Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2023-01-31
Buyer: Dublin City Council
Country: IE
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 48460000 | 48461000 | 48482000
Estimated value: 500000 EUR
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The objective of this Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice is to inform the market of Dublin City Council’s intention to enter into a contract with Makodata Ltd. in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU Section 2 A :
where no tenders or no suitable tenders or no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure or a restricted procedure, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered and that a report is sent to the Commission where it so requests.
This contract is for the supply of software licenses in the Tableau technology stack.  The contract will follow the form of the original tender and will initially be for 3 years with the option for the the Council to extend the contract for a subsequent three years.  The initial contract will be for €21,930 excl. VAT and has a maximum framework cost ceiling of €500,000.
The objective of this Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice is to inform the market of Dublin City Council’s intention to enter into a contract with Makodata Ltd. in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU Section 2 A :
where no tenders or no suitable tenders or no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure or a restricted procedure, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered and that a report is sent to the Commission where it so requests.
A tender for the supply of Tableau Software licenses was published on 17th August, 2022 using a Single Party Framework Agreement. The framework period was 4 years with an initial contract for three years and the possibility of extension by another three years.  The winning tender was subsequently withdrawn and there being no other valid tender Article 32 was invoked.
This contract is for the supply of software licenses in the Tableau technology stack.  The contract will follow the form of the original tender and will initially be for 3 years with the option for the the Council to extend the contract for a subsequent three years.  The initial contract will be for €21,930 excl. VAT and has a maximum framework cost ceiling of €500,000.
A tender for the supply of Tableau Software licenses was published on 17th August 2022 in the OJEU (reference 2022/S 160-456013).  Only one valid tender was received but this tender was subsequently withdrawn.  According there being no other valid tender available Article 32 2A was invoked :
"where no tenders or no suitable tenders or no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure or a restricted procedure, provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered and that a report is sent to the Commission where it so requests."
This is a Single Operator Framework Agreement for a period of four years.  An initial contract for 3 years will be awarded with the possibility of another three year contract extension.  DCC may depart from the contract at any time if more beneficial market terms become available.


Winner: Makodata Ltd.
Award value: 500000