Request for Tenders for the provision of an online news aggregator with searching and alerting functionality for the Houses of the Oireachtas

The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (hereinafter referred to as “the Contracting Authority”) invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified candidates for the provision of an online news aggregator with searching and alerting functionality. The Contracting Authority wants to provide cost-effective, easy access to Irish and international news content for …

CPV: 32417000 Multimédiás hálózat, 64216000 Elektronikus üzenet- és információküldési szolgáltatások, 64216200 Elektronikus információs szolgáltatások, 92400000 Hírügynökségi szolgáltatások
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Request for Tenders for the provision of an online news aggregator with searching and alerting functionality for the Houses of the Oireachtas
Díjat odaítélő szervezet:
Houses of the Oireachtas Service
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1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Houses of the Oireachtas Service
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Request for Tenders for the provision of an online news aggregator with searching and alerting functionality for the Houses of the Oireachtas
Description : The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (hereinafter referred to as “the Contracting Authority”) invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified candidates for the provision of an online news aggregator with searching and alerting functionality. The Contracting Authority wants to provide cost-effective, easy access to Irish and international news content for its user base via an easy-to-use web interface. The proposed service must offer access to an extensive range of news sources including international titles and with particular emphasis on strong Irish coverage, plus access to other publications including periodicals and magazines. It also requires access to edited and curated news websites and blogs, company reports, filings and profiles, as well as trade press and newswires. The total potential user base for this service is 1,000 – 1,500 users. It is possible that this user base will increase or decrease within the framework period.
Procedure identifier : 3d3cf3ed-d3bf-426d-bbfc-0aa86aba1cea
Previous notice : b4880772-563b-4506-8772-d9828425b4c4-01
Type of procedure : Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 92400000 News-agency services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 64216200 Electronic information services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 64216000 Electronic message and information services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 32417000 Multimedia networks

2.1.2 Place of performance

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

2.1.3 Value

Maximum value of the framework agreement : 1 100 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Request for Tenders for the provision of an online news aggregator with searching and alerting functionality for the Houses of the Oireachtas
Description : The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (hereinafter referred to as “the Contracting Authority”) invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified candidates for the provision of an online news aggregator with searching and alerting functionality. The Contracting Authority wants to provide cost-effective, easy access to Irish and international news content for its user base via an easy-to-use web interface. The proposed service must offer access to an extensive range of news sources including international titles and with particular emphasis on strong Irish coverage, plus access to other publications including periodicals and magazines. It also requires access to edited and curated news websites and blogs, company reports, filings and profiles, as well as trade press and newswires. The total potential user base for this service is 1,000 – 1,500 users. It is possible that this user base will increase or decrease within the framework period.
Internal identifier : 0

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 92400000 News-agency services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 64216200 Electronic information services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 64216000 Electronic message and information services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 32417000 Multimedia networks

5.1.2 Place of performance

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

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 1 100 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

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

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Cost
Name :
Description : cost @ 30%
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 30
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Quality @ 70%
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 70
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : N/A

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
Framework agreement, without reopening of competition
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 -
Information about review deadlines : N/A
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Houses of the Oireachtas Service -

6. Results

Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice : 1 100 000 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.
Framework agreement :
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 1 100 000 Euro

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Factiva Limited
Tender :
Tender identifier : 000060782
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Subcontracting : Not yet known
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 419332
Date on which the winner was chosen : 11/12/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 12/12/2024

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 2

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Houses of the Oireachtas Service
Registration number : 0000
Postal address : Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D02 XR20
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +35316183636
Buyer profile : www.oireachtas.ie
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Factiva Limited
Registration number : 0000
Town : Leinster House Kildare St Dubl
Postcode : Dublin 2
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : United Kingdom
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0003

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

8.1 ORG-0004

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

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 1ddafed4-7b6d-46c8-90cf-97ad3aad5555 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 12/05/2025 10:58 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00305445-2025
OJ S issue number : 91/2025
Publication date : 13/05/2025