Supply and support of mid to high end storage capacity

Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

ESB wishes to invite expressions of interest from suitably qualified companies for the supply and support of additional IT data storage capacity.
The proposed capacity solution will be deployed on the ESB data centre premises.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-04-06. The procurement was published on 2018-03-04.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2018-03-04 Contract notice
2019-01-17 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2018-03-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Reference number: SSCON3628
Short description:
ESB wishes to invite expressions of interest from suitably qualified companies for the supply and support of additional IT data storage capacity. The proposed capacity solution will be deployed on the ESB data centre premises.
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: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Additional CPV: Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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 (ESB)
Postal address: 2 Gateway
Postal code: East Wall Road
Postal town: Dublin 3
Contact
Internet address: http://www.esb.ie 🌏
E-mail: donie.cahalane@esb.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17026157 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=125875&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=125875&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-03-04 📅
Submission deadline: 2018-04-06 📅
Publication date: 2018-03-06 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 045-099487
OJ-S issue: 45
Additional information
Please refer to the individual instructions for submission of bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
ESB wishes to invite expressions of interest from suitably qualified companies for the supply and support of additional IT data storage capacity.
The proposed capacity solution will be deployed on the ESB data centre premises.
ESB are procuring a mid to high end flash storage array in order to:
— host a new SAP Hana production environment,
— host additional non SAP Hana production environmentsn
Requirement:
ESB wishes to invite expressions of interest from solution providers to supply, implement and support a mid to high end flash storage array capable of managing ESB’s needs.
In Scope:
— provision, implementation and support of a scalable flash storage array with the potential to scale up /out over the next number of years,
— the proposed arrays must be certified by SAP to run production SAP Hana,
— an ability to service urgent onsite requirements in the greater Dublin area within a reasonable timeframe,
— the proposed capacity solution will be deployed on the ESB datacentre premises located in Dublin,
— the proposed capacity solution will provide a minimum of 300Tb useable storage.
The contract will be awarded to the most economically advantageous proposal.
Duration: 60 months
Description of options:
ESB retains the right to extend the contract up to 2 years by mutual agreement with the successful tenderer.
Additional information:
Please refer to the individual instructions for submission of bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.
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:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID130869.
Economic and financial standing:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 130869.
Technical and professional ability:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 130869.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Will be set out in the RFT.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Will be set out in the RFT.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 130869.
Contract performance conditions:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 130869.

Procedure
Minimum number of candidates: 5
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Donie Cahalane
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=125875&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
1— Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (http://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 (http://www.etenders.gov.ie/) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting entity will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties
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2— This is the sole call for competition for this service.
3— The contracting entity 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 candidates are tax compliant.
6— If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the contract one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or having awarded a contract, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the contract and /or deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to said contract.
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7— At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process at any time.
8— 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.
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9— Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting entity is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
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10— At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 5 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 5, subject to that number qualifying.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: Not Applicable
Postal address: Ireland
Postal town: Ireland
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Suppliers own legal advisor
Source: OJS 2018/S 045-099487 (2018-03-04)
Contract award notice (2019-01-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
ESB wishes to invite expressions of interest from suitably qualified companies for the supply and support of additional IT data storage capacity the proposed capacity solution will be deployed on the ESB data centre premises.
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-01-17 📅
Publication date: 2019-01-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 015-032599
Refers to notice: 2018/S 045-099487
OJ-S issue: 15

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
— host additional non SAP Hana production environments.
In scope:
— provision, implementation and support of a scalable flash storage array with the potential to scale up/out over the next number of years,
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical
Quality criterion (weighting): 60 %
Price (weighting): 40 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2019-01-17 📅
Name: Triangle Computer Services
National registration number: IE 632 9657R
Postal address: Colm House, 91 Pembroke Road
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 4
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 16579700 📞
E-mail: e-tenders@triangle.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.triangle.ie/ 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7

Reference
Additional information
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (http://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 (http://www.etenders.gov.ie/) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting entity will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
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2) This is the sole call for competition for this service;
3) The contracting entity 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 candidates are tax compliant.
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the contract one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or having awarded a contract, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the contract and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to said contract.
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7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process at any time.
8) 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.
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9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting entity is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
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10) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 5 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 5, subject to that number qualifying.
Source: OJS 2019/S 015-032599 (2019-01-17)
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