Ervia seeks to engage a single Data Centre Hosting Provider for the delivery of a suite of SLA-governed data hosting services using the ITIL (or an independently validated equivalent) framework and ISO20000 (or equivalent) standard for modern data centre facilities management. For business operational reasons the data centre locations for Ervia for both production sites should be located on the island of Ireland. In particular it will be important to Ervia that its staff working from its offices in Dublin and Cork will be able to physically access the data centres quickly, easily and at short notice if required. The contract for the provision of IT Data Centre Hosting Services will be for an initial term of 5 years with an option for Ervia to extend for a further period of up to 2 years. It will be subject to early termination rights which will be provided for in the contract. It is expected that the contract to be awarded will cover a range of IT services for all Ervia business divisions. The IT services required shall include but are not limited to; — Primary Production Tier3 Data Centre facility hosting a minimum of 17 racks with a potential uplift of 100 %; — Secondary Production Tier3 Data Centre facility hosting a minimum of 13 racks with a potential uplift of 100 %; — Media Management Services; — Remote Hands and Eyes Support; — Fibre and Ethernet Interconnectivity services between data centres; — Point of Presence on Government Network; — Service Management and Reporting; — Transition Services from existing Data Centre provider to new provider.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-04-15.
The procurement was published on 2015-03-10.
Contract notice (2015-03-10) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Information technology services
Quantity or scope: Please refer to Section II.1.5).
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Information technology 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: Bord Gais Eireann/Ervia
Postal address: PO Box 900, Webworks, Eglington Street, Co. Cork
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.bordgais.ie🌏
E-mail: ann.fitzgerald@ervia.ie📧
Phone: +353 214239218📞
A pre-qualification questionnaire will be issued to all candidates who respond to this notice. Expressions of interest should be addressed in writing and sent via e-mail for the attention of The Shared Services Procurement Manager to ann.fitzgerald@ervia.ie The Questionnaire will cover the financial, economic and technical capacity of candidates. The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the address in I.1) above not later than 17:00 hrs Wednesday 15.4.2015. The responses will be used to assist in drawing up a tender list. This process may also include interviews with candidates. The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure.
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 to this tender by e-mail to ann.fitzgerald@ervia.ie
A pre-qualification questionnaire will be issued to all candidates who respond to this notice. Expressions of interest should be addressed in writing and sent via e-mail for the attention of The Shared Services Procurement Manager to ann.fitzgerald@ervia.ie The Questionnaire will cover the financial, economic and technical capacity of candidates. The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the address in I.1) above not later than 17:00 hrs Wednesday 15.4.2015. The responses will be used to assist in drawing up a tender list. This process may also include interviews with candidates. The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure.
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 to this tender by e-mail to ann.fitzgerald@ervia.ie
Object Scope of the procurement
Service category: 7
Short description:
Ervia seeks to engage a single Data Centre Hosting Provider for the delivery of a suite of SLA-governed data hosting services using the ITIL (or an independently validated equivalent) framework and ISO20000 (or equivalent) standard for modern data centre facilities management. For business operational reasons the data centre locations for Ervia for both production sites should be located on the island of Ireland. In particular it will be important to Ervia that its staff working from its offices in Dublin and Cork will be able to physically access the data centres quickly, easily and at short notice if required.
Ervia seeks to engage a single Data Centre Hosting Provider for the delivery of a suite of SLA-governed data hosting services using the ITIL (or an independently validated equivalent) framework and ISO20000 (or equivalent) standard for modern data centre facilities management. For business operational reasons the data centre locations for Ervia for both production sites should be located on the island of Ireland. In particular it will be important to Ervia that its staff working from its offices in Dublin and Cork will be able to physically access the data centres quickly, easily and at short notice if required.
The contract for the provision of IT Data Centre Hosting Services will be for an initial term of 5 years with an option for Ervia to extend for a further period of up to 2 years. It will be subject to early termination rights which will be provided for in the contract. It is expected that the contract to be awarded will cover a range of IT services for all Ervia business divisions. The IT services required shall include but are not limited to;
The contract for the provision of IT Data Centre Hosting Services will be for an initial term of 5 years with an option for Ervia to extend for a further period of up to 2 years. It will be subject to early termination rights which will be provided for in the contract. It is expected that the contract to be awarded will cover a range of IT services for all Ervia business divisions. The IT services required shall include but are not limited to;
— Primary Production Tier3 Data Centre facility hosting a minimum of 17 racks with a potential uplift of 100 %;
— Secondary Production Tier3 Data Centre facility hosting a minimum of 13 racks with a potential uplift of 100 %;
— Media Management Services;
— Remote Hands and Eyes Support;
— Fibre and Ethernet Interconnectivity services between data centres;
— Point of Presence on Government Network;
— Service Management and Reporting;
— Transition Services from existing Data Centre provider to new provider.
Description of options:
The contract may, at Ervia's sole discretion be extended for a further period of 2 years from the initial 5 year contract.
Provisional timetable for use of options: 36 months
Number of possible renewals: 1
Time frame for subsequent contracts: 12 months
Duration: 060 months
Reference number: 14/094
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
If any of the conditions set out in Regulation 53(1) of The European Communities (Award of Public Authorities Contract) Regulations apply to the applicant, the applicant will be excluded from the competition.
Economic and financial standing:
A full description of candidates' required economics and financial capacity will be set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Technical and professional ability:
A full description of candidates' required technical capacity will be set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may if Bord Gáis Éireann/Ervia considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. Bord Gáis Éireann/Ervia also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with 1 member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as Bord Gáis Éireann/Ervia considers appropriate.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded
Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may if Bord Gáis Éireann/Ervia considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. Bord Gáis Éireann/Ervia also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with 1 member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as Bord Gáis Éireann/Ervia considers appropriate.
Procedure Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Irish.