Department of Defence - Provision of Software Reseller Services

This is a call to tender to buy goods/services. The Dept. of Defence currently has various ICT systems in service throughout the country. The department requires a single software reseller to supply its standard / non-standard software requirements and assist in managing its licensing infrastructure. A contract with the successful …

CPV: 48000000 Software package and information systems, 48100000 Industry specific software package, 48200000 Networking, Internet and intranet software package, 48300000 Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package, 48400000 Business transaction and personal business software package, 48500000 Communication and multimedia software package, 48600000 Database and operating software package, 48900000 Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
Deadline:
Nov. 7, 2025, midnight
Deadline type:
Submitting a bid
Place of execution:
Department of Defence - Provision of Software Reseller Services
Awarding body:
Department of Defence
Award number:
0

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Department of Defence
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : Defence

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Department of Defence - Provision of Software Reseller Services
Description : This is a call to tender to buy goods/services. The Dept. of Defence currently has various ICT systems in service throughout the country. The department requires a single software reseller to supply its standard / non-standard software requirements and assist in managing its licensing infrastructure. A contract with the successful bidder will be put in place for 3 years with the option of extending for a further 12 months, and a maximum of 2 such extensions. Tenderers must associate themselves with this competition in order to access the tender documents, ask and receive clarifications and submit response. This can only be done via login. All responses must be supplied in a zipped format. The Contracting Authority are not in a position to answer queries marked "confidential".
Procedure identifier : feea47c6-0fbb-4bab-8d82-d5852ba24d5f
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 48000000 Software package and information systems
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48100000 Industry specific software package
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48200000 Networking, Internet and intranet software package
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48300000 Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48400000 Business transaction and personal business software package
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48500000 Communication and multimedia software package
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48600000 Database and operating software package
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48900000 Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 5 628 417 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Sources of grounds for exclusion : European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Department of Defence - Provision of Software Reseller Services
Description : This is a call to tender to buy goods/services. The Dept. of Defence currently has various ICT systems in service throughout the country. The department requires a single software reseller to supply its standard / non-standard software requirements and assist in managing its licensing infrastructure. A contract with the successful bidder will be put in place for 3 years with the option of extending for a further 12 months, and a maximum of 2 such extensions. Tenderers must associate themselves with this competition in order to access the tender documents, ask and receive clarifications and submit response. This can only be done via login. All responses must be supplied in a zipped format. The Contracting Authority are not in a position to answer queries marked "confidential".
Internal identifier : 0

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 48000000 Software package and information systems
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48100000 Industry specific software package
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48200000 Networking, Internet and intranet software package
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48300000 Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software package
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48400000 Business transaction and personal business software package
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48500000 Communication and multimedia software package
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48600000 Database and operating software package
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48900000 Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 60 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 5 628 417 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : No strategic procurement

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Sources of selection criteria : Procurement Document

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : English
Languages in which the procurement documents (or their parts) are unofficially available : English
Deadline for requesting additional information : 24/10/2025 00:00 +01:00

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender : Allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 07/11/2025 00:00 +01:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 180 Day
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 07/11/2025 00:30 +01:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Electronic invoicing : Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used : yes
Electronic payment will be used : yes

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Department of Defence
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : The High Court of Ireland
Organisation receiving requests to participate : Department of Defence
Organisation processing tenders : Department of Defence

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Department of Defence
Registration number : IE6517956C
Postal address : Station Road, Newbridge, Co Kildare W12 AD93
Town : Newbridge
Postcode : W12 AD93
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 045492000
Internet address : www.defence.ie
Buyer profile : www.defence.ie
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : The High Court of Ireland
Registration number : The High Court of Ireland
Department : The High Court of Ireland
Postal address : Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D07 WDX8
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number : 002024901000
Department : European Dynamics S.A.
Town : Athens
Postcode : 15125
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Βόρειος Τομέας Αθηνών ( EL301 )
Country : Greece
Telephone : +30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 3f4cf339-aefc-436d-90b1-43640e25cba6 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 07/10/2025 15:25 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00662240-2025
OJ S issue number : 194/2025
Publication date : 09/10/2025