UCC/2014/17 - UCC is seeking to enter into a partnership agreement with a best in class service provider to the manage the design, installation and configuration of system infrastructure

University College Cork ( UCC )

UCC invites expressions of interest for the provision of an Infrastructure Platform covering the elements listed below:
Hardware and Software
โ€” Major replacement of the Datacentre compute infrastructure.
โ€” Replacement of the storage infrastructure with an appropriate storage solution.
โ€” Backup infrastructure to support the new platform.
โ€” Upgrade of the existing Storage Area Network and associated elements within the Data Network.
โ€” Upgrade of the firewall/DMZ/external access infrastructure.
Services
โ€” Design and Project Management of installation and manage the data migration from legacy hardware to the new infrastructure.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2014-04-25. The procurement was published on 2014-03-25.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2014-03-25 Contract notice
Contract notice (2014-03-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Computer platforms
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Computer platforms ๐Ÿ“ฆ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: University College Cork ( UCC )
Postal address: 6 Elderwood, College Road
Postal town: Cork
Contact
E-mail: sean.barry@ucc.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 214903514 ๐Ÿ“ž

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-03-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2014-04-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2014-03-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 062-104942
OJ-S issue: 62
Additional information
To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=74818&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
UCC invites expressions of interest for the provision of an Infrastructure Platform covering the elements listed below:
Hardware and Software
โ€” Major replacement of the Datacentre compute infrastructure.
โ€” Replacement of the storage infrastructure with an appropriate storage solution.
โ€” Backup infrastructure to support the new platform.
โ€” Upgrade of the existing Storage Area Network and associated elements within the Data Network.
โ€” Upgrade of the firewall/DMZ/external access infrastructure.
Services
โ€” Design and Project Management of installation and manage the data migration from legacy hardware to the new infrastructure.
Duration: 36 months
Reference number: UCC/2014/17

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: see PQQ
Economic and financial standing: see PQQ
Minimum level(s) of standards: see PQQ
Technical and professional ability: see PQQ
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: see PQQ
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: see PQQ
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: see PQQ

Procedure
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 36
Minimum number of candidates: 3
Maximum number of candidates: 5
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Sean Barry

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: UCC/2014/17
Source: OJS 2014/S 062-104942 (2014-03-25)