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:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-05-01 Contract notice
2021-01-04 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-05-01)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Data services
Reference number: 2009
Short description:
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.
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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: Data services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Computer time-sharing services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated 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: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: An Post
Postal address: General Post Office, O'Connell Street
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.anpost.com/ ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: noelle.kenneally@anpost.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 17058551 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 18736828 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=166216&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=166216&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-05-01 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2020-06-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-05-06 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 088-210975
OJ-S issue: 88

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
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:
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โ€” ISO 27001: Information Security Management System,
โ€” ISO 90001: Quality Management System,
โ€” ISO 22301: Business Continuity Management,
โ€” PCI DSS.
Estimated total value: 1 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 60 months
Description of renewals: Option to extend for a further 36 months.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Noelle Kenneally
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/391 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=166216&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

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:
An 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 years with the option to extend for up to a further 3 years.
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-01-04 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-01-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 005-008266
Refers to notice: 2020/S 088-210975
OJ-S issue: 5

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
An 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 5 years with the option to extend for up to a further 3 years.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-11-26 ๐Ÿ“…
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
Source: OJS 2021/S 005-008266 (2021-01-04)