ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 15/04/2015

Expire date: 29/05/2015

External Reference: 2015-453634

TED Reference: 2015/S 076-133306

Contract notice

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Contract notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Dublin City Council
N/A
Civic Offices, Wood Quay
Co.Dublin  Dublin 8
IE
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/267
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=87298&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from:
www.etenders.gov.ie
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IE
Internet address:
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:
www.etenders.gov.ie
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IE
Contact point(s): .
Internet address:
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:
Dublin City Council
IS Department, Block 1 Floor 9, Civic Offices, Wood Quay
8  Dublin
IE
For the attention of: Brian Curtis
Internet address:
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority
I.3)

Main activity

  • General public services
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:

Single Party Framework for supply and commission of Storage Area Network

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Supplies
    Purchase
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Dublin 8

    NUTS code
    Dublin
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
    II.1.4)

    Information on framework agreement

    Framework agreement with a single operator
    Duration of the framework agreement
    Duration in months: 48
    Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
    Estimated cost excluding VAT
    Range: between  1200000  and 2000000  EUR
    Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded:
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    Dublin City Council (DCC) wishes to establish a Single Party Framework for the supply and commissioning of Storage Area Network arrays, together with associated software and professional services (initial contract). It is also intended to procure any additional SAN related hardware and software requirements during the course of the framework if value can be demonstrated

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    30200000   Computer equipment and supplies
    30233100   Computer storage units
    30233130   Magnetic disk storage units
    30234000   Storage media
    72317000   Data storage services
    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:

    Dublin City Council is seeking proposals to replace its existing SAN infrastructure at the Civic Offices Wood Quay and at HP, Citywest. This will form the initial contract of the proposed framework.

    It is DCC’s intention to procure any additional SAN related hardware and software requirements during the course of the proposed framework. Tenderers must therefore provide indicative pricing for hardware upgrades including disk procurement for full trays of SSD, SAS, NL-SAS or as required. DCC however, will be under no obligation to purchase in this regard and reserves the right to conduct a separate procurement exercise if value cannot be demonstrated. No marks will be awarded for this during evaluation.

    At present DCC deploys 3 storage arrays, 2 in the Civic Offices, Wood Quay and 1 at DCC’s DR site at HP Citywest. One of the component arrays the Civic Offices and another at Citywest are approaching End of Life in 2015 while the remaining arrays are EOL in 2016. (See Table2 below) It is proposed to replace these arrays under this RFT.

    Tenderers must quote complete pricing for the supply of products and services at a fixed price in respect of all products and components being offered. This must include all hardware, software, implementation, integration, migration, Project Management, licensing and functional component costs together with any other costs associated with the delivery of the proposal.

    DCC also requires maintenance of the solution to include the provision and installation of software upgrades and patching.

    24*7*365 *4hr enterprise support is an essential requirement

    Estimated cost excluding VAT
    Range: between  1200000  and 2000000  EUR
    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no
    II.3)

    Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

    Duration in months: 048 (from the award of the contract)

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the 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:

    Please see tender documents available at www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please see tender documents available at www.etenders.gov.ie

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    Please see tender documents available at www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Please see tender documents available at www.etenders.gov.ie

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    Please see tender documents available at www.etenders.gov.ie

    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: no

    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

    Ref 94438

    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

    29.05.2015 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

    Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    EN,GA
    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:

    Additional Information – Dublin City Council

    1. Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 1997, 2003. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts.

    2. It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful Tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident Tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required.

    3. Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.

    4. 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.

    5. Please note also that 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. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

    6. Emailed/faxed/late tenders will not be accepted. Tenderers are asked to include a return address on the packaging.

    7. Tenders may be submitted in English or in the Irish language.

    8. Please note that OJEU contracts are covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).

    9. Appeals procedure: The body to whom appeals should be addressed is – The High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7.

    10. Queries must be in question format and must be submitted by email. Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 12 noon on 22nd May 2015 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties

    11. Please note that where documents are made available in both PDF and Word format, in the event that there is any discrepancy between the documents, the PDF version will take precedence.

    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    The High Court, Chief Registrar
    The Four Courts, Inns Quay
    7  Dublin
    IE
    Internet address:
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.4.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

    Please consult your legal advisor

    VI.4.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained