ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 28/06/2019

External Reference: 2019-214737

TED Reference: 2019/S 125-306362

Contract award notice

[NoticeContractAward]

[NoticeContractAwardSub]

[Directive201424]

[Section1]: [Ca]

I.1)

[NameAddressContact]

National Transport Authority
N/A
Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court, Harcourt Lane
Dublin
D02 WT20
IE
[Contactpoint]: David Rice
[AddressPhone]: +353 18798300
[AddressEmail]: procurement@nationaltransport.ie
[AddressFax]: +353 18798333
[Internets]:
[UrlGeneral]: https://nationaltransport.ie
[UrlBuyerprofile]: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149

I.4)

[CaType]

[MaintypeNatagency]
I.5)

[Mainactivity]

[MainactivEnvironment]

[Section2]: [Object]

II.1)

[QuantityScopeContract]

II.1.1)

[TitleContract]

Request for Tenders Professional Services for Unit4 Business World
II.1.2)

[CpvMain]

48442000  - 
II.1.3)

[TypeContract]

[Services]
II.1.4)

[DescrShort]

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.
II.1.6)

[LotsInfo]

[DivisionLots]: [No]
II.2)

[Description]

II.2.2)

[CpvAdditional]

48000000  - 
48400000  - 
48440000  - 
48441000  - 
48443000  - 
48444000  - 
48444100  - 
48812000  - 
72250000  - 
II.2.4)

[DescrProcurement]

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.
II.2.5)

[AwardCriteria]

[AwardCriteriaBelow]
[AwardCriterionQuality]  -  [AwardCriterionName]:  Quality of Application Upgrade Service  /  [Weighting]:  40
[AwardCriterionQuality]  -  [AwardCriterionName]:  Quality of Application of Enhancement Services  /  [Weighting]:  25
[Price]  -  [Weighting]:  35
II.2.11)

[OptionsInfo]

[Options]: [No]
II.2.13)

[EuProgrInfo]

[EuProgrRelated]: [No]

[Section4]: [Procedure]

IV.1)

[Description]

IV.1.1)

[TypeProcedure]

[ProctypeOpen]
IV.1.8)

[GpaInfo]

[GpaCovered] : [Yes]
IV.2)

[InfoAdmin]

IV.2.1)

[PubPrevious]

[NumberOj]: 2019/S 078-187065

[Section5]: [AwardOfContract]

[ContractNumber]: 1

[TitleContract]: Request for Tenders Professional Services for Unit4 Business World

[AwardConfirm]: [No]
V.1)

[AwardNoawardInfo]

[AwardNoaward]
[AwardNoTenders]

[Section6]: [InfoComplement]

VI.3)

[InfoAdditional]

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.
VI.4)

[AppealsProcedure]

VI.4.1)

[AppealsBody]

High Court of Ireland
Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Dublin
D7
IE
[AddressPhone]: +353 18886000
[AddressEmail]: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
[AddressFax]: +353 18886125
[Internet]: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

[AppealsLodging]

[AppealsDeadline]: 
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).