Supply Of Servers, Desktop PC's, Laptops, Thin Clients, Peripherals & Other IT Hardware Devices

Electricity Supply Board

This object of this notice is to seek expressions of interest from suitable candidates for the supply and delivery of Servers, Desktop PC's, Laptops, Thin Clients, Peripherals and Other IT Hardware devices to ESB. Candidates wishing to express an interest must provide ESB with the information requested in Section III.2 below (preferably via email). A selection process will be undertaken by ESB (after the date specified in Section IV.3.4 below) in which all expressions of interest received will be reviewed. Tender Documents will subsequently be issued to the selected candidates.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-06-22. The procurement was published on 2011-05-20.

Who? What?
Procurement history
Date Document
2011-05-20 Contract notice
2012-04-17 Additional information
Contract notice (2011-05-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: desktop computer
Quantity or scope:
Electricity Supply Board (ESB) wishes to enter into a framework agreement for the supply and delivery of (1) ESX, Windows & Open Source Servers, (2) Windows & Open Source Desktop PC's and Peripherals, (3) Windows & Open Source Laptops and Peripherals, (4) Thin Clients and (5) Other IT Hardware devices. ESB intends that devices included in this agreement will conform to any relevant sustainability legislation, industry standards and best practices that may apply when devices are being drawn down from the agreement.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Desktop computer 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one or more lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Postal address: 27 Lower Fitzwilliam Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.esb.ie 🌏
E-mail: ssprocurement@esb.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17027390 📞
Fax: +353 16384797 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-05-20 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-06-22 📅
Publication date: 2011-05-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 99-162626
OJ-S issue: 99

Object
Scope of the procurement
Notice involves: Establishment_framework_agreement
Short description:
This object of this notice is to seek expressions of interest from suitable candidates for the supply and delivery of Servers, Desktop PC's, Laptops, Thin Clients, Peripherals and Other IT Hardware devices to ESB. Candidates wishing to express an interest must provide ESB with the information requested in Section III.2 below (preferably via email). A selection process will be undertaken by ESB (after the date specified in Section IV.3.4 below) in which all expressions of interest received will be reviewed. Tender Documents will subsequently be issued to the selected candidates.
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Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Supply of ESX, Windows & Open Source Servers
Short description:
ESB wishes to establish a framework agreement for the supply and delivery of ESX, Windows & Open Source Servers.
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Supply of Windows & Open Source Desktop PC's and Peripherals
Short description:
ESB wishes to establish a framework agreement for the supply and delivery of Windows & Open Source Desktop PC's and Peripherals (e.g. webcams, monitors, mice, keyboards, additional memory etc.).
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Supply of Windows & Open Source Laptops and Peripherals
Short description:
ESB wishes to establish a framework agreement for the supply and delivery of Windows & Open Source Laptops and Peripherals (e.g. docking stations, monitors, mice, keyboards, additional memory etc.).
Lot number: 4
Title of the lot: Supply of Thin Clients
Short description:
ESB wishes to establish a framework agreement for the supply and delivery of Thin Clients.
Lot number: 5
Title of the lot: Supply of Other IT Hardware
Short description:
ESB wishes to establish a framework agreement for the supply and delivery of Other IT Hardware. This includes digital cameras, projectors etc.
Variants will be accepted
Description of options:
ESB reserves the right to renew the framework agreement for a further period of up 2 years.
Provisional timetable for use of options: 36 months
Number of possible renewals: 1
Duration: 36 months
Reference number: SS/CON/1435
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:
(1) Candidate's Name & Address.
(2) Full contact details (phone, fax, email) of the representative handling this expression of interest.
(3) A brief profile of the Candidate's organisation (date of establishment, overall structure, number of employees per function/location and principal activities in terms of both services & products).
(4) Details of quality assurance systems and company accreditations.
(5) Details of the Candidate's Health & Safety Policy (Safety Statement if available).
Economic and financial standing:
(1) Audited financial statements for the last 3 years.
(2) Evidence of Insurances (Expected levels to be: Employer's Liability €13m, Public Liability €2m, Professional Indemnity 1 000 000 EUR).
Technical and professional ability:
(1) A brief summary of the Candidate's experience of supplying the types of equipment which the candidate is interested in supplying to ESB, including:
(a) length of time Candidate has been in the business of supplying such equipment;
(b) details of any R & D being undertaken in relation to product development;
(c) details of 3 clients, in Ireland if possible, to whom Candidate has supplied such equipment within the last 3 years (including name of client, duration of agreement, number of devices supplied, and name, email address & phone number of reference contact). Unless otherwise stated ESB will assume that contact may be made with these references without further reference to the Candidate.
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Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Will be stated in the tender documents.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Will be stated in the tender documents.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: Will be stated in the tender documents.

Procedure
Maximum number of operators of the framework agreement: 5
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 3
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Electricity Supply Board
Main activity: Electricity
Contact
Contact point: Brendan Kennedy

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Chief Registrar, The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Candidates own legal advisor
Source: OJS 2011/S 099-162626 (2011-05-20)
Additional information (2012-04-17)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-04-17 📅
Publication date: 2012-04-20 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 77-125802
Refers to notice: 2011/S 99-162626
OJ-S issue: 77
Source: OJS 2012/S 077-125802 (2012-04-17)