RFT for the Provision of Managed Network and support services for Government Networks

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

The successful respondent to this RFT will be responsible for the management of all Government Networks core equipment and services. Government Networks comprises a number of rings nationally. These rings are provided at 10 gig/s speeds by a number of private providers. The Government Network (also known as the Government Cloud Network) uses MPLS and runs primarily on HP networking equipment. In addition there is a large base of Cisco equipment providing legacy services.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-02-17. The procurement was published on 2014-12-23.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2014-12-23 Contract notice
2015-02-19 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2014-12-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Computer support and consultancy services
Quantity or scope:
Full details on the scope of this RFT can be found in the full RFT document. This can be found on http://etenders.gov.ie
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Computer support and consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open 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
Awarding authority name: Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Postal address: Government Buildings, Upr Merrion Street
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: ken.barclay@per.gov.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 16045018 ๐Ÿ“ž

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-12-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2015-02-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2014-12-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 249-442239
OJ-S issue: 249

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The successful respondent to this RFT will be responsible for the management of all Government Networks core equipment and services. Government Networks comprises a number of rings nationally. These rings are provided at 10 gig/s speeds by a number of private providers. The Government Network (also known as the Government Cloud Network) uses MPLS and runs primarily on HP networking equipment. In addition there is a large base of Cisco equipment providing legacy services.
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Description of options: Contract duration details.
Provisional timetable for use of options: 36 months
Number of possible renewals: 2
Time frame for subsequent contracts: 12 months
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: Full details can be found in the attached RFT.
Economic and financial standing: Full details can be found in the attached RFT.
Minimum level(s) of standards: Full details can be found in the attached RFT.
Technical and professional ability: Full details can be found in the attached RFT.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Full details can be found in the attached RFT.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Full details can be found in the attached RFT.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: Full details can be found in the attached RFT.

Procedure
Tender validity period: 090 days
Tender opening date: 2015-02-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Ken Barclay
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1887 ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=83690&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=83690&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2014/S 249-442239 (2014-12-23)
Contract award notice (2015-02-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Computer network services
Total value of the procurement: 600 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Computer network services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-02-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2015-02-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 038-065405
Refers to notice: 2014/S 249-442239
OJ-S issue: 38

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
1 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Cost (500)
2. Technical Merit (detailed in RFT) (500)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2015-02-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: DQ Networks
Postal address: 15 Beverly Park, Knocklyon
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 16
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: info@dqnetworks.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.dqnetworks.ie ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 426702
Source: OJS 2015/S 038-065405 (2015-02-19)