Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Galway Mayo Institute of Technology

N/A

Dublin Road

Galway

H91 T8NW

Contact person: Corinna Gavin

Telephone: +353 91742117

E-mail: corinna.gavin@gmit.ie

Fax: +353 91759706

Internet address(es):

Main address: https://www.gmit.ie/

Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1160

Connacht Ulster Alliance CUA

Sligo

Contact person: Corinna Gavin

E-mail: corinna.gavin@gmit.ie

Internet address(es):

Main address: www.cualliance.ie/index.php

Letterkenny Institute of Technology

N/A

Port Road, Letterkenny

Co Donegal

F92 FC93

Contact person: Corinna Gavin

E-mail: corinna.gavin@gmit.ie

Internet address(es):

Main address: https://www.lyit.ie/

Sligo Institute of Technology

N/A

Ash Lane

Sligo

F91 YW50

Contact person: Corinna Gavin

E-mail: corinna.gavin@gmit.ie

Internet address(es):

Main address: https://www.itsligo.ie/

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

GMIT (CUA) Single Operator Framework Agreement Telecoms 2020

Reference number: GMIT (CUA) Single Operator Framework Agreement Telecoms 2020

II.1.2)

Main CPV code

64213000 - Shared-business telephone network services

II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)

Short description

GMIT wishes to establish a single party framework for Landline, PRA (initially), migrating to SIP & Associated Equipment Supply, Delivery, Core equipment Installation, project management and maintenance Services.
Please note that the following Contracting Authorities may use this framework throughout its’ lifetime (within the 10 years). However, it is not envisaged that Letterkenny Institute of Technology and Institute of Technology Sligo will utilise this framework within the first 12 months.
• Connacht Ulster Alliance CUA
The Connacht-Ulster Alliance, (CUA) is a strategic partnership of three Institutes of Technology in the Connacht-Ulster region of Ireland:
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT)
Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT)
Institute of Technology, Sligo (IT Sligo)

II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 2000000.00 EUR

II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

32412100 - Telecommunications network

32429000 - Telephone network equipment

32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies

32522000 - Telecommunications equipment

32524000 - Telecommunications system

32543000 - Telephone switchboards

32550000 - Telephone equipment

32551000 - Telephone cables and associated equipment

32551100 - Telephone connections

32551300 - Telephone headsets

32551400 - Telephone network

32570000 - Communications equipment

32571000 - Communications infrastructure

45232332 - Ancillary works for telecommunications

45314000 - Installation of telecommunications equipment

50330000 - Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment

50332000 - Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services

50334400 - Communications system maintenance services

51300000 - Installation services of communications equipment

64200000 - Telecommunications services

64210000 - Telephone and data transmission services

64214400 - Communication land-line rental

64227000 - Integrated telecommunications services

72212510 - Communication software development services

II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:

Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Letterkenny

II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

GMIT wishes to establish a single party framework for Landline, PRA (initially), migrating to SIP & Associated Equipment Supply, Delivery, Core equipment Installation, project management and maintenance Services.
Please note that the following Contracting Authorities may use this framework throughout its’ lifetime (within the 10 years). However, it is not envisaged that Letterkenny Institute of Technology, and Institute of Technology Sligo will utilise this framework within the first 12 months.
• Connacht Ulster Alliance CUA
The Connacht-Ulster Alliance, (CUA) is a strategic partnership of three Institutes of Technology in the Connacht-Ulster region of Ireland:
-Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT)
- Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT)
- Institute of Technology, Sligo (IT Sligo)

II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below

Quality criterion - Name: Technical Merit of the Team / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Methodology, Effective Management & Communication for Delivery of the Service / Weighting: 15

Quality criterion - Name: Proposed Programme for Project Delivery and Training Provision / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Contract Management Proposal / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Innovation / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Environmental Characteristics / Weighting: 5

Price - Weighting: 30

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

The duration of the framework will initially be four (4) years with the option of extending it twice for three years each time, which in total would be ten years. The extended duration of the framework is justified on the grounds of the considerable disruption that a change within a shorter period would entail.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

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: 2020/S 038-090028

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: GMIT (CUA) Single Operator Framework Agreement Telecoms 2020

A contract/lot is awarded: yes

V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

11/11/2020

V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

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 : yes

V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Vodafone Ireland Limited

326967

Mountainview Sandyford

Dublin

Telephone: +353 01203700

E-mail: Gary.brennan@vodafone.com

Fax: +353 01203700

Internet address: https://www.vodafone.ie

The contractor is an SME : no

Hibernia Services Trading as Evros Technology Group

Hibernia House, Cherrywood Business Park, Loughlinstown

Dublin

Telephone: +353 015267878

E-mail: Gerry.Kerr@Evros.ie

Fax: +353 015267878

Internet address: https://www.evros.ie/

The contractor is an SME : no

V.2.4)

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

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 2000000.00 EUR

Total value of the contract/lot: 200000.00 EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court

Four Courts

Dublin

Telephone: +353 18886000

E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie

Internet address: www.courts.ie

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