Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2021-07-20
Buyer: Met Éireann, a line division of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH)
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 48300000 | 48329000 | 48800000 | 48825000: Web servers | 71351920
Estimated value: 650000 EUR
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
Service Contract for an Irish Flood Integrated Communication System (IFICS) which will allow the visualisation, production and dissemination of flood risk information for the Flood Forecast Centre at Met Éireann (Please note we made the following change to the legal form from a ‘Single Supplier Framework’ to a ‘Services Contract’ between Met Éireann and the successful tenderer.
This change only affects the legal mechanism of engaging with the successful tenderer once the procurement competition is completed).
Service Contract for an Irish Flood Integrated Communication System (IFICS) which will allow the visualisation, production and dissemination of flood risk information for the Flood Forecast Centre at Met Éireann
(Please note we made the following change to the legal form from a ‘Single Supplier Framework’ to a ‘Services Contract’ between Met Éireann and the successful tenderer.
This change only affects the legal mechanism of engaging with the successful tenderer once the procurement competition is completed.)
The initial contract will be awarded to the successful tenderer shortly after the formal establishment of the framework agreement. The initial contract will be awarded to the successful tenderer for 3 years with the option of awarding extensions of 1, 2 or 3 years during the life of the framework.
(Please note we made the following change to the legal form from a ‘Single Supplier Framework’ to a ‘Services Contract’ between Met Éireann and the successful tenderer.
This change only affects the legal mechanism of engaging with the successful tenderer once the procurement competition is completed.)
• Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 178058
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;
2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per document on etenders.
3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eusupply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 21 243 92 77
4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID:178058) as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response.
6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;


Winner: KISTERS AG
Award value: 650000
Number of bids: 1