Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-06-27
Buyer: Dublin City Council
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 72222300: Information technology services | 72268000: Software supply services | 79311000 | 79311100 | 79342310
Estimated value: 500000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2023-07-24
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Expression of Interest Single Party Framework Agreement for Supply and Support for Corporate Digital Consultation Tool
The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a framework agreement for a Corporate Digital Consultation tool. The digital consultation tool is required to support statutory and non-statutory engagements with the public, Councillors, the Public Participation Network, external bodies, and staff, in both open and closed groups on the internet. It will work alongside other engagement channels and methods. The framework agreement will be established on foot of a competition for an initial contract for a period of four (4) years with the option to extend for three (3) additional periods of up to two (2) years, up to a maximum duration of ten (10) years. The initial contract will be awarded to the successful tenderer shortly after the formal establishment of the framework agreement. Please note that this project is subject to funding. For further information please refer to documentation available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie CFT ID 1960281
The framework agreement will be established on foot of a competition for an initial contract for a period of four (4) years with the option to extend for three (3) additional periods of up to two (2) years, up to a maximum duration of ten (10) years, subject to satisfactory performance and budget availability.
Please consult the procurement document, which contain full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and are available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using Resource ID 1960281
As stated in procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using Resources ID 1960281
A Framework Agreement will be established for a duration of 10 years as it will provide a core capability of the Contracting Authority and will require a number of years to embed its use across the organisation.
1. Suppliers must register their interest on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.. . . 2. Please note that all information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on www.etenders.gov.ie only. Registration is free of charge. DCC will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.. . 3. Submission information:.  Submissions must be sent via the eTenders website (CfT ID: 1960281), online tender facility ONLY..  Tenders submitted by any other means (including but not limited to by email, fax, post or hand delivery) will NOT be accepted. .  Please note that the eTenders electronic tender facility closes at the stated. date and time precisely. It is the responsibility of Applicants / Tenderers to. use the tender facility correctly, which includes taking responsibility for the. safe and timely delivery of the tender..  Please ensure that you allow adequate time for uploading your. documentation..  Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents or have any. queries regarding the tender submission, please contact eTenders directly. via phone +353 818001459. Email irish-eproc-helpdesk@eurodyn.com or select ‘Contact Us’ on the home. page..  The Contracting Authority will not be responsible if an economic operator. fails to upload their documentation or if the uploaded file(s) is/are corrupted. and cannot be read by Dublin City Council..  In order to facilitate assessment, Applicants / Tenderers are kindly requested. to submit a single attachment inclusive of the completed questionnaire(s)/. tender(s) and all related appendices.10. .  In order to download all documents associated with a particular Call for. Tender, Economic Operators must express an interest in the Call for Tender. by associating a user from your organisation with the CfT.. . 4. Economic Operators should note the following when making their submission:.  In order to submit a document to the electronic tender facility you must first. accept the agreement for a Call for Tender and confirm the validity of your. user details. .  This will launch the online Tender Preparation Tool where you can create. your tender online and prepare your tender response for submission..  There is a maximum upload limit of 100MB per tender submission...  After submitting a response, the response may be modified and re-submitted. as many times as may be necessary until the CfT deadline has expired..  The ‘Submit’ button will be disabled automatically upon the expiration of the. response deadline.. . 5. All queries must be submitted through the messaging facility on. www.etenders.gov.ie. Resource ID: 1960281, and must be in question format.. Responses will be circulated to those that have registered an interest in this. notice on www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the party making the query will not. be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 5 pm. (Irish time) 24th July 2023 to enable issue of responses to all interested. parties... . 6. Refer to document 'Additional Information’ available to download from. www.etenders.gov.ie using Resource ID 1960281, for further information.

Eligibility requirements: As stated in procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using Resources ID 1960281

Award value: 500000