Single Party Framework for Supply and Commission of Storage Area Network

Dublin City Council

Dublin City Council invites tenders using the open procedure to establish a single party framework agreement for the procurement of Storage Area Network arrays, together with associated software and professional services.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2014-12-23. The procurement was published on 2014-11-13.

Who?

• Dublin City Council

What?

• Computer storage units › Magnetic disk storage units
• Computer-related equipment › Storage media
• Data-processing services › Data storage services

Where?

• Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2014-11-13	Contract notice
2015-01-21	Additional information

Contract notice (2014-11-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Computer equipment and supplies
Quantity or scope:

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: Computer equipment and supplies 📦

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: Regional or local authority
Awarding authority name: Dublin City Council
Postal address: Civic Offices, Wood Quay
Postal code: 8
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: isdept@dublincity.ie 📧
Phone: +353 12222240 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-11-13 📅
Submission deadline: 2014-12-23 📅
Publication date: 2014-11-15 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 221-390404
OJ-S issue: 221
Additional information

Additional Information — Dublin City Council. 1. Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 1997, 2003. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts. 2. It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful Tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident Tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required. 3. Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. 4. Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended. 5. Please note also that all information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. 6. Emailed/faxed/late tenders will not be accepted. Tenderers are asked to include a return address on the packaging. 7. Tenders may be submitted in English or in the Irish language. 8. Please note that OJEU contracts are covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). 9. Appeals procedure: The body to whom appeals should be addressed is — The High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7. 10. Queries must be in question format and must be submitted by email. Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 12 noon on 16.12.2014 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties. 11. Please note that where documents are made available in both PDF and Word format, in the event that there is any discrepancy between the documents, the PDF version will take precedence.

Additional information

Additional Information — Dublin City Council.

1. Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 1997, 2003. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts.

2. It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful Tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident Tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required.

3. Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.

4. Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended.

5. Please note also that all information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

6. Emailed/faxed/late tenders will not be accepted. Tenderers are asked to include a return address on the packaging.

7. Tenders may be submitted in English or in the Irish language.

8. Please note that OJEU contracts are covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).

9. Appeals procedure: The body to whom appeals should be addressed is — The High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7.

10. Queries must be in question format and must be submitted by email. Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 12 noon on 16.12.2014 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties.

11. Please note that where documents are made available in both PDF and Word format, in the event that there is any discrepancy between the documents, the PDF version will take precedence.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 💰
4 000 000 💰
Short description:

Quantity or scope:

Reference number: 90101
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 8.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: See tender documents on www.etenders.gov.ie
Economic and financial standing: See tender documents on www.etenders.gov.ie
Minimum level(s) of standards: See tender documents on www.etenders.gov.ie
Technical and professional ability: See tender documents on www.etenders.gov.ie

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Tender validity period: 012 months
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Awarding authority name: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Postal address: Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
Awarding authority name: South Dublin County Council
Postal address: County Hall, Co Dublin
Postal town: Tallaght
Awarding authority name: Fingal County Council
Postal address: County Hall, Main Street, Co Dublin
Postal town: Swords
Contact
Contact point: Michael Barry
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/267 🌏
Name: www.etenders.gov.ie
Dublin City Council
Postal address: IS Department, Block 1, Floor 9, Civic Offices, Wood Quay
Contact point: Executive Manager ICT
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=82591&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 90101
Additional information

Additional Information — Dublin City Council.

1. Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 1997, 2003. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts.

2. It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful Tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident Tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required.

3. Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.

4. Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended.

5. Please note also that all information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

6. Emailed/faxed/late tenders will not be accepted. Tenderers are asked to include a return address on the packaging.

7. Tenders may be submitted in English or in the Irish language.

8. Please note that OJEU contracts are covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).

9. Appeals procedure: The body to whom appeals should be addressed is — The High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7.

10. Queries must be in question format and must be submitted by email. Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 12 noon on 16.12.2014 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties.

11. Please note that where documents are made available in both PDF and Word format, in the event that there is any discrepancy between the documents, the PDF version will take precedence.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court, Chief Registrar
Postal address: The Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about review deadlines: Please consult your legal advisor.
Source: OJS 2014/S 221-390404 (2014-11-13)

Additional information (2015-01-21)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-01-21 📅
Publication date: 2015-01-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 017-026202
Refers to notice: 2014/S 221-390404
OJ-S issue: 17
Source: OJS 2015/S 017-026202 (2015-01-21)

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