Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-04-05
Buyer: The Teaching Council
Country: IE
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 48000000 | 72000000
Estimated value: 4000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2019-05-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The objective of this procurement process is to establish a single party framework agreement to supply/develop, implement, host, maintain and support a Teacher Registration system to replace the registration system currently being used by the Teaching Council.
The existing system has many manual touchpoints and there is a recognised need to digitise and streamline the process of registration as much as possible. A system which incorporates a feature rich, self-service portal, accessible from all device types, including mobile/tablet is required. The ultimate ambition is to have a solution in place which allows for improved service delivery to Candidates and teachers while enabling more efficient use of Teaching Council resources. Please note that due to an error in the original Notice creation this competition replaces and supersedes competition RFT ID No: 148104/OJ EU Ref: 2019/S 060-138222
The objective of this procurement process is to establish a single party framework agreement to supply/develop, implement, host, maintain and support a Teacher Registration system to replace the registration system currently being used by the Teaching Council.
The existing system has many manual touchpoints and there is a recognised need to digitise and streamline the process of registration as much as possible. A system which incorporates a feature rich, self-service portal, accessible from all device types, including mobile/tablet is required. The ultimate ambition is to have a solution in place which allows for improved service delivery to Candidates and teachers while enabling more efficient use of Teaching Council resources.
— Obtaining sufficient information to enable the Teaching Council to evaluate the suitability of Candidates.
— Providing information to tenderers who may be interested in applying to pre-qualify and proceed to the tender stage for the provision of a Teacher Registration Replacement System & Related Services
The intention is to shortlist Candidates to be invited to participate in the Dialogue Stage. It is intended that following evaluation, 5 candidates, assuming receipt of an adequate number of responses from suitably experienced and qualified organisations, will be invited to participate in the dialogue phase of the procurement.
2 extensions of 36 months each up to a maximum duration of ten (10) years, subject to satisfactory annual review of performance.
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of applications and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 148786
As stated in procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 148786
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) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
5) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.
6) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
7) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 5 candidates will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting authority reserves the right to invite at least 5 subject to that number qualifying.

Eligibility requirements: As stated in procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 148786

Award value: 4000000