CSO Storage Area Network tender 2019

Central Statistics Office

The CSO is tendering for the provision of 2 fully unified production SANs for our sites in Cork and Swords. Tenderers should also tender for separate backup devices for both sites.
The CSOโ€™s primary objectives for this tender are to:
โ€” replace existing Dell EMC VNX production arrays in Cork and Swords,
โ€” replace existing Dell EMC VNX backup arrays in Cork and Swords,
โ€” provide unified NAS (CIFS/NFS) and Block storage,
โ€” provide availability, performance, and cross-site replication (including switchover/failover) for block and file systems,
โ€” cater for expansion of CSOโ€™s storage requirements.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-10-11. The procurement was published on 2019-09-11.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2019-09-11 Contract notice
2019-12-05 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-09-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
Short description:
The CSO is tendering for the provision of 2 fully unified production SANs for our sites in Cork and Swords. Tenderers should also tender for separate backup devices for both sites. The CSOโ€™s primary objectives for this tender are to: โ€” replace existing Dell EMC VNX production arrays in Cork and Swords, โ€” replace existing Dell EMC VNX backup arrays in Cork and Swords, โ€” provide unified NAS (CIFS/NFS) and Block storage, โ€” provide availability, performance, and cross-site replication (including switchover/failover) for block and file systems, โ€” cater for expansion of CSOโ€™s storage requirements.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Installation services of computers and office equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open 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: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Central Statistics Office
Postal address: Skehard Road, Mahon
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.cso.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: eoin.sheppard@cso.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 214535654 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=153447&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=153447&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-09-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2019-10-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-09-16 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 178-432902
OJ-S issue: 178

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The CSO is tendering for the provision of 2 fully unified production SANs for our sites in Cork and Swords. Tenderers should also tender for separate backup devices for both sites.
The CSOโ€™s primary objectives for this tender are to:
โ€” replace existing Dell EMC VNX production arrays in Cork and Swords,
โ€” replace existing Dell EMC VNX backup arrays in Cork and Swords,
โ€” provide unified NAS (CIFS/NFS) and Block storage,
โ€” provide availability, performance, and cross-site replication (including switchover/failover) for block and file systems,
โ€” cater for expansion of CSOโ€™s storage requirements.
Estimated total value: 600 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
Replacement solution for 2 x DellEMC VNX5400 production SANs (One each in Cork and Swords sites) and 2 x DellEMC VNX 5100 Backup targets (1 each in Cork and Swords sites).
Estimated value excluding VAT: 600 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 60 months
Description of renewals: 2 x 1 year extensions.
Description of options:
Tenderers may provide different options if they wish within the mandatory requirements listed.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Skehard Road, Cork.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
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: 4 months
Tender opening date: 2019-10-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Eoin Sheppard
Internet address: www.cso.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/285 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=153447&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Dublin 7, Dublin
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2019/S 178-432902 (2019-09-11)
Contract award notice (2019-12-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The CSO is tendering for the provision of 2 fully unified production SANs for our sites in Cork and Swords. Tenderers should also tender for separate backup devices for both sites. The CSOโ€™s primary objectives for this tender are to: โ€” replace existing Dell EMC VNX production arrays in Cork and Swords, โ€” replace existing Dell EMC VNX backup arrays in Cork and Swords, โ€” provide unified NAS (CIFS/NFS) and block storage, โ€” provide availability, performance, and cross-site replication (including switchover/failover) for block and file systems, โ€” cater for expansion of CSOโ€™s storage requirements.
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Total value of the procurement: 600 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-12-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-12-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 238-583317
Refers to notice: 2019/S 178-432902
OJ-S issue: 238

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€” provide unified NAS (CIFS/NFS) and block storage,
Replacement solution for 2 x DellEMC VNX5400 production SANs (1 each in Cork and Swords sites) and 2 x DellEMC VNX 5100 backup targets (1 each in Cork and Swords sites).

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Functional characteristics
Quality criterion (weighting): 300/1000
Quality criterion (name): Support and maint
Quality criterion (weighting): 200/1000
Quality criterion (name): Training
Quality criterion (weighting): 100/1000
Price (weighting): 400/1000

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2019-11-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Novosco Ltd
National registration number: NI028408
Postal address: Concourse Building 3
Postal town: Belfast
Postal code: BT3 9DT
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +442 890454433 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: andrew.knight@novosco.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Total value of the procurement: 417 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: Dublin 7
Source: OJS 2019/S 238-583317 (2019-12-05)