Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-01-20
Buyer: Expertise France
Country: FR
Region: FRANCE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 48000000
Estimated value: 750000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2017-02-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: EU Fund

Technical requirements: CRIMARIO IT System IORIS IMN — Indian Ocean Regional Information Sharing and Incident Management Network.
The objective of the framework contract is to implement and establish a cost-effective communications tool (hereby designated as IORIS-IMN) to meet the immediate needs of the Indian Ocean countries' in respect to maritime information sharing and incident management.
— Development and implementation of an IT System providing a maritime information network supported by a platform capable of enhancing maritime safety and security, and providing a real-time communications tool for incident management. The IT System shall enhance Maritime Situational Awareness in national areas of responsibility, and the Indian Ocean region;
Mainly at the contractor's premises. Occasional mission to be expected in Indian Ocean Countries and in Paris at Expertise France's premises.
The framework contract covers development and implementation of software for a web based communications portal including:
ii. Lifetime license for use within the region within the scope and purpose for which it is developed. Lifetime license for the core IORIS software (not 3rd party software) should include the full rights to have the option to continue developing the software with another 3rd party developer.
iii. Training shall take place in the contractor's premises (or at a mutually agreed location); Initial training may commence from beginning of contract (or as soon as the software becomes available for training) until 31.12.2018.
vi. Provision of 3rd party software with emphasis on open source/freeware/shareware where practical and meets the technical functionality required.
The estimated budget lies between 300 000 and 750 000 EUR. The minimum covers the initial development of the platform, initial training, maintenance and hosting until 31.12.2018. The maximum covers additional services for the benefit of user countries and additional development of the IT solution.
Relevance of previous deliveries of the tenderer in comparison to the contract/purchases described in this tender, in terms of the nature and functionality.
Legal persons are not entitled to participate in this tender procedure or be awarded a contract if they are in any of the conditions mentioned in Article 45 and 48 of the French order n°2015-899 of 23.7.2015.
The candidate must provide a declaration of honour mentioning that he isn't subjected to a submission ban to public contracts detailed in article 45 and 48 of the hereabove regulation order.
— HR expertise/qualifications with a minimum of 5 years' experience of web/database software development fields,
— A previous experience in the implementation of an IT service contract of the same complexity / amount (within the last 5 years),
— 3 years experience in software maintenance/service and support infrastructure/call logging processes/resolution statistics,

Eligibility requirements: Legal persons are not entitled to participate in this tender procedure or be awarded a contract if they are in any of the conditions mentioned in Article 45 and 48 of the French order n°2015-899 of 23.7.2015. The candidate must provide a declaration of honour mentioning that he isn't subjected to a submission ban to public contracts detailed in article 45 and 48 of the hereabove regulation order. The candidate must provide evidence of the company registration.

Award value: 750000