Core IP Maintenance and Support

Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin

Trinity College Dublin wishes to invite expressions of interest for the supply of a Network Maintenance Service.
Scope of Work:
Provide maintenance and support services for the Trinity College IP Networking equipment which comprise the core components of the college data network.
TCDโ€™s expectation is that the maintenance and support of this equipment will be provided by a single vendor and that this vendor will form an alliance with TCD/IS Services for the duration of the contract.
The PQQ responses are to be submitted via the etenders tenderbox only by the response deadline.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-03-22. The procurement was published on 2019-02-22.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2019-02-22 Contract notice
2020-03-16 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-02-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Maintenance and repair of data network equipment
Reference number: TCD-19-20
Short description:
Trinity College Dublin wishes to invite expressions of interest for the supply of a Network Maintenance Service. Scope of Work: Provide maintenance and support services for the Trinity College IP Networking equipment which comprise the core components of the college data network. TCDโ€™s expectation is that the maintenance and support of this equipment will be provided by a single vendor and that this vendor will form an alliance with TCD/IS Services for the duration of the contract. The PQQ responses are to be submitted via the etenders tenderbox only by the response deadline.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Maintenance and repair of data network equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Network equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Restricted procedure
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: Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin
Postal address: College Green
Postal code: Co. Dublin
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.tcd.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: aiden.oneill@tcd.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 18968222 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=142740&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=142740&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-02-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2019-03-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-02-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 040-090863
OJ-S issue: 40

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Trinity College Dublin wishes to invite expressions of interest for the supply of a Network Maintenance Service.
Scope of Work:
Provide maintenance and support services for the Trinity College IP Networking equipment which comprise the core components of the college data network.
TCDโ€™s expectation is that the maintenance and support of this equipment will be provided by a single vendor and that this vendor will form an alliance with TCD/IS Services for the duration of the contract.
The PQQ responses are to be submitted via the etenders tenderbox only by the response deadline.
Estimated total value: 600 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
The vendor will be expected to familiarise themselves with the network architecture and associated infrastructure in operation across TCDโ€™s complex data network as well as TCD/IS Services operational process and procedures.
The vendorโ€™s support services and appropriately qualified staff will work for and with TCD to ensure timely and high-quality resolution of support issues, will take ownership of support issues from initial logging through to resolution, will replace hardware and/or upgrade software/firmware as required and be flexible and adaptable to work within the collegeโ€™s annual academic and business cycles.
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The maintenance and support partner will have proven experience providing maintenance and support services to other large scale organisations with networks of similar size and complexity as TCDโ€™s and strive to ensure that at all times, value for money, maintaining business continuity, and working for the best interests of TCD are foremost.
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Additionally, TCD may periodically require technical assistance and/or expertise to work with the in-house IS Services networks team on project tasks or development involving the networking equipment covered under the contract. It is envisaged that the maintenance and support partner could provide professional services and appropriately skilled technical resources which could be drawn-down if required.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 600 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 60 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 2.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 6 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 2200007u
Contact
Contact point: Aiden O'Neill
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/336 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=142740&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886511 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2019/S 040-090863 (2019-02-22)
Contract award notice (2020-03-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 280 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-03-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-03-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 056-133161
Refers to notice: 2019/S 040-090863
OJ-S issue: 56

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The vendorโ€™s support services and appropriately qualified staff will work for and with TCD to ensure timely and high-quality resolution of support issues, will take ownership of support issues from initial logging through to resolution, will replace hardware and/or upgrade software/firmware as required, and be flexible and adaptable to work within the collegeโ€™s annual academic and business cycles.
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Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 2

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Service and Support Overview
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Quality criterion (name): Fault priority/ escalation
Hardware replacement - response times
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Hardware replacement
Software updates/faults
Storage of and access to University Equipment and Confidential Data
Support Staff on-site
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): Contract
Consultancy and review
Quality of available staff and relevance of qualifications โ€“ Technical
Quality criterion (weighting): 40
Quality criterion (name): Activation Plan
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): OEM Certification Level/Partnership status
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 500

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-02-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: IBM Ireland
National registration number: 79721D
Postal address: IBM House, Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 4
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 868145390 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: adrian.underwood@ie.ibm.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://https://www.ibm.com/ie-en/ ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 280 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Source: OJS 2020/S 056-133161 (2020-03-16)