Supply, Maintenance and Support of ICT Data Network Equipment

Electricity Supply Board

Electricity Supply Board (ESB) invites expressions of interest to supply components for their Corporate Network Infrastructure (LAN switches, VPN devices, Routers etc). The contract will also cover the maintenance of the items purchased and maintenance of existing network equipment in ESB.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2014-07-21. The procurement was published on 2014-06-18.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2014-06-18 Contract notice
Contract notice (2014-06-18)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Technical computer support services
Quantity or scope:
Electricity Supply Board (ESB) will require a supply of components for their Corporate Network Infrastructure (LAN switches, VPN devices, Routers etc). Currently ESB has deployed a LAN/WAN infrastructure to approx 6000 users in approx 140 locations nationwide operating over Cisco devices. The WAN infrastructure comprises point to point connections and the use of a third party MPLS service. It is intended that the contract will provide for a drawdown arrangement, allowing ESB to call down requirements at regular intervals, and the ongoing maintenance of the items purchased. The contract will also cover the maintenance of existing Cisco network equipment in ESB nationwide locations.
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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: Technical computer support services 📦

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Electricity Supply Board
Postal address: 27 Lower Fitzwilliam Street
Postal code: 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.esb.ie 🌏
E-mail: ssprocurement@esb.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17026157 📞
Fax: +353 16384797 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-06-18 📅
Submission deadline: 2014-07-21 📅
Publication date: 2014-06-20 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 117-208302
OJ-S issue: 117

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Electricity Supply Board (ESB) invites expressions of interest to supply components for their Corporate Network Infrastructure (LAN switches, VPN devices, Routers etc). The contract will also cover the maintenance of the items purchased and maintenance of existing network equipment in ESB.
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Description of options:
ESB reserves the right to renew the contract for additional period of up to 2 years.
Reference number: SS/CON/2039
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:
(1) Candidate's Name & Address.
(2) Full contact details (phone, fax, email) of the representative handling this expression of interest.
(3) A brief profile of the Candidate's organisation (date of establishment, overall structure, number of employees per function/location and principal activities in terms of both services & products). Candidates should provide a similar company profile for any partner company or sub-contractor with whom they intend to make a joint bid.
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(4) Details of quality assurance systems and company accreditations.
(5) Details of the Candidate's Health & Safety Policy Safety Statement if available.
Economic and financial standing: Will be specified in tender documents.
Technical and professional ability:
(1) A brief summary of the Candidate's experience of supply and support of the Network Infrastructure and associated services which the candidate is interested in supplying to ESB, including:
(a) Length of time Candidate has been in the business of supplying such equipment and/or maintenance services
(b) Details of 3 clients,if possible one of the clients should be based in Ireland, to whom Candidate has supplied such equipment and/or maintenance services within the last 3 years including
— name of client
— duration of agreement
— components supplied and description of maintenance service provided
— any other organisation party to the contract (e.g. prime or sub-contracting roles)
— name and email address and phone number of reference contact. Unless otherwise stated ESB will assume that contact may be made with these references without further reference to the Candidate..
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Will be specifed in tender documents.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Will be specified in tender documents.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: Will be specified in tender documents.

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 3

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Procurement, Business Service Centre
Donie Cahalane
Internet address: www.esb.ie 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Chief Registrar, The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Supplier's own legal adviisor
Source: OJS 2014/S 117-208302 (2014-06-18)