Single Party Framework for the Provision of 2 โ€” Tier 3 Data Centres Co Location Services

An Post

An Post is seeking to enter into a single party framework agreement with 1 supplier only for the provision of colocation Tier 3 data centre services for a period of 5 years with the option to extend for up to a further 3 years.
To facilitate access to both sites, the Primary location must reside within 20 kmโ€™s (road distance) of An Postโ€™s HQ, currently in the GPO and Dublin City Centre. The secondary site must reside within the Republic of Ireland.
The interested parties need to be certified to the various ISO standard and PCI-DSS accreditation or equivalent. An Post require these standards as we are a major player in the payments sector which is governed by Central Bank of Ireland Regulations. Please provide evidence of the following standards:
โ€” ISO 27001: Information Security Management System,
โ€” ISO 90001: Quality Management System,
โ€” ISO 22301: Business Continuity Management,
โ€” PCI DSS.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-06-05. The procurement was published on 2020-05-01.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-05-01 Contract notice
2021-01-04 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-05-01)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: An Post
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: General Post Office, O'Connell Street
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Noelle Kenneally
Phone: +353 17058551 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: noelle.kenneally@anpost.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18736828 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.anpost.com/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/391 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=166216&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=166216&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œSingle Party Framework for the Provision of 2 โ€” Tier 3 Data Centres Co Location Services 2009โ€
Products/services: Data services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œAn Post is seeking to enter into a single party framework agreement with 1 supplier only for the provision of colocation Tier 3 data centre services for a...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 1 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Computer time-sharing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data network management and support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data network support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data network management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data storage services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data transmission services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data supply services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Application service providers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Network management software services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œAn Post is seeking to enter into a single party framework agreement with 1 supplier only for the provision of colocation Tier 3 data centre services for a...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 1 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: Option to extend for a further 36 months.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-06-05 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2020/S 088-210975 (2020-05-01)
Contract award notice (2021-01-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œAn Post has entered into a single party framework agreement with a supplier for the provision of colocation Tier 3 data centre services for a period of 5...โ€    Show more
Description
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.
Description of the procurement:
โ€œAn Post has entered into a single party framework agreement with a supplier only for the provision of colocation Tier 3 data centre services for a period of...โ€    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 088-210975

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œSingle Party Framework for the Provision of 2 โ€” Tier 3 Data Centres Co Location Servicesโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-11-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Name and address of the contractor
Name: HiberniaEvros Technology Group
National registration number: 170309
Postal address: Block AA Cherrywood, Loughlinstown
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 14396835 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: marie.callanan@evros.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME
Source: OJS 2021/S 005-008266 (2021-01-04)