Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Backup, Recovery and Replication Software and Associated Reseller Services

The Office of Government Procurement

The contracting authority invites Tenders (‘Tenders’) from economic operators (‘Tenderers’) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the ‘Framework Agreement’) for the provision of the Services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the ‘Services’).
In summary, the Services comprise:
• Backup, Recovery and Replication Software Products;
• Backup, Recovery and Replication Software Licensing;
• Backup, Recovery and Replication Software Support and Maintenance;
• Backup, Recovery and Replication Software Support Services;
• Backup, Recovery and Replication Software Professional Technical Services;
• Backup, Recovery and Replication Software Training Services.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-07-31. The procurement was published on 2020-04-14.

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

What?

Where?

Procurement history
Date Document
2020-04-14 Contract notice
2021-05-07 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-04-14)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: The Office of Government Procurement
National registration number: IE3229842HH
Postal address: 3A Mayor Street Upper
Postal town: Dublin 1
Postal code: D01 PF72
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: OGP Support
E-mail: support@ogp.gov.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.ogp.gov.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/351 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=165479&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=165479&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision of Backup, Recovery and Replication Software and Associated Reseller Services PROJ000005927 - ISW022F”
Products/services: Software-related services 📦
Short description:
“The contracting authority invites Tenders (‘Tenders’) from economic operators (‘Tenderers’) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 6 000 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Lot 1: Commvault Backup, Recovery and Replication Software and Associated Reseller Services”
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Software package and information systems 📦
Additional products/services: Software package suites 📦
Additional products/services: IT software package 📦
Additional products/services: Storage management software package 📦
Additional products/services: Software-related services 📦
Additional products/services: Software support services 📦
Additional products/services: Software implementation services 📦
Additional products/services: Software configuration services 📦
Additional products/services: Software maintenance and repair services 📦
Additional products/services: Software supply services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 1.
Description of the procurement:
“The contracting authority invites Tenders (‘Tenders’) from economic operators (‘Tenderers’) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of approach to the delivery of support services
Quality criterion (weighting): 300
Quality criterion (name): Quality of approach to the delivery of professional technical services
Quality criterion (name): Quality of approach to the delivery of training services
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 300
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 2 200 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24
Information about options
Options
Description of options:
“2.6) The contracting authority reserves the right, at its discretion and subject to its obligations at law, to extend the framework term for a period or...”    Show more

2️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Lot 2: Veritas Backup, Recovery and Replication Software and Associated Reseller Services”
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 1 600 000 💰
Information about options
Description of options:
“2.6) The contracting authority reserves the right, at its discretion and subject to its obligations at law, to extend the framework term for a period or...”    Show more

3️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Lot 3) Other (Non-specified) Backup, Recovery and Replication Software and Associated ResellerService”
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 2 200 000 💰
Information about options
Description of options:
“The contracting authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of...”    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“Please refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #168269).”
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“Please refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #168269).”
Conditions for participation

“Please refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #168269).”
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“Please refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #168269).”
Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability):
“Please refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #168269).”
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“Please refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #168269).”

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 6
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-07-31 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-07-31 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Additional information

“Please refer to the request for tender documents associated with the notice published on www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT #168269).”
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult your own legal advisors.
Source: OJS 2020/S 075-178289 (2020-04-14)
Contract award notice (2021-05-07)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal town: Dublin 1. D01 PF72
Postal code: Dublin
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Backup, Recovery and Replication Software and Associated Reseller Services PROJ000005927 - ISW022F”
Short description:
“The Contracting Authority invites tenders (‘Tenders’) from economic operators (‘Tenderers’) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 6 000 000 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Contracting Authority invites tenders (‘Tenders’) from economic operators (‘Tenderers’) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the...”    Show more
Information about options
Description of options:
“2.6 The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion and subject to its obligations at law, to extend the framework term for a period or...”    Show more
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Contracting Authority invites tenders (‘Tenders’) from economic operators (‘Tenderers’) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the...”    Show more
Information about options
Description of options:
“2.6 The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion and subject to its obligations at law, to extend the framework term for a period or...”    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Lot 3: Other (Non-specified) Backup, Recovery and Replication Software and Associated Reseller Service”
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Contracting Authority invites tenders (‘Tenders’) from economic operators (‘Tenderers’) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the...”    Show more
Information about options
Description of options:
“1.6 The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum...”    Show more

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 075-178289

Award of contract

1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title:
“Lot 1 Commvault Backup, Recovery and Replication Software and Associated Reseller Services”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-04-16 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 13
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 13
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Asystec Ltd
National registration number: IE9769268n
Postal address: Raheen Business Park
Postal town: Limerick
Postal code: Limerick
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 61577600 📞
E-mail: bids@asystec.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 200 000 💰

2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Ireland Ltd
National registration number: IE 3334222LH
Postal address: Liffey Park Technology Campus
Postal town: Leixlip, Co. Kildare
Postal code: Barnhall Road
Phone: +353 15684104 📞
E-mail: rose.heverin@hpe.com 📧
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 200 000 💰

3️⃣
Contract Number: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: PFH Technology Group
National registration number: IE6435827J
Postal address: Eastgate Ave
Postal town: Co. Cork
Postal code: Little Island, Co Co
Phone: +353 874585144 📞
E-mail: carolinedaly@pfh.ie 📧
URL: http://www.pfh.ie 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 200 000 💰

4️⃣
Contract Number: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Softcat plc
National registration number: 02174990
Postal address: Thames Ind. Est.
Postal town: Marlow
Postal code: Fieldhouse Lane, Mar
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +44 1612723133 📞
E-mail: publicsector@softcat.com 📧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️
URL: http://www.softcat.com 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 200 000 💰

5️⃣
Contract Number: 5
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title:
“Lot 2: Veritas Backup, Recovery and Replication Software and Associated Reseller Services”
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Arkphire Ireland
National registration number: 4102483C
Postal address: Unit 1A, Sandyford Business Centre
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Sandyford
Phone: +353 18047804 📞
E-mail: mark.oreilly@arkphire.com 📧
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 600 000 💰

6️⃣
Contract Number: 6
Title:
“Lot 2 Veritas Backup, Recovery and Replication Software and Associated Reseller Services”
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Hibernia Services Ltd. t/a Evros Technology Group
National registration number: IE6570309Q
Postal address: Hibernia House, Cherrywood Science and Technology Park
Postal town: Dublin 18
Postal code: Loughlinstown
Phone: +353 872522979 📞
E-mail: john.kennedy@hetg.ie 📧
URL: http://www.evros.ie 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 600 000 💰

7️⃣
Contract Number: 7
Lot Identification Number: 3
Title:
“Lot 3 Other (non-specified) Backup, Recovery and Replication Software and Associated ResellerService”
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 200 000 💰

8️⃣
Contract Number: 8
Name and address of the contractor
Name: CANCOM Ireland Ltd.
National registration number: NI028408
Postal address: 31-36 Ormond Building, Ormond Quay Upper
Postal code: Dublin 7
Phone: +353 14198000 📞
E-mail: andrew.knight@cancom.co.uk 📧
URL: http://www.cancom.ie 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 200 000 💰

9️⃣
Contract Number: 9
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 200 000 💰

1️⃣0️⃣
Contract Number: 10
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 200 000 💰

1️⃣1️⃣
Contract Number: 11
Title:
“Lot 3 Other (Non-specified) Backup, Recovery and Replication Software and Associated ResellerService”
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 200 000 💰

1️⃣2️⃣
Contract Number: 12
Title:
“Lot 3 Other (Non-specified) Backup, Recovery and Replication Software and Associated Reseller Service”
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Triangle Computer Services (Ireland) Ltd
National registration number: IE 632 9657R
Postal address: Colm House 91 Pembroke Road
Postal code: Dublin 4
Phone: +353 16579700 📞
E-mail: e-tenders@triangle.ie 📧
URL: http://www.triangle.ie/ 🌏
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 200 000 💰
Source: OJS 2021/S 092-239114 (2021-05-07)