Continued Support and Development of the Skillnet MMC Accelerate Online Platform

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

The contract requires the continued support and development of the Skillnet MMC Accelerate Online Platform. This is a single-supplier framework agreement with an estimated total value of €300,000 (exclusive of VAT) over a two to three-year term. The platform's aim is to promote Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) to stakeholders nationally and locally, catering to a wide array of end-user profiles. It will focus on promoting careers, providing key information to construction industry professionals, and showcasing MMC job opportunities and upskilling pathways.

The contractor will be responsible for:

• Platform Support and Maintenance:
• Ongoing hosting of the platform on an enterprise standard plan with a minimum of 50 GB disk space.
• Technical support, with a minimum of 16 hours per month.
• Routine maintenance.
• Cookie-consent management.
• Development and Enhancement:
• Implementing identified development requirements (REQ-01 to REQ-15) as a fixed price.
• Managing emerging development work based on a tendered standard day rate.
• Platform Migration:
• Migration of the platform to an Enterprise Standard hosting plan.
• Transition and Mobilisation:
• Completing the initial scope of work and deploying it to the live platform within eight (8) weeks of contract signing. This is a condition of contract award.
• Transitioning the platform from the incumbent supplier at no additional cost to CitA and without service interruption.
• Project and Contract Management:
• Providing a project plan showing milestones and deliverables.
• Implementing a change control process.
• Cooperating with CitA's regular technical audit.
• Providing named resources and confirming their availability.
• Documentation:
• Repository management and documentation updates.
• Training:
• Providing training as a mandatory requirement.

The contractor must also support the promotion and recruitment of training programmes commissioned under this framework.

3. Background & buyer context

Skillnet Ireland, the funding body for this initiative, is a Government agency established in 1999. It works with businesses in Ireland to address skills needs through subsidised training. Skillnet Ireland is funded from the National Training Fund through the Department of Education and Skills.

CitA (Construction IT Alliance) was established in 2001 as a research project to harness ICT potential in the Irish Construction Industry. It was incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in 2005. Membership is open to all stakeholders in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations (AECO) sectors.

This tender seeks to appoint a single supplier to a framework agreement for the continued support and development of the Skillnet MMC Accelerate Online Platform. The platform's objective is to promote Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and career development within the Irish construction industry. The procurement is conducted under an open procedure, above EU thresholds.

4. Eligibility & selection criteria

• Turnover requirement: Tenderers must meet a minimum average annual turnover of €300,000, in line with the tender's estimated budget. This can be met on a solo or cumulative basis.
• Insurance:
• Employer's Liability: €12,700,000 per claim or series of claims.
• Public Liability: €6,500,000 per claim or series of claims.
• Professional Indemnity: €1,500,000 per claim or series of claims.
• Cyber Liability: €1,000,000 per occurrence in the annual aggregate.
• Product Liability: n/a. Tenderers must confirm they have these insurances in place or can obtain them if successful.
• Certifications: Not specified for this tender.
• Past experience: Tenderers must provide references for 3 projects where they were the sole or primary contractor. These projects must be of similar type, complexity, nature, and risk profile to the services proposed and must have been undertaken in the last 3 years.
• Personnel: Not specified for this tender, beyond the requirement to detail the proposed team's quality, quantity, and balance in the award criteria.
• Geographic / facility constraints: Not specified for this tender.

5. Award criteria & scoring

The award of contracts will be based on the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT), with a price/quality split. Tenderers must meet minimum scores for each award criterion to avoid disqualification.

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