Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 04/04/2019

External Reference: 2019-224990

TED Reference: 2019/S 070-165733

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Fáilte Ireland-National Tourism Development Authority
N/A
88-95 Amiens Street
Dublin
Dublin 1
IE
Contact person: Glenda Byrne
Telephone: +353 18847878
Internet address(es):
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

The Provision of Enterprise Applications Design, Development & Support Services
Reference number:  IT/2018/07
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72200000  -  Software programming and consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Fáilte Ireland is establishing a multi-party framework agreement for the provision of enterprise application design, development and support services to enhance and support existing enterprise business systems.
Primarily this service will require the design, development and support of enterprise applications developed on Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint Online, Dynamics CRM, bespoke .Net (C#) development and integration with related systems.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Lowest offer:  3000000.00  EUR / Highest offer:  7000000.00  EUR   taken into consideration  (excluding VAT)
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72000000  -  IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72212222  -  Web server software development services
72212445  -  Customer Relation Management software development services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Fáilte Ireland is establishing a multi-party framework agreement for the provision of enterprise application design, development and support services to enhance and support existing enterprise business systems.
Primarily this service will require the design, development and support of enterprise applications developed on Microsoft Office 365, SharePoint Online, Dynamics CRM, bespoke .Net (C#) development and integration with related systems.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed Methodology for Ensuring the successful delivery of the required services  /  Weighting:  30
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical Merit of the Human Resources Offered  /  Weighting:  30
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Ultimate Cost  /  Weighting:  40
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: 2018/S 247-569137

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: The Provision of Enterprise Applications Design, Development & Support Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

02/04/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  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

DSS
IE4801297D
Hyde House
Dublin
Adelaide Road
IE
Telephone: +353 0867749881
Internet address: http://www.codecdss.ie

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Lowest offer:  3000000.00  EUR / Highest offer:  7000000.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 2

Title: The Provision of Enterprise Applications Design, Development & Support Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

02/04/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  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

Ergo Services Ltd
IE6355053G
Block T
Dublin 3
EastPoint Business P
IE
Telephone: +353 0862444597
Internet address: http://www.ergogroup.ie

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Lowest offer:  3000000.00  EUR / Highest offer:  7000000.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 3

Title: The Provision of Enterprise Applications Design, Development & Support Services

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

02/04/2019
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  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

Spanish Point Technologies Ltd
IE6423212C
30 / 32 Sir John Rogersons Quay
Dublin
Dublin 2
IE
Telephone: +353 016522000
Internet address: http://www.spanishpoint.ie

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Lowest offer:  3000000.00  EUR / Highest offer:  7000000.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on 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) This is the sole call for competition for this service.
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates, participants or tenderers.
4) Establishment of the framework will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the framework agreement with the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; or if having concluded the framework agreement the contracting authority considers that the successful tenderer has not met, or cannot meet its obligations; the contracting authority reserves the right to admit the next highest scoring tenderer to the framework on the basis of the same terms at any time during the tender validity period. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.
6) 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.
7) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tender responses with missing or incomplete information. Tenderers are advised to ensure they return FULLY COMPLETED tender responses in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition at evaluation stage.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Chief Registrar, The Four Courts
Dublin 7
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
The Contracting Authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Irish Statutory Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The statutory instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that Contract.