ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 27/10/2015

Expire date: 07/12/2015

External Reference: 2015-071590

TED Reference: 2015/S 210-380972

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)

Department of Education and Skills
N/A
Marlborough Street
Dublin 1  Dublin
IE
Contact point(s): Karen Murtagh
For the attention of: x y
Telephone: +353 018896413
E-mail: karen_murtagh@education.gov.ie
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.education.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1142
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=93781&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=93781&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

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3)

Main activity

  • Education
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:

Provision of School Routers and Associated Services and the Management of existing School Routers

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

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    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)

    Currently there are approximately 3,200 schools connections in place under this

    programme, the majority of schools have one broadband connection with a small

    amount of schools with two connections. The Existing Routers installed in schools

    are either a Cisco 871, a Cisco 881 or a Cisco867VAE router (specification

    attached at appendix 9). In addition to the routers in place in schools the Minister

    also owns a number of spares (approximately 290). The Minister wishes to put in

    place a draw down facility for the purchase of new CPE routers for schools. In

    addition to supply of the new CPE router the provider will be expected to manage

    the existing estate of routers.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    32500000   Telecommunications equipment and supplies
    Supplementary vocabulary
    32522000   Telecommunications equipment
    45314000   Installation of telecommunications equipment
    50300000   Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment
    50330000   Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment
    50332000   Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services
    64200000   Telecommunications services
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  no
    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:

    Estimated cost excluding VAT: 700000  EUR
    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: yes
    Number of possible renewals:  1
    In the case of renewable contracts, estimated time-frame for subsequent calls for competition: 
    in months: 12
    II.3)

    Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

    Duration in months: 024 (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.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

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

    Turnover in excess of €100,000 per annum for each of the past three (3) complete financial years. At least 75% of the Tenderer‘s turnover in each of the past three complete financial years must have originated from the supply of telecommunications products and services and associated logistics

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

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

    In order to qualify for inclusion on the Framework Tenderers must demonstrate that they have the following technical and professional abilities. Tenderers will either pass or fail this qualification criterion:

    The core services offered by Tenderers must relate to the provision of telecommunications goods and services and associated logistics.

    All Tenderers must demonstrate that they have the experience to provide high quality services of a similar type to those sought herein and must furnish the following documentation with their Tenders:

    a. A list of services similar to those sought under this RFT provided by the Tenderer within the last 3 years, giving an indication of the scale of the project, names of service recipients, estimated contract values, contract performance dates of the services provided and

    b. Two satisfactory references (including contact name and contact details). The proposed referees may be contacted as part of the evaluation process without prior notice being given to the Tenderer

    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

    School Router

    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

    06.12.2015 - 17:30
    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