Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-04-16
Buyer: The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 48490000 | 48732000: Data-security software package | 48900000 | 72000000 | 72212222
Estimated value: 9100000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2021-05-24
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
Competition for the Provision of a National eProcurement Platform on a Software as a Service (SaaS) Basis for the Office of Government Procurement
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (‘the Contracting Authority’) invites requests to participate (‘Responses’) to this pre-qualification questionnaire (‘PQQ’) from economic operators (‘Candidates’) for the provision of services described in Appendix 1 of this PQQ (the ‘Services’). References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the Office of Government Procurement (‘OGP’).
This public procurement competition (‘Competition’) is being conducted in accordance with the restricted procedure under the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (Statutory Instrument 284 of 2016) (the ‘Regulations’).
The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (‘the Contracting Authority’) invites requests to participate (‘Responses’) to this pre-qualification questionnaire (‘PQQ’) from economic operators (‘Candidates’) for the provision of services described in Appendix 1 of this PQQ (the ‘Services’). References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the Office of Government Procurement (‘OGP’).
This public procurement competition (‘Competition’) is being conducted in accordance with the restricted procedure under the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (Statutory Instrument 284 of 2016) (the ‘Regulations’).
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of three (3) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law.
For reasons of transparency and equal treatment of candidates, this competition will be conducted and administered by the Contracting Authority outside of the eTenders platform, save for publication of any notices required under the Regulations and the procurement documents.
All queries relating to any aspect of the PQQ Stage 1 of this Competition must be directed to ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie
For the avoidance of doubt, Candidates may only contact the Contracting Authority through ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie regarding any aspect of the PQQ Stage 1 of this Competition. Candidates must note that any communications sent through http://www.eTenders.gov.ie will be responded to with a message instructing candidates to direct any communication to ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie regarding any aspect of the PQQ Stage 1 of this Competition. All responses to queries relating to any aspect of the PQQ Stage 1 of this Competition will be issued by the Contracting Authority via ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie to all Candidates. All Clarifications will be saved on http://www.eTenders.gov.ie accessible on the tender response page under the ‘Access Documents’ link.
All responses must be submitted on two (2) USB memory devices, including one (1) primary USB memory device and one (1) duplicate USB memory device, which must be delivered via registered post, by courier or in person to the address set out below.
Candidates must indicate which device is the primary USB memory device and which is the duplicate USB memory device. Candidates are responsible for the security of the devices they are using to submit their responses. Where a Candidate chooses to encrypt their USB memory devices, they must provide the password for both USB memory devices via the PQQ e-mail address ogp_nep_pqq@ogp.gov.ie
All responses submitted on the USB memory devices must be compiled such that they can be read immediately using Word, Excel or PDF readers.
Candidates must ensure that the document(s) submitted are text searchable using non-OCR software i.e. It must not be a document that has been scanned as an image or Protected against search.

Eligibility requirements: Please consult the PQQ documentation for this competition RFT188145.

Award value: 9100000