Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) for award of contract to An Post GeoDirectory for the provision of GeoDirectory address data.

Dublin City Council gives notice to invoke Article 32(2)(b) of Directive 2014/24/EU which states that the negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used where the works, supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular economic operator for the following reasons (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including …

CPV: 48610000 Sisteme de baze de date, 71354100 Servicii de cartografie digitală, 72320000 Servicii de baze de date
Locul de executare:
Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) for award of contract to An Post GeoDirectory for the provision of GeoDirectory address data.
Organismul de alocare:
Dublin City Council
Numărul de atribuire:
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1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Dublin City Council
Legal type of the buyer : Local authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) for award of contract to An Post GeoDirectory for the provision of GeoDirectory address data.
Description : Dublin City Council gives notice to invoke Article 32(2)(b) of Directive 2014/24/EU which states that the negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used where the works, supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular economic operator for the following reasons (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights. Dublin City Council intends to directly award a contract to An Post GeoDirectory for provision of Geodirectory address data used for the mobilisation of fire services resources to incidents and for pre-incident inspection plus post incident analysis of historic fires. Dublin City Council intends to award the contract for a period of one year with an option to renew on a year by year basis for no more than four years at a value of €45,000 per annum.
Procedure identifier : a488ba13-bd79-4ecc-a3c0-f69f19465966
Type of procedure : Negotiated without prior call for competition

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 72320000 Database services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48610000 Database systems
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71354100 Digital mapping services

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) for award of contract to An Post GeoDirectory for the provision of GeoDirectory address data.
Description : Dublin City Council gives notice to invoke Article 32(2)(b) of Directive 2014/24/EU which states that the negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used where the works, supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular economic operator for the following reasons (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights. Dublin City Council intends to directly award a contract to An Post GeoDirectory for provision of Geodirectory address data used for the mobilisation of fire services resources to incidents and for pre-incident inspection plus post incident analysis of historic fires. Dublin City Council intends to award the contract for a period of one year with an option to renew on a year by year basis for no more than four years at a value of €45,000 per annum.
Internal identifier : 1

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 72320000 Database services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48610000 Database systems
Additional classification ( cpv ): 71354100 Digital mapping services

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

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland
Organisation signing the contract : Dublin City Council

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 180 000 Euro
Direct award :
Justification for direct award : The contract can be provided only by a particular economic operator because of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Other justification : Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) operate the East Region Communications Centre (ERCC) which processes emergency fire service calls for up to 17 fire authorities in the east region of Ireland and is required to be able to mobilise fire resources as part of resilience measures for all fire authorities in Ireland. Both the current and new Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system under development in the ERCC utilise the GeoDirectory as one of the prime data sources to identify address locations to ensure that the correct fire appliance is mobilised to the correct address location. The GeoDirectory is embedded into the technical solutions which support CAD operations. GeoDirectory continuously update and manage and electronic register of address locations in Ireland and is updated on a quarterly basis to ensure that source data remains up to date. All GeoDirectory premise data contains mapping co-ordinates which allows the data to be displayed on CAD mapping solutions. DFB purchase the GeoDirectory on behalf of all fire services which operate under the ERCC. The GeoDirectory database is a key element that underpins the geospatial functionality available within the council. An Post Geodirectory is the sole supplier of this dataset. The extent of the contact would provide the GeoDirectory for all 26 counties in the Republic of Ireland for use by the Fire service

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : An Post GeoDirectory
Tender :
Tender identifier : An Post GeoDirectory
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) for award of contract to An Post GeoDirectory for the provision of GeoDirectory address data.
Date on which the winner was chosen : 17/07/2025
Organisation signing the contract : Dublin City Council

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Dublin City Council
Registration number : IE47732154U
Postal address : Civic Offices, Wood Quay
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D08 RF3F
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 01 2222222
Internet address : https://www.dublincity.ie
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation signing the contract

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

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

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : An Post GeoDirectory
Registration number : 8240986M
Postal address : General Post Office O'Connell Street
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D01 F5P2
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Contact point : Dara Keogh
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : b09a08b4-9bdc-4476-8f4a-4610b2a74157 - 01
Form type : Direct award preannouncement
Notice type : Voluntary ex-ante transparency notice
Notice dispatch date : 17/07/2025 12:15 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00471463-2025
OJ S issue number : 136/2025
Publication date : 18/07/2025