ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 10/03/2023

Expire date: 11/04/2023

External Reference: 2023-277736

TED Reference: 2023/S 053-157418

Contract notice

Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Louth County Council
N/A
County Hall, Millennium Centre,
Dundalk
A91 KFW6
IE
Contact person: Helen Divilly
Telephone: +353 429324235
E-mail: helen.divilly@louthcoco.ie
NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.louthcoco.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/381

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=235796&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=235796&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

Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Solution & Associated Equipment and Services for Louth County Council
Reference number:  23-033
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

48820000  -  Servers
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

Hyperconverged Infrastructure Platform and Cloud DR and Backup Solution
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 550000.00  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
30211300  -  Computer platforms
30233180  -  Flash memory storage devices
48710000  -  Backup or recovery software package
48800000  -  Information systems and servers
48821000  -  Network servers
48822000  -  Computer servers
51610000  -  Installation services of computers and information-processing equipment
72120000  -  Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services
72222300  -  Information technology services
72250000  -  System and support services
72251000  -  Disaster recovery services
72253200  -  Systems support services
72910000  -  Computer back-up services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE062 -  Mid-East
NUTS code:  IE0 -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
County Hall, Dundalk, Co.Louth
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Contracting Authority seeks a Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure solution comprising on-Premise Hyper-Converged Infrastructure and integrated Public/Private Cloud infrastructure, manageable via a single management interface to replace its legacy systems.
The Contracting Authority believes a Hybrid Cloud model will enable High Application availability, ensure Data Loss Prevention, efficient Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, and enable the Contracting Authority to easily deploy Systems/Services on-premise or in the Cloud according to business requirements. The Contracting Authority requires an efficient, cost-effective solution that is flexible, scalable and will cater for future growth and business needs. The Contracting Authority also requires an efficient and cost-effective solution for data backup, including physical and virtual machines, application aware and file level backup, and for disaster recovery for business-critical applications. Cloud elements of the solution must be located in the European Union (EU). Data must be encrypted during transit and at rest in the DR solution. The Contracting Authority requires a secure, resilient, energy efficient solution that can cater for a wide range of applications and business needs including both structured data (databases) and unstructured data (emails, documents, video, etc.).
Support & maintenance of the complete solution is also required.
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: 550000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: no
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

Hyperconverged Infrastructure Platform and Hybrid DR and Backup Solution.

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

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : no
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  10/04/2023
Local time:  17:00
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 : 4  (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)

Conditions for opening of tenders

Date:  13/04/2023
Local time:  17:00
Place:  
County Hall, Dundalk, County Louth
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:  
Helen Divilly Head of Information Systems opening through eTenders procedure
Niall O'Flaherty Acting IS Project Leader

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.2)

Information about electronic workflows

Electronic payment will be used
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court Chief Registrar
The Four Courts Dublin 7
Dublin
IE
Telephone: +44 18886000
E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
Internet address: https://www.courts.ie/content/central-office-high-court