Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-11-10
Buyer: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)
Country: IE
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48224000 | 48780000 | 48783000 | 48825000: Web servers | 72212222
Estimated value: 840291 EUR
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Single-Party Framework Agreement for Provision of a New Web Content Management System and Related Licences and Services to HRI and Subsidiaries
HRI and Subsidiaries are seeking a suitably resourced provider for the provision of a new Web Content Management System (WCMS) and related licences and services. Please note that HRI and subsidiaries provide no guarantee to any future expenditure beyond the initial contract. It is emphasised that a Framework Agreement constitutes no guarantee to purchase a specific quantity of supplies from a particular economic operator.
Where more than one suitable option is available, particularly where there would be a substantial difference in cost, tenderers may make more than one submission by providing a separate additional form of tender and Appendix 5. Additional submissions will be evaluated independently of each other.
HRI and Subsidiaries are seeking a suitably resourced provider for the provision of a new Web Content Management System (WCMS) and related licences and services. Please note that HRI and subsidiaries provide no guarantee to any future expenditure beyond the initial contract. It is emphasised that a Framework Agreement constitutes no guarantee to purchase a specific quantity of supplies from a particular economic operator.
Where more than one suitable option is available, particularly where there would be a substantial difference in cost, tenderers may make more than one submission by providing a separate additional form of tender and Appendix 5. Additional submissions will be evaluated independently of each other.
— perpetual licence for the WCMS for a growing number of websites, WCMS users (content editors), WCMS administrators and developers,
— annual support agreement for up to 10 years including all minor and major updates and technical support,
Single-Party Framework Agreement for Provision of a New Web Content Management System and Related Licences and Services to HRI and Subsidiaries
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;
3) The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;
5) It will be a condition of establishment that candidates and all sub-contractors produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the Irish revenue commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition;
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the Framework Agreement the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderers to join the Framework Agreement as appropriate. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the Contracting Authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion;
7) At its absolute discretion, the Contracting Authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the Framework Agreements or any contract awarded under the Framework Agreements at any time;
8) 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;


Winner: Etain Ltd
Award value: 840291
Number of bids: 9