Date of dispatch of this notice: 08/08/2018
External Reference: 2018-206603
TED Reference: 2018/S 154-353684
Contract award notice
Information
Published
Contract award notice
Cached Version
Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
Cork County Council
N/A
County Hall
Cork
Carrigrohane Road
IE
Contact person:
Declan Connolly
Telephone:
+353 0214285728
E-mail:
Declan.Connolly@corkcoco.ie
NUTS code:
IE053 -
South-West
Main address:
https://www.corkcoco.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/406
I.4)
Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5)
Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
LAN WAN Maintenance & Support for Cork County Council
Reference number:
129889
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
72720000
-
Wide area network services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
Cork County Council invites interested parties to tender for the maintenance and support of the Contracting Authority’s LAN WAN systems and services at all current and future Contracting Authority sites.
The Contracting Authority’s headquarters is located in the County Hall, Cork. The Contracting Authority has a highly centralised type IT topology with the majority of the Contracting Authority’s application servers located at the County Hall. Contracting Authority sites located throughout County Cork have connectivity to these servers over a high capacity WAN which is based mainly on wireless (SAF/SAF Freemile/Proxim/Orthogon/Microtek/RADWin/Ubiquity/Ceragon/ Breezecom) technology and Cisco switches and routers at wireless high sites. As the Contracting Authority has a highly centralised type IT topology, the provision of a high quality, well maintained, LAN WAN is essential to support data services at all Contracting Authority sites.
The Contracting Authority’s headquarters is located in the County Hall, Cork. The Contracting Authority has a highly centralised type IT topology with the majority of the Contracting Authority’s application servers located at the County Hall. Contracting Authority sites located throughout County Cork have connectivity to these servers over a high capacity WAN which is based mainly on wireless (SAF/SAF Freemile/Proxim/Orthogon/Microtek/RADWin/Ubiquity/Ceragon/ Breezecom) technology and Cisco switches and routers at wireless high sites. As the Contracting Authority has a highly centralised type IT topology, the provision of a high quality, well maintained, LAN WAN is essential to support data services at all Contracting Authority sites.
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.7)
Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1079052.15
EUR
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
32400000
-
Networks
32410000
-
Local area network
32412000
-
Communications network
32413100
-
Network routers
32415000
-
Ethernet network
32417000
-
Multimedia networks
32418000
-
Radio network
32420000
-
Network equipment
32422000
-
Network components
32424000
-
Network infrastructure
32425000
-
Network operating system
32427000
-
Network system
32430000
-
Wide area network
50300000
-
Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment
50312000
-
Maintenance and repair of computer equipment
50312300
-
Maintenance and repair of data network equipment
50312310
-
Maintenance of data network equipment
50312320
-
Repair of data network equipment
72315000
-
Data network management and support services
72315100
-
Data network support services
72700000
-
Computer network services
72710000
-
Local area network services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE053 -
South-West
Main site or place of performance:
Cork County
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Cork County Council invites interested parties to tender for the maintenance and support of the Contracting Authority’s LAN WAN systems and services at all current and future Contracting Authority sites.
The Contracting Authority is the second largest Local Authority in the Republic of Ireland, and the largest based on geographic area size. The Contracting Authority services a population of 400,000 people. Current staff numbers total 2,000 approximately.
The Contracting Authority’s headquarters is located in the County Hall, Cork. The Contracting Authority has a highly centralised type IT topology with the majority of the Contracting Authority’s application servers located at the County Hall. Contracting Authority sites located throughout County Cork have connectivity to these servers over a high capacity WAN which is based mainly on wireless (SAF/SAF Freemile/Proxim/Orthogon/Microtek/RADWin/Ubiquity/Ceragon/ Breezecom) technology and Cisco switches and routers at wireless high sites. As the Contracting Authority has a highly centralised type IT topology, the provision of a high quality, well maintained, LAN WAN is essential to support data services at all Contracting Authority sites.
The Contracting Authority is the second largest Local Authority in the Republic of Ireland, and the largest based on geographic area size. The Contracting Authority services a population of 400,000 people. Current staff numbers total 2,000 approximately.
The Contracting Authority’s headquarters is located in the County Hall, Cork. The Contracting Authority has a highly centralised type IT topology with the majority of the Contracting Authority’s application servers located at the County Hall. Contracting Authority sites located throughout County Cork have connectivity to these servers over a high capacity WAN which is based mainly on wireless (SAF/SAF Freemile/Proxim/Orthogon/Microtek/RADWin/Ubiquity/Ceragon/ Breezecom) technology and Cisco switches and routers at wireless high sites. As the Contracting Authority has a highly centralised type IT topology, the provision of a high quality, well maintained, LAN WAN is essential to support data services at all Contracting Authority sites.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Methodology for Contract Delivery
/
Weighting:
30%
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Technical Merit
/
Weighting:
30%
Cost criterion
-
Name:
Cost
/
Weighting:
40%
II.2.11)
Information about options
Options:
yes
Description of options:
Option of 2 X 12 month extensions
II.2.13)
Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
no
II.2.14)
Additional information
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download on www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 129889.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)
Description
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8)
Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)
Administrative information
IV.2.1)
Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2018/S 027-059089
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: LAN WAN Maintenance & Support for Cork County Council
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
01/07/2018
V.2.2)
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:
1
Number of tenders received from SMEs:
1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:
0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:
0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:
1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
:
noV.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor
Exigent Networks
IE9656557P
Ardmore
Ardmore
Co. Waterford
IE
Telephone:
+353 0866043550
E-mail:
info@exigentnetworks.ie
Fax:
+353 05864502
NUTS code:
IE053 -
South-West
The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
1200000.00
EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:
1079052.15
EUR
Section VI: Complementary information
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 contract/framework.
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
5) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.
6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement 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 the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
2) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework.
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
5) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.
6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement 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 the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)