Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-02-16
Buyer: Dublin City Council
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 38221000 | 48000000 | 72000000
Estimated value: 950000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2022-03-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
The Provision of a Single Party Framework in respect of Dublin City Council’s Corporate GIS Infrastructure for the provision of Support for the GIS environment
Dublin City Council (DCC) wishes to invite tenders using the Open Procedure to establish a Single Party Framework Agreement for the provision of Support, Maintenance, Licences and Professional Services for DCCs’ Corporate GIS environment. This environment encompasses existing software platform and customised solutions. The software platform includes Hexagon’s M..App Enterprise Platform (including customised Workflows), FME Desktop, FME Server, and Integrated Mapping application built on Location Publisher.
This Single Party Framework Agreement will be established for a period of 4 years. Contracts drawn down from the Framework can outlast the lifetime of the Framework. DCC may award additional contracts in respect of additional services which include but are not limited to the following:
•	Professional service days for development work as well as support for existing customised GIS solutions.
•	Licence purchase and support costs for new and existing GIS products and services on site or in the cloud
•	Purchases of associated products and services including commercial and open source GIS components and services required to provide GIS solutions
•	This framework will also include an option for hosting GIS solutions if Council decide to use this framework to host any of its current GIS solutions or future GIS solutions. The Council are not confined to use this option and reserve the right to use other hosting options outside of this framework for GIS solutions.
•	DCC anticipate GIS environment upgrades within the lifetime of the contract, which will be covered using professional service days.
1.	Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2014. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts.
2.	It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful Tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident Tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required.
3.	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.
4.	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.
5.	Please note also that 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. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.


Award value: 950000