Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-08-03
Buyer: Western Development Commission
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 48100000 | 48200000 | 48217000 | 48219300 | 72000000
Estimated value: 5000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2020-08-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
The AEC Enterprise Hubs project seeks to provide a suite of cloud based information technology systems to provide the following functionality for individual hubs:
These tools will help to promote the hubs, ease the burden of hub management, and facilitate the creation of the hub network community and ongoing participation in it. The network will also help hub managers to support the businesses in the hubs, encourage participation at events and sharing of best practice in hub management. It will also provide clear routes to further supports and, in the longer term, build a pipeline of innovation in communities.
The contracting authority intends establishing a single party framework agreement for a period of up to 7 years. The initial contract will cover approximately 100 hubs with potential to expand to 1 000.
The AEC Enterprise Hubs project seeks to provide a suite of cloud based information technology systems to provide the following functionality for individual hubs:
These tools will help to promote the hubs, ease the burden of hub management, and facilitate the creation of the hub network community and ongoing participation in it. The network will also help hub managers to support the businesses in the hubs, encourage participation at events and sharing of best practice in hub management. It will also provide clear routes to further supports and, in the longer term, build a pipeline of innovation in communities.
The contracting authority intends establishing a single party framework agreement for a period of up to 7 years. The initial contract will cover approximately 100 hubs with potential to expand to 1 000.
Initial contract will be awarded for 3 years with the option to extend by a further 2 years. Further extensions and additional contracts for expanded users may also be awarded under the framework purely at the discretion of the awarding authority.
It is envisaged that at least 3 will be invited to dialogue stage subject to that number meeting the qualification criteria.
The justification for a framework longer than the standard four (4) years, is the complex nature of the services required; the consequent disruption to the day-to-day operations of the Contracting Authority in acquiring and implementing any new service provider; the requirement to roll out a standardised system across a number of organisations.
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5) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

Eligibility requirements: Please see PQQ available for download from eTenders. www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID173806.

Award value: 5000000