ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 19/09/2018

External Reference: 2018-254212

TED Reference: 2018/S 181-409745

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

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
N/A
Agriculture House
Dublin 2
Kildare Street
IE
Contact person: Harry O'Crowley
Telephone: +353 01-6072463
E-mail: harry.ocrowley@agriculture.gov.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.agriculture.gov.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/307

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

IP Phones, Licences and Software Subscription for use with Cisco Communication product set.
Reference number:  487594-2017
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

32500000  -  Telecommunications equipment and supplies
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

Supply of IP phones, Licences and Software Subscriptions for use with Cisco Communication product set, along with the renewal of existing software subscriptions. The Department has a number of existing software subscription contracts for these products expiring in December 2017 and require a renewal of the subscription within 30 days of the expiry date and the consolidation of the subscription onto a single contract.
The Department also has ongoing additional requirements for:
1. New software licences and subscription for the Cisco Unified communications product set as deployed in the Department.
2. IP phones for use with the Cisco Unified communications product set as deployed in the Department.
It is envisaged that these requirements will be filled on a draw down basis under the contract put in place with the successful tenderer, it is also envisaged that the other agencies and Departments as described in the RFT may drawdown under this agreement.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  1750000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

32500000  -  Telecommunications equipment and supplies
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Department of Agriculture, Food & The Marine invite responses to this tender for the supply of IP phones, Licences and Software Subscriptions for use with Cisco Communication product set, along with the renewal of existing software subscriptions. The Department has a number of existing software subscription contracts for these products expiring in December 2017 and require a renewal of the subscription within 30 days of the expiry date and the consolidation of the subscription onto a single contract.
The Department also has ongoing additional requirements for:
1. New software licences and subscription for the Cisco Unified communications product set as deployed in the Department.
2. IP phones for use with the Cisco Unified communications product set as deployed in the Department.
It is envisaged that these requirements will be filled on a draw down basis under the contract put in place with the successful tenderer, it is also envisaged that the other agencies and Departments as described in the RFT may drawdown under this agreement.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality & Technicial Merit  /  Weighting:  200
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Contract Management & Contingency arrangments  /  Weighting:  75
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Total Cost ex vat  /  Weighting:  725
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

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: 2017/S 235-487594
IV.2.9)

Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: IP Phones, Licences and Software Subscription for use with Cisco Communication product set.

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

13/02/2018
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  4
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  2
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:  4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

BT Communications Ireland Ltd
IE488656OT
2 Grand Canal Plaza
Dublin
4
IE
Telephone: +353 1800924929
NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
Internet address: www.btireland.com

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  1750000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court of Ireland
Dublin
IE