ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 26/06/2018

Expire date: 01/08/2018

External Reference: 2018-175561

TED Reference: 2018/S 123-279629

Contract notice

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Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

National Transport Authority
N/A
Dun Sceine
Harcourt Lane
Iveagh Court
IE
Contact person: Mark Bradwell
Telephone: +353 18798300
E-mail: procurement@nationaltransport.ie
Fax: +353 01-8798333
NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://nationaltransport.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149

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=131316&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=131316&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

National or federal agency/office
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Transport

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Invitation to Tender for the Supply of Servers, Storage and Network Devices and a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply of Servers, Storage and Network Devices
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

48821000  -  Network servers
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

This competition consists of:
1.Award of the contract for Supply of Servers, Storage and Network Devices to the most economically advantageous tender; and
2.Establishment of a Framework Agreement for Supply of Servers, Storage and Network Devices based on the three highest ranked Tenderers from 1 above.
The Authority has two very specific hardware requirements in the short term, as follows:
1.Upgrade of the Virtual Desktop Environment to support increased resilience and an increased user base. The strategy involves procuring new infrastructure for the primary environment and to move the aging infrastructure from the primary to the Disaster Recovery environment.
2.Expansion of the Route modelling Environment to support increased compute and storage requirements of the modelling team.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

30233000  -  Media storage and reader devices
30233100  -  Computer storage units
30233110  -  Magnetic card storage units
30233120  -  Magnetic tape storage units
30233130  -  Magnetic disk storage units
30233140  -  Direct-access storage devices (DASD)
30233180  -  Flash memory storage devices
30234000  -  Storage media
30234500  -  Memory storage media
30237110  -  Network interfaces
30237135  -  Network interfaces cards
32400000  -  Networks
32420000  -  Network equipment
32421000  -  Network cabling
32422000  -  Network components
32423000  -  Network hubs
32424000  -  Network infrastructure
32425000  -  Network operating system
32426000  -  Network publishing system
32427000  -  Network system
32428000  -  Network upgrade
48820000  -  Servers
48822000  -  Computer servers
48823000  -  File servers
48824000  -  Printer servers
48825000  -  Web servers
72317000  -  Data storage services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE061 -  Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

This competition consists of:
1. Award of the contract for Supply of Servers, Storage and Network Devices to the most economically advantageous tender based on the contract award criteria; and
2. Establishment of a Framework Agreement for Supply of Servers, Storage and Network Devices based on the three highest ranked Tenderers from 1 above.
The Authority has two very specific hardware requirements in the short term, as follows:
1. Upgrade of the Virtual Desktop Environment to support increased resilience (from 99% to 99.9%) and an increased user base (up from 180 to 250). The strategy involves procuring new infrastructure for the primary environment and to move the aging infrastructure from the primary to the Disaster Recovery (DR) environment. The requirement is described in more detail below.
2. Expansion of the Route modelling Environment to support increased compute and storage requirements of the modelling team. The requirement is described in more detail in below.
The on-going range of hardware products required will include:
• Servers;
• Storage Devices & associated peripherals (e.g. cables etc.);
• Network Devices & associated peripherals (e.g. cables etc.);
• Warranty; and
• Hardware Maintenance.
Below is an indicative list of envisaged project type work to be completed over the next 3 years.
• Infrastructure relocation to Cloud – re-location of the Authority’s Journey Planner and Real Time Passenger Information Systems to the cloud.
• Bus market Opening Systems – It is envisaged that the Bus Market Opening programme will lead to at least 4 new systems that will be hosted in the cloud.
• System Expansion – the Authority expects to expand the storage and compute infrastructure in early 2019 to accommodate new systems.
• Email – implementation of Microsoft Office 365 is expected in the coming two to three years
• Business Intelligence – it is expected that the Authority will deploy a more extensive Business Intelligence Platform.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48
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

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.1)

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:  As set out in the tender documents.
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

III.2.2)

Contract performance conditions

As set out in the tender documents.
III.2.3)

Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

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
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:  3
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:  01/08/2018
Local time:  12:00
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

Tender must be valid until:  31/01/2019
IV.2.7)

Conditions for opening of tenders

Date:  01/08/2018
Local time:  12:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.2)

Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)

Additional information

The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled. All costs incurred by interested parties in participating in this competition must be borne by them.
Any contract award will be subject to a number of preconditions, including production of a current tax clearance certificate or tax clearance statement from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland. The contracting authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.
Refer to procurement documents for further information.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court of Ireland
Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Dublin
D7
IE
Telephone: +353 18886000
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
Fax: +353 18886125
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie

VI.4.3)

Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: 
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
As set out in S.I. No. 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).