Framewrork agreement for servers (HP Alpha and SUN Sparc) for HSE

Health Service Executive (HSE)

The Health Service Executive (HSE) invites submissions from potential service providers for inclusion in a competition for appointment to a Framework Agreement for non-windows servers purchase, maintenance, and optional installation/configuration, for the HSE. Tenderers are requested to express an interest in the following lots:
Lot 1: HP Alpha servers.
Lot 2: SUN SPARC Servers with Oracle.
This invitation to tender specifies this type of servers as the software on which the internal HSE system operates requires this specific hardware; for accreditation and licensing reasons it is not possible for the software to operate on hardware other than the specific makes specified.
The HSE proposes as part of this procurement process to set up a national framework agreement as per EU Directive 2004/18/EC, Article 32. The duration for this national framework agreement will be for a maximum of 48 months. Contracts will be project specific and/or for a fixed term although the HSE reserves the right to extend or renew contracts for ancillary or related services or for additional periods up to a maximum of 24 months.
For full details please see the invitation to tender documentation attached to the Contract Notice on the eTenders web site www.etenders.gov.ie.
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=456312.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-07-26. The procurement was published on 2012-06-28.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2012-06-28 Contract notice
2012-09-06 Additional information
Contract notice (2012-06-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: computer equipment and supplies
Quantity or scope:
For full details please see the invitation to tender documentation attached to the Contract Notice on the eTenders web site www.etenders.gov.ie.
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: Computer equipment and supplies ๐Ÿ“ฆ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Health Service Executive (HSE)
Postal address: Head Office, Oak House, Limetree Avenue, Millennium Park, Co. Kildare
Postal town: Naas
Contact
Internet address: http://www.hse.ie ๐ŸŒ
Phone: +353 45880400 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 1890200893 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-06-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2012-07-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2012-06-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 124-205238
Refers to notice: 2012/S 8-011972
OJ-S issue: 124
Additional information
For full details please see the invitation to tender documentation attached to the Contract Notice on the eTenders web site www.etenders.gov.ie. (ET Ref:456312).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Health Service Executive (HSE) invites submissions from potential service providers for inclusion in a competition for appointment to a Framework Agreement for non-windows servers purchase, maintenance, and optional installation/configuration, for the HSE. Tenderers are requested to express an interest in the following lots:
Show more
Lot 1: HP Alpha servers.
Lot 2: SUN SPARC Servers with Oracle.
This invitation to tender specifies this type of servers as the software on which the internal HSE system operates requires this specific hardware; for accreditation and licensing reasons it is not possible for the software to operate on hardware other than the specific makes specified.
Show more
The HSE proposes as part of this procurement process to set up a national framework agreement as per EU Directive 2004/18/EC, Article 32. The duration for this national framework agreement will be for a maximum of 48 months. Contracts will be project specific and/or for a fixed term although the HSE reserves the right to extend or renew contracts for ancillary or related services or for additional periods up to a maximum of 24 months.
Show more
For full details please see the invitation to tender documentation attached to the Contract Notice on the eTenders web site www.etenders.gov.ie.
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=456312.
Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: HP Alpha servers
Additional information about the lots:
For full details please see the invitation to tender documentation attached to the Contract Notice on the eTenders web site www.etenders.gov.ie.
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: SUN SPARC Servers with Oracle
Duration: 48 months
Reference number: HSE 107/12
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:
For full details please see the invitation to tender documentation attached to the Contract Notice on the eTenders web site www.etenders.gov.ie.
Economic and financial standing:
For full details please see the invitation to tender documentation attached to the Contract Notice on the eTenders web site www.etenders.gov.ie.
Minimum level(s) of standards:
For full details please see the invitation to tender documentation attached to the Contract Notice on the eTenders web site www.etenders.gov.ie.
Technical and professional ability:
For full details please see the invitation to tender documentation attached to the Contract Notice on the eTenders web site www.etenders.gov.ie.
Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
For full details please refer to the HSE tender competition rules document, part of the invitation to tender documentation attached to the Contract Notice on the etenders web site www.etenders.gov.ie.
Other particular conditions:
For full details please see the invitation to tender documentation attached to the Contract Notice on the eTenders web site www.etenders.gov.ie.

Procedure
Maximum number of operators of the framework agreement: 8
Duration of the framework agreement in months: 48
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2012-07-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Place of opening: Portfolio & Category Management, St. Finbarr's Hospital, Douglas Road, Cork.
Place: Portfolio & Category Management, St. Finbarr's Hospital, Douglas Road, Cork.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure: At leasst two authorised Officers of the HSE.
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA7381 ๐ŸŒ
Name: Health Service Executive (HSE)
Postal address: St. Finbarr's Hospital, Douglas Road, Co. Cork
Postal town: Cork
Contact point: HSE Procurement Portfolio & Category Management
Caroline Davy
Phone: +353 214923050 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: caroline.davy@hse.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 214923380 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for further information: http://www.hse.ie ๐ŸŒ
URL for documents: http://www.hse.ie ๐ŸŒ
Contact point: Mr. Michael Driscoll, Assistant Head Portfolio & Category Management
URL for participation: http://www.hse.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2012-01-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: HSE 107/12
Notice number in the OJ S: 2012/S 8-011972
Additional information
For full details please see the invitation to tender documentation attached to the Contract Notice on the eTenders web site www.etenders.gov.ie.
(ET Ref:456312).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Four Courts Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Internet address: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Fax: +353 18886088 ๐Ÿ“ 
Source: OJS 2012/S 124-205238 (2012-06-28)
Additional information (2012-09-06)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-09-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2012-09-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 173-285232
Refers to notice: 2012/S 124-205238
OJ-S issue: 173
Source: OJS 2012/S 173-285232 (2012-09-06)