LAN WAN Maintenance & Support for Cork County Council

Cork County Council

Cork County Council invites interested parties to tender for the maintenance and support of the Contracting Authority’s LAN WAN systems and services at all current and future Contracting Authority sites.
The Contracting Authority’s headquarters is located in the County Hall, Cork. The Contracting Authority has a highly centralised type IT topology with the majority of the Contracting Authority’s application servers located at the County Hall. Contracting Authority sites located throughout County Cork have connectivity to these servers over a high capacity WAN which is based mainly on wireless (SAF/SAF Freemile/Proxim/Orthogon/Microtek/RADWin/Ubiquity/Ceragon/ Breezecom) technology and Cisco switches and routers at wireless high sites. As the Contracting Authority has a highly centralised type IT topology, the provision of a high quality, well maintained, LAN WAN is essential to support data services at all Contracting Authority sites.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-03-09. The procurement was published on 2018-02-07.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

• Exigent Networks

Who?

• Cork County Council

What?

• Computer network services › Local area network services
• Computer network services › Wide area network services
• Data network management and support services › Data network support services
• Integrated network › Network routers
• Local area network › Communications network
• Local area network › Ethernet network
• Local area network › Multimedia networks
• Local area network › Radio network
• Maintenance and repair of data network equipment › Maintenance of data network equipment
• Maintenance and repair of data network equipment › Repair of data network equipment
• Network equipment › Network components
• Network equipment › Network infrastructure
• Network equipment › Network operating system
• Network equipment › Network system
• Networks › Wide area network

Where?

• Southern › South-West

Procurement history

Date	Document
2018-02-07	Contract notice
2018-08-08	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2018-02-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Wide area network services
Reference number: LAN WAN Maintenance & Support
Short description:

Cork County Council invites interested parties to tender for the maintenance and support of the Contracting Authority’s LAN WAN systems and services at all current and future Contracting Authority sites. The Contracting Authority’s headquarters is located in the County Hall, Cork. The Contracting Authority has a highly centralised type IT topology with the majority of the Contracting Authority’s application servers located at the County Hall. Contracting Authority sites located throughout County Cork have connectivity to these servers over a high capacity WAN which is based mainly on wireless (SAF/SAF Freemile/Proxim/Orthogon/Microtek/RADWin/Ubiquity/Ceragon/ Breezecom) technology and Cisco switches and routers at wireless high sites. As the Contracting Authority has a highly centralised type IT topology, the provision of a high quality, well maintained, LAN WAN is essential to support data services at all Contracting Authority sites.

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: Wide area network services 📦
Additional CPV: Networks 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: South-West 🏙️

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: Cork County Council
Postal address: County Hall
Postal code: Carrigrohane Road
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: https://www.corkcoco.ie 🌏
E-mail: declan.connolly@corkcoco.ie 📧
Phone: +353 214285728 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=124822&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=124822&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-02-07 📅
Submission deadline: 2018-03-09 📅
Publication date: 2018-02-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 027-059089
OJ-S issue: 27
Additional information

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 2) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework. 3) The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers. 4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities. 5) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant. 6) At its absolute discretion, the Contracting Authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time. 7) 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. 8) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the Contracting Authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Additional information

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

2) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework.

3) The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.

6) At its absolute discretion, the Contracting Authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

7) 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.

8) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the Contracting Authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

The Contracting Authority’s headquarters is located in the County Hall, Cork. The Contracting Authority has a highly centralised type IT topology with the majority of the Contracting Authority’s application servers located at the County Hall. Contracting Authority sites located throughout County Cork have connectivity to these servers over a high capacity WAN which is based mainly on wireless (SAF/SAF Freemile/Proxim/Orthogon/Microtek/RADWin/Ubiquity/Ceragon/ Breezecom) technology and Cisco switches and routers at wireless high sites. As the Contracting Authority has a highly centralised type IT topology, the provision of a high quality, well maintained, LAN WAN is essential to support data services at all Contracting Authority sites.

Estimated total value: 1 200 000 EUR 💰
Short description:

The Contracting Authority is the second largest Local Authority in the Republic of Ireland, and the largest based on geographic area size. The Contracting Authority services a population of 400 000 people. Current staff numbers total 2 000 approximately.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 200 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 12 months
Description of renewals: Option of 2 x 12 month extensions.
Description of options: Option of 2 x 12 month extensions.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Cork County.

Procedure
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2018-03-09 📅
Tender opening time: 17:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Declan Connolly
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/406 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=124822&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

2) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework.

3) The Contracting Authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

5) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant.

6) At its absolute discretion, the Contracting Authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

7) 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.

8) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the Contracting Authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Source: OJS 2018/S 027-059089 (2018-02-07)

Contract award notice (2018-08-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number: 129889
Total value of the procurement: 1079052.15 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-08-08 📅
Publication date: 2018-08-11 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 154-353684
Refers to notice: 2018/S 027-059089
OJ-S issue: 154
Additional information

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download on www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 129889.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Description of options: Option of 2 X 12 month extensions
Additional information:

Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download on www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 129889.

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Cork County

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Methodology for Contract Delivery
Quality criterion (weighting): 30 %
Quality criterion (name): Technical Merit
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 40 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2018-07-01 📅
Name: Exigent Networks
National registration number: IE9656557P
Postal address: Ardmore
Postal town: Ardmore
Postal code: Co. Waterford
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 0866043550 📞
E-mail: info@exigentnetworks.ie 📧
Country: South-West 🏙️
Total value of the procurement: 1079052.15 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1

Reference
Additional information

3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.

6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time.

8) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.

Source: OJS 2018/S 154-353684 (2018-08-08)

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