Contract notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 17/12/2020

Expire date: 01/02/2021

External Reference: 2020-257039

TED Reference: 2020/S 249-622429

Contract notice - utilities

Contract notice – utilities

Services

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

Dublin Port Company
N/A
Port Centre
Dublin 1
Alexandra Road
IE
Contact person: Paula Coonan
Telephone: +353 18876848
Fax: +353 18551241
Internet address(es):
I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=180101&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.6)

Main activity

Port-related activities

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Dublin Port Company Planning & Business Intelligence Software System
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72212440  -  Financial analysis and accounting software development services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

DPC has a requirement to procure a Planning & Business Intelligence Software System which will have Budgeting and Statistics & Reporting Functionality.
At present DPC uses a legacy “Cognos” platform for Business Planning, Revenue Reporting and Statistical Reporting.
DPC is looking for expressions of interest from appropriate companies who believe they can meet our high-level requirements as set out in the PQQ
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 500000.00  EUR
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48000000  -  Software package and information systems
48100000  -  Industry specific software package
48440000  -  Financial analysis and accounting software package
48441000  -  Financial analysis software package
48442000  -  Financial systems software package
48480000  -  Sales, marketing and business intelligence software package
48482000  -  Business intelligence software package
72212400  -  Business transaction and personal business software development services
72212441  -  Financial analysis software development services
72212442  -  Financial systems software development services
72212461  -  Analytical or scientific software development services
72212480  -  Sales, marketing and business intelligence software development services
72212482  -  Business intelligence software development services
72212517  -  IT software development services
72221000  -  Business analysis consultancy services
79990000  -  Miscellaneous business-related services
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

DPC has a requirement to procure a Planning & Business Intelligence Software System which will have Budgeting and Statistics & Reporting Functionality.
At present DPC uses a legacy “Cognos” platform for Business Planning, Revenue Reporting and Statistical Reporting.
DPC is looking for expressions of interest from appropriate companies who believe they can meet our high-level requirements as set out in the PQQ
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 500000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:  
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the period of the framework agreement for a period on two (2) years up to a maximum of five (5) such extensions.For the avoidance of doubt, the Contracting Entity confirms that the period of any contracts awarded under the framework agreement may extend beyond the date of expiry of the agreement
II.2.9)

Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
As set out in the procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT 182045
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
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

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 182405

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.1)

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:  Please refer to tender documentation.
III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.4)

Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria: As set out in the procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT 182045
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2)

Contract performance conditions

As set out in the procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT 182045
III.2.3)

Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Competitive dialogue
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

Framework agreement with a single operator
IV.1.4)

Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
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.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  25/01/2021
Local time:  17:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months : 12  (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
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:182405) 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) The Contracting Entity may extend the duration of this framework for longer than the period set out in Art 51.1 on the basis that there would be significant business disruption to replace the system in a shorter period.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Four Courts
Dublin
7
IE
Telephone: +353 18860000
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
In accordance with the Remedies Directive and SI 131
VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Consult a legal advisor
Ireland
IE