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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 14/03/2018

External Reference: 2018-894336

TED Reference: 2018/S 053-117731

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

26 Irish Racecourses
N/A
c/o Horse Racing Ireland, Ballymany
Co Kildare
The Curragh
IE
Contact person: Diarmuid Parker
Telephone: +353 45455455
E-mail: dparker@hri.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.hri.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/330

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

Single Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Wide Area Bandwidth and Related Services to Irish Horse Racing
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

32430000  -  Wide area network
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) and the Association of Irish Racecourses (AIR) on behalf of the 26 Irish Racecourses (Contracting Authorities) have identified the need for a Wide Area Network (WAN) encompassing the 26 Race Course sites and a data centre site.
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)

72720000  -  Wide area network services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) and the Association of Irish Racecourses (AIR) on behalf of the 26 Irish Racecourses (Contracting Authorities) have identified the need for a Wide Area Network (WAN) encompassing the 26 Race Course sites and a data centre site.
The data centre will house whatever central equipment is required for the wifi service and provide Internet breakout.
It is the intention to implement the solution across all 26 sites.
HRI/ AIR on behalf of the Contracting Authorities also requires an optional managed service for the WAN. This service will be a complete turnkey service to monitor and manage the WAN on behalf of HRI/AIR.
HRI/ AIR on behalf of the Contracting Authorities also requires an optional Tier 3 Co-Location Hosting facility for the WAN ‘head-end’ with space for equipment required for the Wi-Fi service head-end equipment and Internet connectivity.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical Merit of Proposed Solution  /  Weighting:  25%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical Merit of Resources Proposed, Contract Management & Support Offering  /  Weighting:  20%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed Methodology, Delivery & Installation Schedule  /  Weighting:  15%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed Warranty / Reliability and Continuity of Supply  /  Weighting:  5%
Price  -  Weighting:  35%
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 IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open 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: 2017/S 019-031757

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Single Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Wide Area Bandwidth and Related Services to Irish Horse Racing

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

12/02/2018
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  1
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

eir Limited T/A eir
1 Heuston South Quarter, St. John's Road
Dublin
D08 A9RT
IE
Telephone: +353 818313029
E-mail: fiona.winders@eir.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address: 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:  2000000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  1000000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Four Courts, Inns Quay
Dublin
IE
Telephone: +353 18886088
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
Internet address: www.courts.ie