Contract notice - utilities

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 20/08/2020

Expire date: 29/09/2020

External Reference: 2020-276204

TED Reference: 2020/S 164-399471

Contract notice - utilities

[NoticeContractUtilities]

[Services]

[Directive201425]

[Section1]: [Ce]

I.1)

[NameAddressContact]

Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
N/A
2 Gateway
Dublin 3
East Wall Road
IE
[Contactpoint]: Conor Molloy
[AddressPhone]: +353 17026543
[AddressEmail]: Conor.molloy@esb.ie
[Internets]:
[UrlGeneral]: http://www.esb.ie

I.3)

[InfoTendering]

[AddressObtainDocs]:  
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172533&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
[AddressFurtherinfo]
[AsContactsAbove]:  
[AddressSendTendersRequest]
[AddressSendTendersRequest]
[AddressToAbove]
I.6)

[Mainactivity]

[MainactivElectricity]

[Section2]: [Object]

II.1)

[QuantityScopeContract]

II.1.1)

[TitleContract]

Supply, Implementation, & Support of VMWare Software
[Fileref]:  SS CON 5183
II.1.2)

[CpvMain]

72000000  - 
II.1.3)

[TypeContract]

[Services]
II.1.4)

[DescrShort]

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.1.6)

[LotsInfo]

[DivisionLots]: [No]
II.2)

[Description]

II.2.2)

[CpvAdditional]

72000000  - 
II.2.4)

[DescrProcurement]

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)
II.2.5)

[AwardCriteria]

[AwardCriteriaDescriptive]
II.2.7)

[DurationContractFrameworkDps]

[DurationMonths]: 36
[RenewalsSubject]: [No]
II.2.9)

[LimitOperators]

[EnvisagedNumber]: 5
[CriteriaChoosingLimited]:
As stated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire document on eTenders.
II.2.10)

[VariantsInfo]

[VariantsAccepted]: [No]
II.2.11)

[OptionsInfo]

[Options]: [No]
II.2.13)

[EuProgrInfo]

[EuProgrRelated]: [No]
II.2.14)

[InfoAdditional]

Please refer to the individual instructions for submission
of
bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.

[Section3]: [InfoLegal]

III.1)

[ConditionsParticip]

III.1.1)

[SituationPersonalIncl]

[InfoEvaluatingRequir]:  As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
III.1.2)

[EconomicFinancialStanding]

[CriteriaSelectionDocs]
III.1.3)

[TechnicalCapacity]

[CriteriaSelectionDocs]
III.1.4)

[ParticipationRules]

[DescrBriefRules]: As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
III.1.6)

[DepositsRequired]

As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
III.1.7)

[FinancingConditions]

As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
III.1.8)

[LegalFormTaken]

As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
III.2)

[ConditionsContract]

III.2.2)

[OtherConditions]

As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
III.2.3)

[StaffResponsible]

[StaffResponsibleIndicate]

[Section4]: [Procedure]

IV.1)

[Description]

IV.1.1)

[TypeProcedure]

[ProctypeNegotWCall]
IV.1.3)

[FrameworkContractDpsInfo]

[FrameworkSingle]
IV.1.4)

[ReductionDuringDialogue]

[ReductionRecourse]
IV.1.8)

[GpaInfo]

[GpaCovered] : [Yes]
IV.2)

[InfoAdmin]

IV.2.2)

[LimitReceiptTendersReqPart]

[Date]:  29/09/2020
[Time]:  12:00
IV.2.3)

[DateDispatchTenderParticipate]

[Date]: 02/11/2020
IV.2.4)

[LanguagesAllowed]

[Language_EN]
IV.2.6)

[MinTimeMaintain]

[DurationMonths] : 12  ([FromStatedDate])

[Section6]: [InfoComplement]

VI.1)

[RecurrenceInfo]

[RecurrentProcurement]:  [No]
VI.2)

[InfoEworkflow]

[EorderingUsed]
[EinvoicingUsed]
[EpaymentUsed]
VI.3)

[InfoAdditional]

As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
VI.4)

[AppealsProcedure]

VI.4.1)

[AppealsBody]

Chief Registrar
Four Courts, Inns Quay
Dublin 7
IE
[AddressPhone]: +353 18886000