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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 27/10/2020

External Reference: 2020-277337

TED Reference: 2020/S 212-518862

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

The Pensions Authority
9584039R
Verschoyle House
Dublin 2
28/30 Lower Mount St
IE
Contact person: Ciarán Holahan
Telephone: +353 016131911
E-mail: cholahan@pensionsauthority.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.pensionsauthority.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1189

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  An independent statutory body responsible for the regulation of occupational pension schemes.

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

RFT in relation to the provision of ICT External Resources
Reference number:  TPA-ICTExternalResources-2019
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72000000  -  IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Authority wishes to procure an economic operator to provide the following Services:
(a) the provision of external Information and Communications Technology ("ICT") resources to support the delivery of ICT projects for the Authority (the "Personnel Requirements"); and
(b) the provision of a support desk for the Authority's Pensions Data Register system (the "Support Desk Requirements").
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  11000000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72200000  -  Software programming and consultancy services
72211000  -  Programming services of systems and user software
72600000  -  Computer support and consultancy services
72230000  -  Custom software development services
72250000  -  System and support services
72253000  -  Helpdesk and support services
72254000  -  Software testing
72300000  -  Data services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
28/30 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Authority wishes to procure an economic operator to provide the following Services:
(a) the provision of external Information and Communications Technology ("ICT") resources to support the delivery of ICT projects for the Authority (the "Personnel Requirements"); and
(b) the provision of a support desk for the Authority's Pensions Data Register system (the "Support Desk Requirements").
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Approach to supplying personnel  /  Weighting:  20
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Approach to Account Management  /  Weighting:  10
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Approach to Support Desk Requirements  /  Weighting:  15
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of proposed personnel  /  Weighting:  25
Price  -  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

Open 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: 2019/S 128-313559
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: RFT in relation to the provision of ICT External Resources

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

11/10/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
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

Aspiracon Ltd.
439213
1102 Euro Business Park Little Island
Cork
T45 DD88
IE
Telephone: +353 212352550
E-mail: info@aspira.ie
Internet address: https://aspira.ie/contact/

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:  11000000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  11000000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court of Ireland
The Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Dublin
IE
Telephone: +353 18886458
E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Internet address: https://www.courts.ie/