CISN Maintenance & Support for the Defence Forces Ireland

Defence Forces Ireland

The Irish Defence Forces requires a maintenance and support agreement for their Communications & Information Systems Network (CISN). The type of equipment or software to be maintained includes the following systems: firewalls, IPS, email and web security filters, endpoint security, load balancers and two form factor security authentication.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=206713.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-04-12. The procurement was published on 2011-03-14.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2011-03-14 Contract notice
2011-10-05 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2011-03-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: communications network
Quantity or scope:
It is intended that this request for tender will give rise to a contract for 1 calendar year with the option to renew each year for up to 3 further years following an annual review (1 + 1 + 1 + 1), total 4 calendar years.450 000
Total value of the procurement: 450 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Communications network ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Procedure type: Restricted procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Postal address: McKee Barracks, Blackhorse Ave
Postal town: Dublin 7
Contact
E-mail: helen.heneghan@defenceforces.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18046929 ๐Ÿ“ž

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-03-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2011-04-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2011-03-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 52-085631
OJ-S issue: 52
Additional information
(ET Ref:206713).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Irish Defence Forces requires a maintenance and support agreement for their Communications & Information Systems Network (CISN). The type of equipment or software to be maintained includes the following systems: firewalls, IPS, email and web security filters, endpoint security, load balancers and two form factor security authentication.
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NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=206713.
Quantity or scope:
It is intended that this request for tender will give rise to a contract for 1 calendar year with the option to renew each year for up to 3 further years following an annual review (1 + 1 + 1 + 1), total 4 calendar years.
Reference number: N01/3468/MC12/11
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: As per the attached questionaire document.
Economic and financial standing: As per the attached questionaire document.
Technical and professional ability: As per the attached questionaire document.
Contract execution
Names and professional qualifications of the staff โœ…

Procedure
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for selection: As outlined in the attached questionaire document.
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2011-04-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Other languages: Irish.

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Defence Forces Ireland
Contact
Contact point: Comdt Helen Heneghan
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01746 ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: N01/3468/MC12/11

Complementary information
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Source: OJS 2011/S 052-085631 (2011-03-14)
Contract award notice (2011-10-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 150 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-10-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2011-10-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 194-315763
Refers to notice: 2011/S 52-085631
OJ-S issue: 194
Additional information
(ET Ref:318172).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
150 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Organisations profile (1 %)
2. Organisations chart (1 %)
3. Manpower and skills (32 %)
4. Technical resources (32 %)
5. Previous experience (24 %)
6. Quality assurance (10 %)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2011-05-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Business and Scientific Services
Postal address: Unit F, Centrepoint Business Park, Oak Road, Clondalkin
Postal town: Dublin 22
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: markd@bss-ltd.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://bss-ltd.com ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Source: OJS 2011/S 194-315763 (2011-10-05)