Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-10-05
Buyer: National Treatment Purchase Fund
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 48000000 | 48800000 | 48810000: Information systems | 72000000 | 72200000
Estimated value: 2000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2018-11-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Establishment of a Single Party Framework Agreement for Case and Workflow Management Solution and Identity and Access Management System (IAMS)
— provision of a project management service to support projects associated with the above ensuring that the projects are implemented in a timely, efficient and cost effective manner.
The Framework Agreement will be for a period of 7 years. It is anticipated that an initial contract will be awarded for a period of 4 years and may be renewed subject to satisfactory performance for a further 2 periods of 3 years each, i.e. for a total in all of 10 years.
Responses to the Questionnaire will be assessed in accordance with the selection criteria, weightings and minimum rules set out in the Qualification document. It is envisaged that the top five scoring candidates (subject to the number and quality of applications received) that also meet the minimum requirements will be invited to participate in the dialogue stage.
Successive reduction of candidates will apply to subsequent stages of the procurement process by applying the award criteria.
The NTPF reserves the right to remove or augment any of the requirements detailed in the tender documents, at its discretion, from any contract arising from this procurement procedure.
1)The estimated total value of purchases pursuant to the Framework Agreement is in the region of 500 000 EUR — 2 000 000 EUR (ex. VAT) over the lifetime of the agreement;
2) 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.
The complex nature of the solution in question; the consequent disruption to the day-to-day operations of NTPF in acquiring and implementing any new solution and the significant costs of implementing a change of service provider without having realised the benefits of an earlier investment if a shorter period was used.
1) The estimated total value of purchases pursuant to the Framework Agreement is in the region of 500 000 EUR — 2 000 000 EUR (ex. VAT) over the lifetime of the agreement.
It is emphasised, however, that this figure is provided strictly for indicative purposes only as there is no guaranteed expenditure under the Framework Agreement.
2) 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;
4) The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by Applicants or tenderers;
7) If for any reason, it is not possible to establish the Framework Agreement or award the initial contract to the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; the Contracting Authority reserves the right to establish the framework with the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the terms advertised at any time during the tender validity period. 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;

Eligibility requirements: Please refer to the Qualification Questionnaire

Award value: 2000000