Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: Central Bank of Ireland
National registration number: N/A
Postal address: PO Box 559
Town: Dublin 1
NUTS code: IE Éire / Ireland
Postal code: New Wapping Street,
Country: Ireland
Contact person: Central Bank Sourcing Team
E-mail: Tenders2@centralbank.ie
Telephone: +353 12246000
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.centralbank.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/329
I.3)CommunicationThe procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=206698&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=206698&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityBody governed by public law
I.5)Main activityEconomic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Market Surveillance System
Reference number: 2020P010
II.1.2)Main CPV code72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The Central Bank is seeking the provision and implementation of a Market Surveillance System inclusive of licensing, support and maintenance (together the “Solution”). The Solution will provide the Central Bank as a market regulator and supervisor with the capacity to monitor markets in financial instruments for the purpose of protecting market integrity through automated detection and follow-up analysis of possible instances of market abuse (insider dealing and market manipulation).
Please see attached documentation for more information.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 3 000 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)48100000 Industry specific software package
48411000 Investment management software package
48440000 Financial analysis and accounting software package
48441000 Financial analysis software package
48442000 Financial systems software package
48482000 Business intelligence software package
48517000 IT software package
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: IE Éire / Ireland
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The Central Bank is seeking the provision and implementation of a Market Surveillance System inclusive of licensing, support and maintenance (together the “Solution”). The Solution will provide the Central Bank as a market regulator and supervisor with the capacity to monitor markets in financial instruments for the purpose of protecting market integrity through automated detection and follow-up analysis of possible instances of market abuse (insider dealing and market manipulation).
The Solution must be capable of ingesting trading and market-related data from a number of sources and perform requisite processing and analysis in order to identify, on a daily basis, potential instances of market abuse. The Solution will also provide functionality to search and interrogate data for the purpose of investigating possible market abuse, and will incorporate robust and secure record keeping and tracking characteristics. The Solution will provide the Central Bank with the capacity to generate regular and ad-hoc reports based on the data contained within it. The Solution should incorporate an efficient and intuitive user interface incorporating effective and complementary visual and graphical display options and functionality.
Please see attached documentation for more information.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 3 000 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
The duration of the Contract is intended to be five (5) years, although the Central Bank
has the right to terminate it earlier. The Central Bank also has the right to extend the
duration of the Contract by any period or series of periods up to a total of four (4) years,
so that the Contract may ultimately have a maximum total duration of nine (9) years.
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.2)Economic and financial standingSelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional abilitySelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedureNotice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 250-623445
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 18/03/2022
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:English
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 18/03/2022
Local time: 17:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland
E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Telephone: +353 18886511
Fax: +353 18886125
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie/
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:04/02/2022
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