12/089 - Provision of IT Infrastructure and Related Services

Bord Gais Eireann

Bord Gáis Éireann is undertaking a competitive tendering process, the objective of which is to establish a multiparty framework to provide IT Infrastructure and Related Services to BGE. It is intended that a multi-party framework agreement will be awarded pursuant to this tender competition. Any contracts awarded under the multi-party framework agreement may extend beyond the lifetime of the framework Agreement. The Framework Agreement will establish the terms governing contracts to be awarded during the term of the Framework Agreement. The Framework Agreement will be established for a term of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year period, subject to an annual review after year five and at the sole discretion of BGE.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-01-18. The procurement was published on 2012-12-18.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2012-12-18 Contract notice
2018-04-24 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2012-12-18)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Quantity or scope:
“See Section II: Object of the contract”
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦

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
Awarding authority name: Bord Gáis Éireann
Postal address: Gasworks Road
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.bordgais.ie 🌏
E-mail: rahern@bge.ie 📧
Phone: +353 214534984 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-12-18 📅
Submission deadline: 2013-01-18 📅
Publication date: 2012-12-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 247-408093
OJ-S issue: 247
Additional information

“A pre-qualification questionnaire will be issued to all candidates who respond to this notice. Expressions of interest should be addressed in writing and...”    Show more

Object
Scope of the procurement
Service category: 7
Short description:
“Bord Gáis Éireann is undertaking a competitive tendering process, the objective of which is to establish a multiparty framework to provide IT Infrastructure...”    Show more
Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Enterprise Class Servers
Short description:
“The expected scope of service is the provision of Enterprise Class Servers (current models) to BGE and ancillary services including but not limited to...”    Show more
Quantity or scope:
“As above.”
Duration: 60 months
Additional information about the lots:
“This is a framework for professional services for a period of 5 years.”
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Security Infrastructure
Short description:
“The expected scope of service is the provision of Security Infrastructure to BGE including but not limited to Firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems and...”    Show more
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Desktop Devices
Short description:
“The expected scope of service is the provision of Desktop Devices to BGE including but not limited to Laptops, PC's and Thin Clients. It is envisaged that...”    Show more
Quantity or scope:
“As above”
Lot number: 4
Title of the lot: Mobile Devices, Solutions and Services
Short description:
“The expected scope of service is the provision of Mobile Devices to BGE including but not limited to Mobile Handsets, Mobile Voice & Data Communications...”    Show more
Lot number: 5
Title of the lot: Network Infrastructure
Short description:
“The expected scope of service is the provision of Network Infrastructure to BGE including but not limited to LAN Switches, POE Switches, Routers, Wireless...”    Show more
Lot number: 6
Title of the lot: Storage Infrastructure
Short description:
“The expected scope of service is the provision of Storage Infrastructure to BGE including but not limited to storage device, disks, disk shelves, fabric...”    Show more
Lot number: 7
Title of the lot: Cloud Services
Short description:
“The expected scope of service is the provision of Cloud Services to BGE including but not limited to access to secure/private (not shared) environments,...”    Show more
Variants will be accepted
Description of options:
“The Framework agreement will be established for a term of 5 years with an option to extend for a further 1 year period.”
Reference number: 12/089.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
“Ireland.”

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
“If any of the conditions set out in Regulation 53(1) of The European Communities (Award of Public Authorities Contracts) Regulations apply to the applicant,...”    Show more
Economic and financial standing:
“A full description of candidates' required economic and financial capacity will be set out in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.”
Technical and professional ability:
“A full description of candidates' required technical capacity will be set out in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.”
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:
“As per contract documents.”
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
“As per contract documents.”
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
“Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal...”    Show more
Names and professional qualifications of the staff

Procedure
Maximum number of operators of the framework agreement: 28
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 5
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: The Procurement Manager

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines:
“Interested parties are referred to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures)...”    Show more
Recurrent procurement

“2018.”
Source: OJS 2012/S 247-408093 (2012-12-18)
Contract award notice (2018-04-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number: 12/089
Short description:
“Provision of IT Infrastructure and Related Services — Please forward expressions of interest to rahern@bge.ie”
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Additional CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Ervia
Postal address: PO Box 900, Webworks, Eglinton Street
Postal code: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.ervia.ie 🌏
E-mail: marina.sologub@ervia.ie 📧
Phone: +353 214239061 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-04-24 📅
Publication date: 2018-04-25 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 080-180010
Refers to notice: 2012/S 247-408093
OJ-S issue: 80

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2013-09-02 📅
Name: Dell Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Name: Ergo
Fujitsu (Ireland)
Logicalis
PFH Technology Group
Eircom
Postal town: Cork
Name: Integrity Communications
HiberniaEvros Technology Group
Spirit Data Capture Ltd
Postal town: Cheshire
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Name: Vodafone Ireland
Eircom Ltd
Computer System Brokers
SunGard Availability Services
Another9
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
6
3
4

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Tender Admin
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/376 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2018/S 080-180010 (2018-04-24)