Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 26/06/2023

External Reference: 2023-230109

TED Reference: 2023/S 124-389492

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Enterprise Ireland
N/A
The Plaza
Dublin 3
East Point Business
IE
Contact person: Eoin Wallace
Telephone: +353 17272000
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Economic and financial affairs

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Implementation of Hybrid Headless CMS (PQQ - Stage)
Reference number:  2022/05
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72212783  -  Content management software development services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Enterprise Ireland invites expressions of interest in relation to a single-party framework agreement for the provision, implementation, hosting and on-going support & maintenance of a Hybrid Headless Content Management System (CMS)
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  1400000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72000000  -  IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72212200  -  Networking, Internet and intranet software development services
72212210  -  Networking software development services
72212214  -  Network operating system software development services
72212220  -  Internet and intranet software development services
72212221  -  Internet browsing software development services
72212222  -  Web server software development services
72212224  -  Web page editing software development services
72212780  -  System, storage and content management software development services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 3, D03 E5R6
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Enterprise Ireland invites expressions of interest in relation to a single-party framework agreement for the provision, implementation, hosting and on-going support & maintenance of a Hybrid Headless Content Management System (CMS)
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Fitness for purpose of the proposed solution  /  Weighting:  3500
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed Project Management Approach and details of implementation / project plan  /  Weighting:  1000
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Service Level Agreement & Training Requirements.  /  Weighting:  1000
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical Merit of Team Proposed  /  Weighting:  2000
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Ultimate Cost to Enterprise Ireland over the life of the contract  /  Weighting:  2500
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
II.2.14)

Additional information

Establishment of a Single Party framework agreement for the provision, implementation, hosting and on-going support & maintenance of a Hybrid headless Content Management System (CMS)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation
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 : no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 055-143020

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Implementation of Hybrid Headless CMS

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

01/01/2023
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  3
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  3
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

CoreMedia
DE179733607
CoreMedia GmbH | Ludwig-Erhard-Straße 18 |
Hamburg
20459
DE
NUTS code:  DE -  DEUTSCHLAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Total value of the contract/lot:  1400000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per document on etenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped.
3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 21 243 92 77 (09:00am – 17:30pm GMT)
4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID:155414) as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response
5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework.
6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.
9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.
10) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.
11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
12) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 5 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting authority reserves the right to invite at least 5 subject to that number qualifying.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Inns Quay
Dublin
D7
IE
Internet address: www.courts.ie