Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-12-20
Buyer: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48610000: Database systems | 72000000 | 72210000: Software programming services | 72212600: Database software programming services | 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services
Estimated value: 2250000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2018-01-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ERDF

Technical requirements: For the provision of system support and maintenance for SEAI Business Process Information Systems: ACA and TripleE; PEP and ELS CRM Microsoft and SharePoint; Inspections systems; and BI Platform
Data and information are key assets for SEAI. SEAI has identified a number of key IT Services and Skill requirements for maximum efficiencies of SEAI business and to deliver its objectives. This public procurement competition will be divided into 4 lots (each a “Lot”) as described below. Each Lot will result in a separate contract.
Further details on the requirements of each Lot, is set out in Appendix 1 requirements and specifications in the RFT document. Please refer to the notice on www.etenders.ie
SEAI operates and maintains the ACA specified list on behalf of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE). The primary activity of SEAI in this regard is to develop detailed eligibility criteria for qualifying equipment, assessment of product eligibility and maintenance of the online database of qualifying equipment.
Triple E is an expansion of the current ACA structure in terms of the online administrative system and specified products list. Essentially, the triple E was developed as an all-encompassing product register under which the ACA and other product-based programmes that may be developed in future are covered.
1. Application technical support and monitoring: Provide software support, Maintenance and monitoring of the existing developed business process information systems. Support to include correction of identified bugs and additional functions or features deployed during the life of the contract (either within this contract by the successful Tenderer or by alternative service providers) for all aspects of the system.
2. Application development services to provide application development and maintenance services to deliver additional software configuration and components.
3. Provision of helpdesk support: Provision of a level 2 and 3 support (hereafter referred to as ‘Helpdesk Support’) to act as a primary point of contact for SEAI and its other support resources, for the management and resolution of all software faults and errors that arise during the course of the support period.
The detailed requirements are set out in sections 2 of Appendix 1 of the RFT document which is published with the notice for this procurement on www.etenders.ie
Any contract that may result from this competition will be issued for a term of 1 year. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 2 such extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority's obligation at law.
The project evaluation platform (PEP) and the portal is a secure web-based application managed by SEAI. The PEP web-portal enables applications to register and apply for funding from SEAI supported programmes.
The ELS CRM systems was, developed foSEAI's market surveillance programme to deliver the digital data collection, while conducting energy labelling and tyre labelling inspections, in physical stores and of e-commerce websites, and storing the data in a systematised central location, to facilitate better reporting and connectivity to future CRM based information and communication management system, for post inspection processes.
1. Application technical support and monitoring: Provide software support, Maintenance and monitoring of the existing developed business process information systems. Support to include correction of identified bugs and additional functions or features deployed during the life of the contract (either within this contract by the successful tenderer or by alternative service providers) for all aspects of the system.
2. Application development services to provide application development and maintenance services to deliver additional software configuration and components.
3. Provision of Helpdesk support: Provision of a level 2 and 3 support (hereafter referred to as ‘Helpdesk Support’) to act as a primary point of contact for SEAI and its other support resources, for the management and resolution of all software faults and errors that arise during the course of the support period.


Award value: 2250000