Hyper-Converged Infrastructure solution

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail

Supply of Hyper-Converged Infrastructure ‘HCI’ solution and backup system.
This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of the supply of Hyper-Converged Infrastructure ‘HCI’ solution and backup system (reference number RFT 192414 - 7692 - eTenders).
This contract
As this is a single supplier contract, one supplier will be the sole supplier.
Background
Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) has a requirement for the provision of a Hyper-Converged Infrastructure or Disaggregated Hyper-Converged Infrastructure solution with associated equipment and services.The solution sought is to be referred to as the Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) system throughout this document.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-07-12. The procurement was published on 2021-06-14.

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

What?

Where?

Procurement history
Date Document
2021-06-14 Contract notice
2022-08-03 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-06-14)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Iarnród Eireann-Irish Rail
National registration number: IE 4812851 O
Postal address: Connolly Station
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Richard Latimer
Phone: +353 17031755 📞
E-mail: richard.latimer@irishrail.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.irishrail.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/433 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=191094&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=191094&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Hyper-Converged Infrastructure solution 7692
Products/services: Network equipment 📦
Short description:
“Supply of Hyper-Converged Infrastructure ‘HCI’ solution and backup system. This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of the supply of...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 2 000 000 💰

1️⃣
Additional products/services: Data-transmission equipment 📦
Additional products/services: Networks 📦
Additional products/services: Network infrastructure 📦
Additional products/services: Network upgrade 📦
Additional products/services: Telecommunications equipment and supplies 📦
Additional products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Additional products/services: Data network management and support services 📦
Additional products/services: Data transmission services 📦
Additional products/services: Computer-related services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement: Supply of Hyper-Converged Infrastructure ‘HCI’ solution and backup system.
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 2 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 96

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“For full details, please download a copy of the attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.”
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“The economic and financial capacity of the entity must be established to the satisfaction of IE. Applicants will be invited to complete a questionnaire...”    Show more
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“The technical competence of the entity, its employees and processes must be established to the satisfaction of IE. Applicants will be invited to complete a...”    Show more
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
“Minimum qualification criteria Financial Qualification, Technical Qualification and PQQ Declaration of Eligibility. Select criteria. Relevant Experience of...”    Show more
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“For full details, please download a copy of the attached Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.”

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: 2021-07-12 12:00 📅
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2021-09-10 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 9

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Central Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 N972
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886511 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: Central Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 N972
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886511 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Central Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 N972
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886511 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2021/S 117-308432 (2021-06-14)
Contract award notice (2022-08-03)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Connolly Station,

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Supply of Hyper-Converged Infrastructure “HCI”solution and backup system. This is a call to competition by IE for the procurement of the supply of...”    Show more
Description
Main site or place of performance: Ojeu
Description of the procurement: Supply of Hyper-Converged Infrastructure “HCI”solution and backup system
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Total cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 50

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 117-308432

Award of contract

1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Title: Hyper-Converged Infrastructure solution
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-03-07 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Diacom Computer Telephony
National registration number: IE 8295661Q
Postal address: 25 Western Parkway Business Centre
Postal town: Dublin 12
Postal code: Ballymount Road
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 14098888 📞
E-mail: omaher@diacom.ie 📧
Fax: +353 14098889 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.diacom.ie 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 441 922 💰
Source: OJS 2022/S 151-433354 (2022-08-03)