Date of dispatch of this notice: 20/08/2021
External Reference: 2021-282236
TED Reference: 2021/S 164-431972
Contract award notice - utilities
Information
Published
Contract award notice - utilities
Contract award notice – utilities
Results of the procurement procedure
Services
Directive 2014/25/EU
Section I: Contracting entity
I.1)
Name and addresses
Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
N/A
2 Gateway
Dublin 3
East Wall Road
IE
Contact person:
Conor Molloy
Telephone:
+353 17026543
E-mail:
Conor.molloy@esb.ie
NUTS code:
IE0 -
IRELAND
Main address:
http://www.esb.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377
I.6)
Main activity
Electricity
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
Supply, Implementation, & Support of VMWare Software
Reference number:
SS CON 5183
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
72000000
-
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
The Contracting Entity intends to procure a supply, implementation and support Contract for the VMWare suite of products across the ESB VMWare Estate.
All renewals of the existing subscription estate and procurement of future subscriptions will be covered by the proposed contract
It is proposed that the Contract will include:
• Support and Subscription services for ESB's existing VMWare Suite of products
• An Enterprise Purchasing Program for additional licences
• Ability to Log Support cases on a 24x7 basis
• Access to VMWare and Reseller Certified Support Staff
• Telephone and e-mail support locally
• Reseller Consultancy services as required
Applicants must confirm they are certified to supply, implement, and support VMWare licenses.
It is envisaged that the contract will be for an initial three year period with the option to extend for two years by mutual agreement, for a total contract period of five years (3 + 2 years)
All renewals of the existing subscription estate and procurement of future subscriptions will be covered by the proposed contract
It is proposed that the Contract will include:
• Support and Subscription services for ESB's existing VMWare Suite of products
• An Enterprise Purchasing Program for additional licences
• Ability to Log Support cases on a 24x7 basis
• Access to VMWare and Reseller Certified Support Staff
• Telephone and e-mail support locally
• Reseller Consultancy services as required
Applicants must confirm they are certified to supply, implement, and support VMWare licenses.
It is envisaged that the contract will be for an initial three year period with the option to extend for two years by mutual agreement, for a total contract period of five years (3 + 2 years)
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
-
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE0 -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
ESB uses VMWare ESX Hypervisor to provide Server virtualisation in its Datacentres. ESB currently deploy 597 vSphere licenses, across 255 VMWare ESX Servers hosting over 2,500 Virtual Servers.
The Contracting Entity intends to procure a supply, implementation and support Contract for the VMWare suite of products across the ESB VMWare Estate.
All renewals of the existing subscription estate and procurement of future subscriptions will be covered by the proposed contract
It is proposed that the Contract will include:
• Support and Subscription services for ESB's existing VMWare Suite of products
• An Enterprise Purchasing Program for additional licences
• Ability to Log Support cases on a 24x7 basis
• Access to VMWare and Reseller Certified Support Staff
• Telephone and e-mail support locally
• Reseller Consultancy services as required
Applicants must confirm they are certified to supply, implement, and support VMWare licenses.
It is envisaged that the contract will be for an initial three year period with the option to extend for two years by mutual agreement, for a total contract period of five years (3 + 2 years)
The Contracting Entity intends to procure a supply, implementation and support Contract for the VMWare suite of products across the ESB VMWare Estate.
All renewals of the existing subscription estate and procurement of future subscriptions will be covered by the proposed contract
It is proposed that the Contract will include:
• Support and Subscription services for ESB's existing VMWare Suite of products
• An Enterprise Purchasing Program for additional licences
• Ability to Log Support cases on a 24x7 basis
• Access to VMWare and Reseller Certified Support Staff
• Telephone and e-mail support locally
• Reseller Consultancy services as required
Applicants must confirm they are certified to supply, implement, and support VMWare licenses.
It is envisaged that the contract will be for an initial three year period with the option to extend for two years by mutual agreement, for a total contract period of five years (3 + 2 years)
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
Please refer to the individual instructions for submission
of
bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.
of
bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)
Description
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
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 164-399471
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Supply, Implementation, & Support of VMWare Software
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
30/06/2021
V.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor ( Agree to publish? yes )
Triangle Computer Services (Ireland) Limited
IE 632 9657R
Colm House 91 Pembroke Road
Dublin
Dublin 4
IE
Telephone:
+353 16579700
E-mail:
e-tenders@triangle.ie
NUTS code:
IE0 -
IRELAND
Internet address:
http://www.triangle.ie/
The contractor is an SME : no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)
Additional information
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
Chief Registrar
Four Courts, Inns Quay
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone:
+353 18886000
Internet address:
http://www.courts.ie