ETENDERS

Contract notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 20/08/2020

Expire date: 29/09/2020

External Reference: 2020-276204

TED Reference: 2020/S 164-399471

Contract notice - utilities

Contract notice – utilities

Services

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
N/A
2 Gateway
Dublin 3
East Wall Road
IE
Contact person: Conor Molloy
Telephone: +353 17026543
E-mail: Conor.molloy@esb.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.esb.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377

I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172533&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:  http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172533&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.6)

Main activity

Electricity

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Supply, Implementation, & Support of VMWare Software
Reference number:  SS CON 5183
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72000000  -  IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Contracting Entity intends to procure a supply, implementation and support Contract for the VMWare suite of products across the ESB VMWare Estate.
All renewals of the existing subscription estate and procurement of future subscriptions will be covered by the proposed contract
It is proposed that the Contract will include:
• Support and Subscription services for ESB's existing VMWare Suite of products
• An Enterprise Purchasing Program for additional licences
• Ability to Log Support cases on a 24x7 basis
• Access to VMWare and Reseller Certified Support Staff
• Telephone and e-mail support locally
• Reseller Consultancy services as required
Applicants must confirm they are certified to supply, implement, and support VMWare licenses.
It is envisaged that the contract will be for an initial three year period with the option to extend for two years by mutual agreement, for a total contract period of five years (3 + 2 years)
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72000000  -  IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

ESB uses VMWare ESX Hypervisor to provide Server virtualisation in its Datacentres. ESB currently deploy 597 vSphere licenses, across 255 VMWare ESX Servers hosting over 2,500 Virtual Servers.
The Contracting Entity intends to procure a supply, implementation and support Contract for the VMWare suite of products across the ESB VMWare Estate.
All renewals of the existing subscription estate and procurement of future subscriptions will be covered by the proposed contract
It is proposed that the Contract will include:
• Support and Subscription services for ESB's existing VMWare Suite of products
• An Enterprise Purchasing Program for additional licences
• Ability to Log Support cases on a 24x7 basis
• Access to VMWare and Reseller Certified Support Staff
• Telephone and e-mail support locally
• Reseller Consultancy services as required
Applicants must confirm they are certified to supply, implement, and support VMWare licenses.
It is envisaged that the contract will be for an initial three year period with the option to extend for two years by mutual agreement, for a total contract period of five years (3 + 2 years)
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9)

Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
As stated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire document on eTenders.
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
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
II.2.14)

Additional information

Please refer to the individual instructions for submission
of
bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.1)

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:  As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.4)

Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria: As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
III.1.6)

Deposits and guarantees required

As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
III.1.7)

Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
III.1.8)

Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded

As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2)

Contract performance conditions

As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
III.2.3)

Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

Framework agreement with a single operator
IV.1.4)

Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
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.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  29/09/2020
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.3)

Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

Date: 02/11/2020
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months : 12  (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.2)

Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)

Additional information

As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Chief Registrar
Four Courts, Inns Quay
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie