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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 28/08/2023

External Reference: 2023-288720

TED Reference: 2023/S 168-526686

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Tailte Eireann
4102063GH
Chancery Street
Dublin 7
D07 T652
IE
Contact person: Sharon Carr
Telephone: +353 906632625
E-mail: Sharon.Carr@tailte.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.tailte.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/218300

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

Oracle Database Support
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72500000  -  Computer-related services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The primary purpose of this procurement is to put in place a database support contract to be availed of in the following manner:
A) Non-Scheduled (emergency) Database Support
(i) Oracle Database Support. Tailte – Registration Division has a support contract with Oracle under its licencing arrangement (which will be available to the successful tenderer) but wishes to augment that support with external DBA expertise that will be available in emergency situations/unscheduled downtime. Normal day to day database tasks will be undertaken by Tailte – Registration Division’s own DBA staff.
(ii) To put an emergency MS SQL database support contract in place.
B) Scheduled (routine) DBA Support
(i) To acquire a number of ‘call-off’ days in each year which will be used to make necessary upgrades such as patches, release updates, security updates etc. to our various installations and other tasks as required
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  183000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72320000  -  Database services
72510000  -  Computer-related management services
72610000  -  Computer support services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

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

Description of the procurement

The primary purpose of this procurement is to put in place a database support contract to be availed of in the following manner:
A) Non-Scheduled (emergency) Database Support
(i) Oracle Database Support. Tailte – Registration Division has a support contract with Oracle under its licencing arrangement (which will be available to the successful tenderer) but wishes to augment that support with external DBA expertise that will be available in emergency situations/unscheduled downtime. Normal day to day database tasks will be undertaken by Tailte – Registration Division’s own DBA staff.
(ii) To put an emergency MS SQL database support contract in place.
B) Scheduled (routine) DBA Support
(i) To acquire a number of ‘call-off’ days in each year which will be used to make necessary upgrades such as patches, release updates, security updates etc. to our various installations and other tasks as required
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of Service  /  Weighting:  700
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Overall cost  /  Weighting:  300
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

See Invitation to Tender

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: 2023/S 089-271553

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Oracle Database Support

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

28/08/2023
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  3
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
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

DB Alliance Limited
Rubicon Centre, MTU Campus, Bishopstown
Cork
T12 Y275
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  250000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  183000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

See Invitation to Tender
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Dublin 7
Dublin 7
IE