Supply, Implementation, and Support of VMWare Software

Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

The contracting entity intends to procure a supply, implementation and support Contract for the VMWare suite of products across the ESB VMWare Estate.
All renewals of the existing subscription estate and procurement of future subscriptions will be covered by the proposed contract
It is proposed that the contract will include:
• support and subscription services for ESB's existing VMWare Suite of products;
• an enterprise purchasing program for additional licences;
• ability to log support cases on a 24 x 7 basis;
• access to VMWare and reseller certified support staff;
• telephone and e-mail support locally;
• reseller consultancy services as required.
Applicants must confirm they are certified to supply, implement, and support VMWare licenses.
It is envisaged that the contract will be for an initial 3-year period with the option to extend for 2 years by mutual agreement, for a total contract period of 5 years (3 + 2 years).

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-09-29. The procurement was published on 2020-08-20.

Suppliers

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

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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-08-20 Contract notice
2021-08-20 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-08-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Reference number: SS CON 5183
Short description:
The contracting entity intends to procure a supply, implementation and support Contract for the VMWare suite of products across the ESB VMWare Estate. All renewals of the existing subscription estate and procurement of future subscriptions will be covered by the proposed contract It is proposed that the contract will include: • support and subscription services for ESB's existing VMWare Suite of products; • an enterprise purchasing program for additional licences; • ability to log support cases on a 24 x 7 basis; • access to VMWare and reseller certified support staff; • telephone and e-mail support locally; • reseller consultancy services as required. Applicants must confirm they are certified to supply, implement, and support VMWare licenses. It is envisaged that the contract will be for an initial 3-year period with the option to extend for 2 years by mutual agreement, for a total contract period of 5 years (3 + 2 years).
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Additional CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
Postal address: 2 Gateway, East Wall Road
Postal town: Dublin 3
Contact
Internet address: http://www.esb.ie 🌏
E-mail: conor.molloy@esb.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17026543 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172533&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172533&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-08-20 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-09-29 📅
Publication date: 2020-08-25 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 164-399471
OJ-S issue: 164
Additional information
Please refer to the individual instructions for submission of bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The contracting entity intends to procure a supply, implementation and support Contract for the VMWare suite of products across the ESB VMWare Estate.
All renewals of the existing subscription estate and procurement of future subscriptions will be covered by the proposed contract
It is proposed that the contract will include:
• support and subscription services for ESB's existing VMWare Suite of products;
• an enterprise purchasing program for additional licences;
• ability to log support cases on a 24 x 7 basis;
• access to VMWare and reseller certified support staff;
• telephone and e-mail support locally;
• reseller consultancy services as required.
Applicants must confirm they are certified to supply, implement, and support VMWare licenses.
It is envisaged that the contract will be for an initial 3-year period with the option to extend for 2 years by mutual agreement, for a total contract period of 5 years (3 + 2 years).
ESB uses VMWare ESX Hypervisor to provide Server virtualisation in its Datacentres. ESB currently deploy 597 vSphere licenses, across 255 VMWare ESX Servers hosting over 2 500 virtual servers.
All renewals of the existing subscription estate and procurement of future subscriptions will be covered by the proposed contract.
Duration: 36 months
Additional information:
Please refer to the individual instructions for submission of bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:
As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
Contract performance conditions:
As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As stated in the pre-qualification questionnaire document on eTenders.
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2020-11-02 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Conor Molloy
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172533&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2020/S 164-399471 (2020-08-20)
Contract award notice (2021-08-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Contracting Entity intends to procure a supply, implementation and support Contract for the VMWare suite of products across the ESB VMWare Estate. All renewals of the existing subscription estate and procurement of future subscriptions will be covered by the proposed contract It is proposed that the Contract will include: • Support and Subscription services for ESB's existing VMWare Suite of products • An Enterprise Purchasing Program for additional licences • Ability to Log Support cases on a 24x7 basis • Access to VMWare and Reseller Certified Support Staff • Telephone and e-mail support locally • Reseller Consultancy services as required Applicants must confirm they are certified to supply, implement, and support VMWare licenses. It is envisaged that the contract will be for an initial three year period with the option to extend for two years by mutual agreement, for a total contract period of five years (3 + 2 years)
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Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
Postal address: 2 Gateway
Postal code: East Wall Road

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-08-20 📅
Publication date: 2021-08-25 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 164-431972
Refers to notice: 2020/S 164-399471
Additional information
Please refer to the individual instructions for submission of bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The Contracting Entity intends to procure a supply, implementation and support Contract for the VMWare suite of products across the ESB VMWare Estate.
It is proposed that the Contract will include:
• Support and Subscription services for ESB's existing VMWare Suite of products
• An Enterprise Purchasing Program for additional licences
• Ability to Log Support cases on a 24x7 basis
• Access to VMWare and Reseller Certified Support Staff
• Telephone and e-mail support locally
• Reseller Consultancy services as required
It is envisaged that the contract will be for an initial three year period with the option to extend for two years by mutual agreement, for a total contract period of five years (3 + 2 years)
ESB uses VMWare ESX Hypervisor to provide Server virtualisation in its Datacentres. ESB currently deploy 597 vSphere licenses, across 255 VMWare ESX Servers hosting over 2,500 Virtual Servers.
Additional information:
Please refer to the individual instructions for submission
of
bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-06-30 📅
Name: Triangle Computer Services (Ireland) Limited
National registration number: IE 632 9657R
Postal address: Colm House 91 Pembroke Road
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 4
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 16579700 📞
E-mail: e-tenders@triangle.ie 📧
Country: Ireland 🏙️
Internet address: http://www.triangle.ie/ 🌏

Reference
Additional information
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 174898
Source: OJS 2021/S 164-431972 (2021-08-20)
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