Date of dispatch of this notice: 20/10/2014
Expire date: 01/12/2014
External Reference: 2014-703278
TED Reference: 2014/S 204-361588
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Classic Sector
Directive 2004/18/EC
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name, addresses and contact point(s)
National Museum of Ireland
N/A
Collins Barracks, Benburb Street
7 Dublin
IE
For the attention of: Olivier Kazmierczak
Telephone: +353 01-6486425
E-mail: ithelpdesk@museum.ie
N/A
Collins Barracks, Benburb Street
7 Dublin
IE
For the attention of: Olivier Kazmierczak
Telephone: +353 01-6486425
E-mail: ithelpdesk@museum.ie
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.museum.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/290
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=81962&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=81962&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.museum.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/290
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=81962&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=81962&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from:
The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:
The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.3)
Main activity
- Economic and financial affairs
- Recreation, culture and religion
I.4)
Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities:
no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)
Description
II.1.1)
Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
The Provision of Wide Area Network Facilities and Support Services to National Museum of Ireland
II.1.2)
Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
- Category No5:
Telecommunications services
Dublin
NUTS code
Dublin
II.1.3)
Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.5)
Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The National Museum of Ireland (NMI) invites tenders for a contract relating to replacement of its existing Wide Area Data Network (WAN) with a modern, cost effective solution and invites tenders from suitably qualified organisations to supply the necessary infrastructure, together with bandwidth rental and on-going support and maintenance for a period of 4 to 6 years, reviewed every 2 years.
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
72720000
Wide area network services
32430000
Wide area network
72000000
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.1.7)
Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
yes
II.1.8)
Lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.9)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
II.2)
Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)
Total quantity or scope:
The proposed solution should
•be supplied by a single primary supplier and be capable of being supported in an efficient and seamless manner.
•be secure and cohesive and its implementation should be achieved with minimal user interruption.
•allow for VOIP between the scoped sites at a future date.
The contract will be awarded to a single service provider (reviewed every two years, with the possibility of being renewed twice). NMI reserves the option to award any future upgrades to the service or other closely associated work (such as remote access to VPN, extension to other sites, increase or decrease of bandwidth, etc.) to the successful tenderer subject to normal NMI criteria. All costs quoted must remain fixed within the rules laid down in the tender document. Any deviation from the quoted costs may result in the cancellation of the contract. The NMI reserves the right to go outside the contract for additional work.
Estimated cost excluding VAT
Range: between 40000 and 600000 EUR
Range: between 40000 and 600000 EUR
II.2.2)
Information about options
Options: yes
Description of these options:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to renew the contract on a 2 year basis up to maximum of 6 years. In addition, The Contracting Authority reserves the option to award any future upgrades to the service or other closely associated work (such as remote access to VPN, extension to other sites, increase or decrease of bandwidth, etc.) to the successful tenderer subject to formal agreement. These additional services may be agreed by negotiation in line with Article 31.4(b) of Directive 2004/18/EC.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
II.2.3)
Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals:
2
In the case of renewable contracts, estimated time-frame for subsequent calls for competition:
in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)
in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)
II.3)
Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 072 (from the award of the contract)
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)
Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)
Deposits and guarantees required:
Not applicable
III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them
To be agreed with the successful tenderer.
III.1.3)
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
A grouping, if successful, may be required to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability but subject to the agreement of the contracting parties. If it is proposed to sub-contract the delivery of any portion of any contract, it may be a condition of award of contract that both the service provider and any proposed sub-contractor enter simultaneously into a collateral warranty with the contracting authority for the relevant portion of that contract.
III.1.4)
Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)
Conditions for participation
III.2.1)
Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As per the tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie under RFT ID 89508.
III.2.2)
Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As per the tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie under RFT ID 89508.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As per the tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie under RFT ID 89508.
III.2.3)
Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As per the tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie under RFT ID 89508.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As per the tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie under RFT ID 89508.
III.3)
Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)
Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)
Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)
Type of procedure
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure
Open
IV.2)
Award criteria
IV.2.1)
Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
, the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)
Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)
Administrative information
IV.3.1)
File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
E-tenders REF 89508
IV.3.2)
Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
01.12.2014 - 17:00
IV.3.6)
Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
EN,GA
IV.3.7)
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 006 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)
Conditions for opening tenders
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
no
VI.2)
Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
no
VI.3)
Additional information:
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the irish government procurement opportunities portal (www.etenders.gov.ie)only.Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers.
4) It will be a condition of award that candidates and all sub-contractors produce a valid tax clearance certificate from the irish revenue commissioners as part of their application for participation in the competition.
5) If for any reason it is not possible to conclude the contract with the tenderer invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to conclude the contract as appropriate.
This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.
6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process at any time.
7) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words “or equivalent“ will always be appended.
8) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tenders with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, tenders are advised to ensure that they return fully response tenders in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
VI.4)
Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures
High Court
Ireland
Inns Quay
Dublin 7
Ireland
Inns Quay
Dublin 7
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie
Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Statutory instrument no. 130 of 2010 (the Irish remedies regulations) provides that review procedures are available in the high court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that reviewable public contract.
VI.4.3)