CDETB – Single Party Framework for Provision of Wireless Network Infrastructure and Related Services

City of Dublin Education and Training Board

The overall scope of the framework will be to provide Wireless Network Infrastructure facilities and related services to various CDETB premises for a period of up to four (4) years duration.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-05-24. The procurement was published on 2021-04-23.

Suppliers

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

• Sord Data Systems
• Sord Data Systems Ltd

Who?

• City of Dublin Education and Training Board

What?

• Computer network services › Local area network services
• Installation of telecommunications equipment › Installation of cable infrastructure
• Network equipment › Network infrastructure

Where?

• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2021-04-23	Contract notice
2022-03-23	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2021-04-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Network infrastructure
Short description:

The overall scope of the framework will be to provide Wireless Network Infrastructure facilities and related services to various CDETB premises for a period of up to four (4) years duration.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Network infrastructure 📦
Additional CPV: Installation of cable infrastructure 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: City of Dublin Education and Training Board
Postal address: Town Hall, 1-3 Merrion Road
Postal code: Ballsbridge
Postal town: Dublin 4
Contact
Internet address: http://www.cdetb.ie 🌏
E-mail: john.mcdonald@cdetb.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16680614 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=185981&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=185981&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-04-23 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-05-24 📅
Publication date: 2021-04-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 082-210759
OJ-S issue: 82
Additional information

Please consult procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie under Reference ID RFT187532

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 400 000 EUR 💰
Information about lots:

Where more than one lot may be awarded to the same tenderer, a contracting authority may award a contract combining several or all lots where the authority has specified in the contract notice or in the invitation to confirm interest that it reserves the possibility of doing so and indicates the lots or groups of lots that may be combined.

Title of the lot: Lot 1 – Wireless Infrastructure and Related Services
Lot number: 1
Short description:

This lot is for the provision of cloud-managed wireless network infrastructure to replace existing older legacy systems. It will also be used to provide these services to new CDETB locations as they arise.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 250 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Additional information:

Please consult procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie under Reference ID RFT187532

Title of the lot: Lot 2 – Upgrades and Additions to Maraki Systems
Lot number: 2
Short description:

This lot provides for upgrades and enhancements to CDETB's existing cloud-managed Maraki Wireless Infrastructure Systems as required.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 150 000 EUR 💰
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: As stated in Procurement Documents.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Maximum number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

It is envisaged that 5 firms will be invited to tender subject to that number qualifying.

Time of receipt of tenders: 18:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2021-06-14 📅
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: John Mc Donald
Internet address: www.cdetb.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/370 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=185981&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;

2) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications and to respond electronically to the competition. There is a maximum upload limit of 2GB per document on etenders. Documents larger than this should be divided into smaller files prior to upload or zipped;

3) Should you experience difficulty when uploading documents please contact the eTenders Support Desk for technical assistance. Email etenders@eu-supply.com or Telephone: 353 (0) 21 243 92 77 (9 a.m. – 17.30 p.m. GMT);

4) All queries regarding this tender requirement or process must be submitted through the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID:RFT187532) as a specific question. Responses will be circulated to those tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on www.etenders.gov.ie The details of the person making a query will not be disclosed when circulating the response;

5) This is the sole call for competition for this contract/framework;

6) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;

7) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;

8) It will be a condition of award that the successful tenderer is and remains tax compliant;

9) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under the framework agreement at any time;

10) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended;

11) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition;

12) At section II.2.9) we have indicated that 5 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting authority reserves the right to invite at least 5 subject to that number qualifying.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@highcourts.ie 📧
Information about review deadlines:

The framework is covered by the Remedies Directive and the relevant standstill period applies at time of notification.

Source: OJS 2021/S 082-210759 (2021-04-23)

Contract award notice (2022-03-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

The overall scope of the framework will be to provide Wireless Network Infrastructure facilities and related services to various CDETB premises for a period of up to four (4) years duration

Total value of the procurement: 400 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Contact
Phone: +353 016680614 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-03-23 📅
Publication date: 2022-03-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 061-160366
Refers to notice: 2021/S 082-210759
OJ-S issue: 61

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ballsbridge Dublin 4

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Suitability of the proposed solution to meet the contracting authority requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 20%
Quality criterion (name): Project Management and Implementation Plan
Contract Management and Service Level Agreement
Reliability and Continuity of Supply
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Price (weighting): 30%

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-12-02 📅
Name: Sord Data Systems
Postal address: Unit 1, 82 Furze Road, Sandyford
Postal town: Dublin 18
Postal code: D18DH77
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: rholbrook@sord.ie 📧
Country: Dublin 🏙️
Total value of the procurement: 250 000 EUR 💰
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-11-12 📅
Name: Sord Data Systems Ltd
Total value of the procurement: 150 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
1
Source: OJS 2022/S 061-160366 (2022-03-23)

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