Supply of Server Infrastructure for the Library Preservation Project

Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin

Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, seeks responses for the provision of an expansion of existing storage and compute infrastructure in the Trinity College Dublin (TCD) Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) system, including associated license and support items. Specifically, the infrastructure will upgrade the existing digital data storage and retrieval system for the Library at TCD.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-07-30. The procurement was published on 2019-06-28.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2019-06-28 Contract notice
2020-02-27 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-06-28)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin
National registration number: 2200007u
Postal address: College Green, Co. Dublin
Postal town: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Kevin Ryan
Phone: +353 18962376 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: ryank8@tcd.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.tcd.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/336 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=149726&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=149726&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Supply of Server Infrastructure for the Library Preservation Project TCD-19-54
Products/services: Information systems and servers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œTrinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, seeks responses for the provision of an expansion of existing storage and compute infrastructure in the...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 260 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Web server software package ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Servers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Computer servers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: File servers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Hardware installation services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Hardware consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Hardware integration consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œTrinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, seeks responses for the provision of an expansion of existing storage and compute infrastructure in the...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 260 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 60
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals: One (1) renewal for a twelve (12) month period is permitted under the RFT.
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted โœ…

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-07-30 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2019-07-30 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): Trinity College Dublin.

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: Trinity College Dublin
Postal address: 3 College Green
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18962376 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: ryank8@tcd.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2019/S 125-305081 (2019-06-28)
Contract award notice (2020-02-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThis contract award notice relates to RFT 153399 published in June 2019 by Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin. That RFT sought responses for...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 260 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œTrinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, seeks responses for the provision of an expansion of existing storage and compute infrastructure in the...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the proposed technical solution
Quality criterion (weighting): 15 %
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the proposed functional characteristics
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the proposed installation, support and maintenance services
Quality criterion (weighting): 10 %
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the proposed training
Quality criterion (weighting): 5 %
Quality criterion (name): Quality of proposed delivery and implementation plan
Quality criterion (name): Lead time
Quality criterion (name): Environmental characteristics (sustainability)
Price (weighting): 40 %

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 125-305081

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Supply of Server Infrastructure for the Library Preservation Project
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-09-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Novosco
Postal address: 31-36 Ormond Quay Upper
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D07 EE37
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: andrew.knight@novosco.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 260 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 260 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin 2
Source: OJS 2020/S 042-099136 (2020-02-27)