Supply, Commissioning & Maintenance of LAN Core & Access Switches

Institute of Technology Carlow

The Institute of Technology Carlow invites tenders for the provision and installation of Core Network and Access multilayer switches on its Campus Carlow. This tender relates to the replacement of its current Enterprise Core Network switch, replacement of three chassis based high density access switches, the provision of an additional Enterprise Network Core switch and provision of top of Rack Server switches and aggregation end of row switches. The successful tenderer will deliver and install the switches on the main Campus of IT Carlow, Kilkenny Road Carlow.
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=422578.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-06-15. The procurement was published on 2012-05-03.

Who?

• Institute of Technology Carlow

What?

• Local area network › Integrated network
• Network equipment › Network components
• Network equipment › Network system

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2012-05-03	Contract notice

Contract notice (2012-05-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: integrated network
Quantity or scope: 200 000300 000
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: Integrated network 📦

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Institute of Technology Carlow
Postal address: Kilkenny Road
Postal town: Carlow
Contact
Internet address: http://www.itcarlow.ie 🌏
E-mail: bernie.tallon@itcarlow.ie 📧
Phone: +353 599175119 📞
Fax: +353 599175005 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-05-03 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-06-15 📅
Publication date: 2012-05-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 88-144545
OJ-S issue: 88
Additional information
(ET Ref:422578).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

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=422578.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 💰
300 000 💰
Duration: 12 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Institute of Technology Carlow, Kilkenny Road, Carlow.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

(1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.

(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.

(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.

(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.

(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.

(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.

(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.

(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established

(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.

Economic and financial standing:

(1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank.

(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.

(3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.

(4) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.

Technical and professional ability:

(1) A statement of the candidate's average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years.

(2) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract.

(3) Certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified by references to specifications or standards.

(4) A check may be carried out by the contracting authority or by a competent official body of the State in which the candidate is established, to verify the technical capacity of the candidate; and if relevant, on the candidates study and research facilities and quality control measures.

(5) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract.

(6) A statement of the technicians or technical services available to the candidate to carry out the work under the contract; or be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract; particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the candidate.

(7) A list of works carried out over the past 5 years, detailing the value of the consideration received; when and where the work or works were carried out; and whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade or profession and properly completed.

Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

All quotations and payments shall be in Euro only and subject to the Prompt Payment of Accounts Act. Payment for equipment and any related services shall be within 30 days of receipt of invoice or delivery of goods (including installation, commissioning and provision of training), whichever is the later.

Procedure
Tender validity period: 12 months
Place of opening: Institute of Technology Carlow.
Place: Institute of Technology Carlow.
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Procurement Office
Bernie Tallon
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01554 🌏
Name: Institute of Technology Carlow
Contact point: Computing Services Department
Mr Fergal Flanagan I.T. Manager
Phone: +353 599175678 📞
E-mail: flanagan@itcarlow.ie 📧
URL for further information: IT Carlow.ie 🌏
Name: Institute of Technology
Contact point: Procurement
E-mail: bernie.tallon@itcarlow.ie 📧
Contact point: Procurerment Office
URL for documents: IT Carlow.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2012/S 088-144545 (2012-05-03)

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