ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 16/11/2021

External Reference: 2021-252881

TED Reference: 2021/S 225-590665

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Legal Aid Board
N/A
Quay Street
Cahirciveen
v23 rd36
IE
Contact person: Dave Fennell
Telephone: +353 0669471059
E-mail: davefennell@legalaidboard.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.legalaidboard.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/426

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

National or federal agency/office
I.5)

Main activity

Other activity:  Legal Services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Provision of, installation, configuration and support of a Backup Solution
Reference number:  LABIT/2021/004
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

48710000  -  Backup or recovery software package
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

The Legal Aid Board was established under the Civil Legal Aid Act, 1995. The Act makes provision for the granting by the State of legal aid and advice to persons of insufficient means in civil cases.
The Family Mediation Service (FMS) is a state run service to help couples who have decided to separate or divorce, or who have already separated, to negotiate their own terms of agreement. It has been in operation since 1986 and has been part of the Legal Aid Board since 2011.
Please note that the Legal Aid Board has charitable status and as such is entitled to any charitable discounts (or pricing structures) which are applicable.
Tenders are being sought from suitably qualified service providers for a Backup solution, including hardware infrastructure(eg servers, storage arrays, switches , tape units), software, installation, configuration and support as outlinedin the attached documentation
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  157000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

30200000  -  Computer equipment and supplies
30211300  -  Computer platforms
44316400  -  Hardware
72212710  -  Backup or recovery software development services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Legal Aid Board was established under the Civil Legal Aid Act, 1995. The Act makes provision for the granting by the State of legal aid and advice to persons of insufficient means in civil cases.
The Family Mediation Service (FMS) is a state run service to help couples who have decided to separate or divorce, or who have already separated, to negotiate their own terms of agreement. It has been in operation since 1986 and has been part of the Legal Aid Board since 2011.
Please note that the Legal Aid Board has charitable status and as such is entitled to any charitable discounts (or pricing structures) which are applicable.
Tenders are being sought from suitably qualified service providers for a Backup solution, including hardware infrastructure(eg servers, storage arrays, switches , tape units), software, installation, configuration and support as outlinedin the attached documentation
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Demonstrated experience of providing services of a similar kind and nature (evidenced by way of three contracts of similar size and nature in the past three years).  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Technical Merit of Proposed solution  /  Weighting:  30%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Proposed technical support and maintenance.  /  Weighting:  20%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Cyber Security Protection offered by proposed solution  /  Weighting:  20%
Price  -  Weighting:  20%
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.1.8)

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: 2021/S 161-422422

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Provision of, installation, configuration and support of a Backup Solution

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

16/11/2021
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  8
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Dell
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

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:  160000.00  EUR
Lowest offer:  120000.00  EUR / Highest offer:  157000.00  EUR   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

OGP
Dublin
IE