The National Museum of Ireland (NMI) invites tenders for a contract relating to replacement of its existing Wide Area Data Network (WAN) with a modern, cost effective solution and invites tenders from suitably qualified organisations to supply the necessary infrastructure, together with bandwidth rental and on-going support and maintenance for a period of 4 to 6 years, reviewed every 2 years.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2014-12-01.
The procurement was published on 2014-10-20.
Contract notice (2014-10-20) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Wide area network services
Quantity or scope:
“The proposed solution should:— be supplied by a single primary supplier and be capable of being supported in an efficient and seamless manner;— be secure...”
Quantity or scope
The proposed solution should:— be supplied by a single primary supplier and be capable of being supported in an efficient and seamless manner;— be secure and cohesive and its implementation should be achieved with minimal user interruption;— allow for VOIP between the scoped sites at a future date.The contract will be awarded to a single service provider (reviewed every two years, with the possibility of being renewed twice). NMI reserves the option to award any future upgrades to the service or other closely associated work (such as remote access to VPN, extension to other sites, increase or decrease of bandwidth, etc.) to the successful tenderer subject to normal NMI criteria. All costs quoted must remain fixed within the rules laid down in the tender document. Any deviation from the quoted costs may result in the cancellation of the contract. The NMI reserves the right to go outside the contract for additional work.40 000600 000
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Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Wide area network services📦
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: National Museum of Ireland
Postal address: Collins Barracks, Benburb Street
Postal code: 7
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.museum.ie🌏
E-mail: ithelpdesk@museum.ie📧
Phone: +353 16486425📞
“1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for...”
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. 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. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
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Source: OJS 2014/S 204-361588 (2014-10-20)