Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)

N/A

Ballymany

Co Kildare

The Curragh

Contact person: Sarah Barthel

Telephone: +353 45455662

E-mail: sbarthel@hri.ie

NUTS code: IE - IRELAND

Internet address(es):

Main address: http://www.hri-ras.ie/

Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/330

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)

Main activity

Recreation, culture and religion

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Contract for WAN Connectivity to Government Networks and a Dedicated Connection to Primary Data Centre to Horse Racing Ireland & Subsidiaries

Reference number: WAN Connectivity & DC

II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72400000 - Internet services

II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)

Short description

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was formally established by the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. Its mission is to develop and promote Ireland as a world centre of excellence for horse racing and breeding. Its primary functions include the development and promotion of the Irish horseracing industry, the development of authorised racecourses, the administration of prize-money at race fixtures and the control of the operation of authorised bookmakers. Subsidiaries of HRI include Tote Ireland Ltd., HRI Racecourses Ltd., and Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Ltd. HRI Racecourses Ltd. owns and operates Leopardstown, Fairyhouse, Navan and Tipperary Racecourses.
Horse Racing Ireland has three connections which this tender process is looking to replace.
Each connection is terminated at a vender supplier router and then connected into Horse Racing Ireland equipment.
Please refer to the attached invitation to tender document for a detailed specification of requirements

II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 430000.00 EUR

II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

32430000 - Wide area network

32510000 - Wireless telecommunications system

32520000 - Telecommunications cable and equipment

32524000 - Telecommunications system

50332000 - Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services

72315000 - Data network management and support services

72315200 - Data network management services

72410000 - Provider services

72411000 - Internet service providers ISP

72415000 - World wide web (www) site operation host services

72511000 - Network management software services

72720000 - Wide area network services

II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code: IE - IRELAND

Main site or place of performance:

Ireland

II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was formally established by the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. Its mission is to develop and promote Ireland as a world centre of excellence for horse racing and breeding. Its primary functions include the development and promotion of the Irish horseracing industry, the development of authorised racecourses, the administration of prize-money at race fixtures and the control of the operation of authorised bookmakers. Subsidiaries of HRI include Tote Ireland Ltd., HRI Racecourses Ltd., and Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Ltd. HRI Racecourses Ltd. owns and operates Leopardstown, Fairyhouse, Navan and Tipperary Racecourses.
Horse Racing Ireland has three connections which this tender process is looking to replace.
Each connection is terminated at a vender supplier router and then connected into Horse Racing Ireland equipment.
• The primary connection to Government networks is a 100Mb fibre connection, terminating by a Cisco 4431 router.
• The secondary connection to Government networks is a 20Mb licensed wireless connection termination on a supplier supplied OneAccess ONE50
• The dedication connection to the data centre is a 30Mb connection over fibre, terminated on both sides by a Cisco 2921 router.
Please refer to the attached invitation to tender document for a detailed specification of requirement

II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below

Quality criterion - Name: Fitness for Purpose of Proposed Solution / Weighting: 40

Quality criterion - Name: Technical Merit of Resources Proposed / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Contract Management and Service Deliverables / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Innovation and Value add / Weighting: 5

Quality criterion - Name: Reliability and Continuity of Service / Weighting: 5

Price - Weighting: 35

II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: yes

Description of options:

The Contracting Authority intends to conclude a “Contract with Options” with the successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process. By this it is meant that the Contracting Authority intends to enter into a contract to purchase a defined quantity of specific services (“core services”) from the successful tenderer but reserves the right to purchase, as the need arises, additional services (“options”) at any point during the lifetime of the contract. The specification of requirements contained in the invitation to tender document will clearly differentiate core services from options.

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: 2020/S 017-036712

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Contract for WAN Connectivity to Government Networks and a Dedicated Connection to Primary Data Centre to Horse Racing Ireland & Subsidiaries

A contract/lot is awarded: yes

V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

04/10/2020

V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

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: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators : no

V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

eircom

98789

2022 Bianconi Avenue, Citywest Business Campus

Dublin 24

Telephone: +353 851744917

E-mail: noeline.hogg@eir.ie

Fax: +353 14600282

NUTS code: IE - IRELAND

Internet address: http://www.eir.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: 430000.00 EUR

Total value of the contract/lot: 430000.00 EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (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 service;
3) The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers;
4) Establishment of the contract will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) It will be a condition of establishment that candidates and all sub-contractors are fully tax compliant as part of their application for participation in the competition;
6) If for any reason it is not possible for the successful tenderer to deliver the contract following the conclusion of this competitive process, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the contract as appropriate. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the Contracting Authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion;
7) At its absolute discretion, the Contracting Authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or the contract any time;
8) 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;
9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the Contracting Authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of tender submissions with missing or incomplete information.Therefore,tenderers are advised to ensure that they return fully completed submissions in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court

Four Court, Inns Quay

Dublin

Telephone: +353 18886000

E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie

Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Please consult your legal advisor

Ireland

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Statutory Instrument No 130 of 2010 (the Irish Remedies Regulations) provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the contract (including the reviewable public contract) and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to the reviewable public contract.

VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Please consult your legal advisor

Ireland

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