Hardware (& Storage) Design, Supply, Build & Support

Department of Defence

This request for Expressions Of Interest is issued by the Department of Defence on behalf of the Department and the Irish Defence Forces. The DOD/DF wished to upgrade its computing hardware infrastructure.
Applications running on these systems are Oracle-based and are deemed by DOD/DF to be โ€˜business criticalโ€™.
The hardware architecture together with these business applications is known as the Management Information Framework (MIF). The existing MIF hardware architecture has been in operation since 2005. DOD/DF now wish to procure a new and modern hardware architecture to which it will migrate all of its MIF business applications.
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=279173.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-08-29. The procurement was published on 2011-07-27.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2011-07-27 Contract notice
2011-12-12 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2011-07-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: mainframe hardware
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Mainframe hardware 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: Dept of Defence, Station Road
Postal town: Newbridge
Contact
Internet address: http://www.irlgov.ie/defence ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: info@defence.irlgov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 454922428 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 45492015 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-07-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2011-08-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2011-07-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 145-240733
OJ-S issue: 145
Additional information
(ET Ref:279173).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
This request for Expressions Of Interest is issued by the Department of Defence on behalf of the Department and the Irish Defence Forces. The DOD/DF wished to upgrade its computing hardware infrastructure.
Applications running on these systems are Oracle-based and are deemed by DOD/DF to be โ€˜business criticalโ€™.
The hardware architecture together with these business applications is known as the Management Information Framework (MIF). The existing MIF hardware architecture has been in operation since 2005. DOD/DF now wish to procure a new and modern hardware architecture to which it will migrate all of its MIF business applications.
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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=279173.
Reference number: 0383_EOI/11
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin and Galway, Ireland.

Procedure
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2011-09-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Similar contracts implemented within the last 3 years (30)
2. Technical capacity from a Manpower perspective (25)
3. Capacity to provide technical support (25)
4. A current direct relationship or partnership agreement with Oracle (10)
5. A current direct relationship or partnership agreement with relevant companies (other than Oracle) (10)
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Irish ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Department of Defence
Contact
Contact point: Contracts Branch
Contracts Officer
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01494 ๐ŸŒ
Name: Dept of Defence
Postal address: Information Systems Branch, Renmore
Postal town: Galway
Contact point: Diarmuid Caulfield
Phone: +353 91743737 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: opstenders@defence.irlgov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Name: Department of Defence
Postal address: Station Road, Infirmary Road, Co Kildare
Phone: +353 45492000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for participation: http://www.irlgov.ie/defence ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 0383_EOI/11
Source: OJS 2011/S 145-240733 (2011-07-27)
Contract award notice (2011-12-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 463 611,07 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-12-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2011-12-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 240-388439
Refers to notice: 2011/S 145-240733
OJ-S issue: 240
Additional information
(ET Ref:354212).

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Total cost of ownership (45 %)
2. Quality of offering (30 %)
3. Quality of HW warranty/ support offering (10 %)
4. Quality of SW support offering (10 %)
5. Knowledge transfer proposals (.25)
6. Any value added proposals (.25)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2011-12-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Fujitsu
Postal address: Airside Business Park, Swords
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: tony.omalley@ie.fujitsu.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Source: OJS 2011/S 240-388439 (2011-12-12)