditions, including production of a current tax clearance certificate or tax clearance statement from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland. The contracting authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured.
The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.
Refer to procurement documents for further information.
Any contract award will be subject to a number of preconditions, including production of a current tax clearance certificate or tax clearance statement from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland. The contracting authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured.
The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.
Refer to procurement documents for further information.
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
High Court of Ireland
Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Dublin
D7
IE
Telephone:
+353 18886000
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:
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
As set out in S.I. No. 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review
Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).
As set out in S.I. No. 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review
Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).