Social and other specific services – utilities
Qualification system - This notice is a call for competition
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/25/EU
Section I: Contracting entity
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
National registration number: N/A
Postal address: Connolly Station
Town: Dublin
NUTS code: IE IRELAND
Country: Ireland
Contact person: Richard Latimer
E-mail: Richard.Latimer@irishrail.ie
Telephone: +353 17031755
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.irishrail.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/433
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=151945&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=151945&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.6)Main activityRailway services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Qualification System (QS) for Licensing and Software Maintenance
Reference number: CIE 7292
II.1.2)Main CPV code48000000 Software package and information systems
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)48200000 Networking, Internet and intranet software package
48311000 Document management software package
48316000 Presentation software package
48317000 Word-processing software package
48322000 Graphics software package
48400000 Business transaction and personal business software package
48600000 Database and operating software package
48611000 Database software package
48760000 Virus protection software package
48761000 Anti-virus software package
48990000 Spreadsheets and enhancement software package
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: IE IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
To establish a multi-supplier Qualification system (‘QS’) for the ongoing delivery of software licensing and maintenance support for all entities in the CIE Group. The life cycle of this qualification system will be 5 years maximum. The following is an indicative non-exhaustive list of the main requirements that need to be met: please note that it is not necessary that the applicants can cover all the requirements as some of the elements will be specialized.
— McAfee ePO,
— QRadar,
— site improve,
— Barracuda,
— VMWare,
— mitel software assurance,
— oracle licensing,
— Mimecast,
— palo alto firewall and security devices,
— fortinet,
— HP maintenance and software support,
— Pixalert,
— Citrix,
— Cisco,
— MRI Software (QUBE),
— Adobe software applications,
— Ad-hoc requirements for desktop/laptop application software.
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract or the framework agreement
II.2.8)Duration of the qualification systemIndefinite duration
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
CIE Group IT&T has annual requirements for renewal of software licensing and maintenance support for a variety of software systems, infrastructure systems and security products. The CIE Operating Companies (Irish Rail, Bus Éireann, Bus Átha Cliath amd CIE Tours International) may also have particular requirements for software licensing and maintenance support services from time to time.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.9)Qualification for the systemConditions to be fulfilled by economic operators in view of their qualification:
The conditions to be fulfilled by the economic operators in view of their qualification. Entry to the qualification system shall be determined by a panel review of each response to the Pre-qualification questionnaire PQQ. The selection criteria of technical and professional ability is defined within the PQQ.
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
For full details, please download a copy of the attached Pre-qualification questionnaire.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Form of procedure
IV.1.3)Information about framework agreement
IV.1.10)Identification of the national rules applicable to the procedure:
IV.1.11)Main features of the award procedure:
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate / Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: IrishRail Panel
Postal address: ICT Procurement Department,Iarnród Éireann,
Town: Dublin 8
Postal code: D08 K6Y3
Country: Ireland
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Review of PQQ submissions, panel evaluation of PQQ against selection criteria, award or regret notification.
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtainedOfficial name: Central Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Town: Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 N972
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:09/08/2019
http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:383996-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML&src=0&tabId=2