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:
โ€ข support and subscription services for ESB's existing VMWare Suite of products;
โ€ข an enterprise purchasing program for additional licences;
โ€ข ability to log support cases on a 24 x 7 basis;
โ€ข access to VMWare and reseller certified support staff;
โ€ข telephone and e-mail support locally;
โ€ข 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:

Who? What? Where?
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:
โ€œThe contracting entity intends to procure a supply, implementation and support Contract for the VMWare suite of products across the ESB VMWare Estate. All...โ€    Show more
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: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: 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: Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
Postal address: 2 Gateway, East Wall Road
Postal town: Dublin 3
Contact
Internet address: http://www.esb.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: conor.molloy@esb.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 17026543 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172533&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=172533&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-08-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2020-09-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-08-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 164-399471
OJ-S issue: 164
Additional information

โ€œPlease refer to the individual instructions for submission of bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.โ€
Source: OJS 2020/S 164-399471 (2020-08-20)
Contract award notice (2021-08-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThe Contracting Entity intends to procure a supply, implementation and support Contract for the VMWare suite of products across the ESB VMWare Estate. All...โ€    Show more
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 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-08-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 164-431972
Refers to notice: 2020/S 164-399471
Additional information

โ€œPlease refer to the individual instructions for submission of bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.โ€
Source: OJS 2021/S 164-431972 (2021-08-20)