Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-02-01
Buyer: Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 48000000 | 48100000 | 48219300 | 48451000 | 48482000
Estimated value: 10000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2021-02-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
ICT-252 - ICT-252 — Provision, Implementation and Support of an Integrated Enterprise Health Information and Quality Support Solution and Related Services
HIQA proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a framework agreement for the provision of an integrated regulatory system and supporting services.
2. Investment from HIQA & vendor designing and building the solution means transitioning from a vendor in a shorter timeframe would be difficult and costly with potential impacts to HIQA operations
3. Up-front project costs mean that the return on investment needs to be spread over an extended period
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (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 website (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 2 GB per document on eTenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped.
3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or telephone: 353(0) 212439277 (9 a.m.-17.30 p.m. GMT).
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:XXXX) as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those parties 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.
9) 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.
10) 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.
11) 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.
12) At section II.2.9) we have indicated that five will be invited to dialogue, please note that the contracting authority reserves the right to invite at least five subject to that number qualifying.
This framework is covered by the application of the remedies directive and the relevant standstill period applicable.

Eligibility requirements: See attached PQQ document.

Award value: 10000000