ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 01/02/2023

Expire date: 06/03/2023

External Reference: 2023-293234

TED Reference: 2023/S 026-076755

Contract notice

Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Wicklow County Council
N/A
County Buildings
Wicklow
Wicklow
IE
Contact person: Bebhinn Daly
Telephone: +353 40420100
E-mail: BDaly@wicklowcoco.ie
NUTS code:  IE052 -  South-East
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.wicklow.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1216

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=233334&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=233334&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
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

Establishment of a Single Party framework agreement for provision of services for a Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Solution with Backup and Disaster Recovery
Reference number:  WCC082023
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72910000  -  Computer back-up services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Wicklow County Council seeks a Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure solution comprising of an on-Premise Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) and integrated Public/Private Cloud infrastructure, controlled via a single management interface to replace its legacy systems.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 5000000.00  EUR
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

30200000  -  Computer equipment and supplies
32424000  -  Network infrastructure
48710000  -  Backup or recovery software package
48821000  -  Network servers
48822000  -  Computer servers
48823000  -  File servers
51611100  -  Hardware installation services
71311300  -  Infrastructure works consultancy services
72100000  -  Hardware consultancy services
72120000  -  Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services
72251000  -  Disaster recovery services
72910000  -  Computer back-up services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE052 -  South-East
Main site or place of performance:  
Wicklow
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Wicklow County Council seeks a Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure solution comprising of an on-Premise Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) and integrated Public/Private Cloud infrastructure, controlled via a single management interface to replace its legacy systems.
This solution must ensure Data Loss Prevention, offer a robust Backup/Disaster Recovery solution and provide Business Continuity, enabling the WCC to easily and quickly deploy Systems/Services on-Premise or in the Cloud according to business requirements.
WCC requires an efficient, cost-effective solution that is flexible, scalable and will cater for future growth and business needs.
WCC requires a fully managed hosted Disaster Recovery solution for a number of business-critical systems including file servers, applications servers and database servers. WCC is operating in a dynamic environment and will have requirements to replicate additional Virtual Machines (VMs), cease replication/remove VMs, and modify resources on VMs from a single portal. WCC also has VMs in a protected DMZ which would need to be comprehended in the proposed solution.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 5000000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:  
The framework agreement will initially be for four (4) years, with the option to extend for a further two (2) years, up to a maximum of six (6) years subject to satisfactory performance, business needs and budgetary constraints. The extended duration of the framework is justified on the grounds of the considerable disruption that a change within a shorter period would entail.
II.2.9)

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

Envisaged number of candidates: 3
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

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

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.2)

Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
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:  06/03/2023
Local time:  12:00
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:  
6 years
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Dublin
IE