Date of dispatch of this notice: 27/11/2020
External Reference: 2020-243933
TED Reference: 2020/S 227-559033
Contract award notice
Information
Published
Contract award notice
Cached Version
Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
N/A
Agriculture House
Dublin 2
Kildare Street
IE
Contact person:
Anthony Moran
Telephone:
+353 16072266
E-mail:
anthony.moran@agriculture.gov.ie
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
Main address:
http://www.agriculture.gov.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/307
I.4)
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)
Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
Software solution for Compatibility Testing Tool for use with Mobile and Enterprise applications
Reference number:
RFT 175469
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
72254000
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Software testing
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is seeking a solution that will facilitate the testing of bespoke applications against different browsers and platforms. The solution must include a product, product implementation, product licences based on 20 users, training for users and maintenance for the term of the proposed contract.
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
72820000
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Computer testing services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is seeking a solution that will facilitate the testing of bespoke applications against different browsers and platforms. The solution must include a product, product implementation, product licences based on 20 users, training for users and maintenance for the term of the proposed contract.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
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Name:
Ability to test on virtual devices
/
Weighting:
6%
Quality criterion
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Name:
Ability to test on physical mobile devices
/
Weighting:
6%
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Automated script-based testing
/
Weighting:
6%
Quality criterion
-
Name:
The ability to manually test using the Product, screenshot capture, annotation of screens, manual to automation of tests etc.
/
Weighting:
5%
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Security
/
Weighting:
6%
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Technical Architecture
/
Weighting:
6%
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Integrations
/
Weighting:
5%
Quality criterion
-
Name:
User experience
/
Weighting:
6%
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Reporting
/
Weighting:
6%
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Usage
/
Weighting:
6%
Quality criterion
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Name:
Support levels
/
Weighting:
4%
Cost criterion
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Name:
Cost – indicate any costs relating to installation, additional usage costs if any, training. etc. These costs need to be itemised and provided ex. VAT.
/
Weighting:
38%
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: 2020/S 174-420643
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Software solution for Compatibility Testing Tool for use with Mobile and Enterprise applications
V.1)
Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)
Additional information
Ambiguities arose post submission deadline. It was clear that these ambiguities were leading to different interpretations from various parties.
A new more clearly defined tender competition is expected to be published in the coming weeks.
A new more clearly defined tender competition is expected to be published in the coming weeks.
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
High Court of Ireland
Dublin
IE