ICT Migration and Managed Services for Met Éireann

Met Eireann

Met Éireann, a line division of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, intend to seek a partner who will help Met Éireann to create a more flexible, responsive, geo resilient ICT Infrastructure. As part of this journey Met Éireann, along with their chosen technical partner, will:
• design, procure, configure, integrate, test and deploy new ICT infrastructure in 2 Government Datacentres. This will include replacing the existing ICT infrastructure which will largely be end of life by Q4 2022.;
• migrate all data, applications, and physical and virtual machines from the current Met Éireann ICT infrastructure to the new infrastructure along with all network requirements;
• provide a phased managed service for both infrastructure and Desk Side support services with on-site level 2 support and escalation to level 3.
Met Éireann requires that it’s systems are available on a 24*7*365 basis.
For more information, please see attached document.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-03-12. The procurement was published on 2021-01-15.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-01-15 Contract notice
2021-03-22 Additional information
2021-09-07 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-01-15)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Met Eireann
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin
Postal town: Dublin 9
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Brendan Butler
Phone: +353 18064291 📞
E-mail: imitprocurement@met.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: www.met.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/255 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=181053&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=181053&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: ICT Migration and Managed Services for Met Éireann IMaMS
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Short description:
“Met Éireann, a line division of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, intend to seek a partner who will help Met Éireann to create a...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 7 500 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Computer equipment and supplies 📦
Additional products/services: Data-processing machines (hardware) 📦
Additional products/services: Integrated telecommunications services 📦
Additional products/services: Helpdesk and support services 📦
Additional products/services: Technical computer support services 📦
Additional products/services: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 9.
Description of the procurement:
“Met Éireann, a line division of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, intend to seek a partner who will help Met Éireann on their...”    Show more
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 7 500 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals: Up to another 2 years at the sole discretion of Met Éireann.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: As per documentation.
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 209-510459
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-03-12 15:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2021-07-12 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-03-12 15:00 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 013-028128 (2021-01-15)
Additional information (2021-03-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Met Éireann, a line division of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, intend to seek a partner who will help Met Éireann to create a...”    Show more

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 013-028128

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2021-03-12 📅
Time: 15:00
New value
Date: 2021-03-26 📅
Time: 15:00
Other additional information

“Please note clarifications outlining extension to tender submission date (now no later than 26 March 2021 at 15.00)”
Source: OJS 2021/S 060-152335 (2021-03-22)
Contract award notice (2021-09-07)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Glasnevin Hill,
Postal town: Glasnevin
Postal code: Dublin 9

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Met Éireann, a line division of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, intend to seek a partner who will help Met Éireann to create a...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 4 272 233 💰
Description
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 9
Description of the procurement:
“Met Éireann, a line division of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, intend to seek a partner who will help Met Éireann on their...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical merit
Quality criterion (weighting): 30%
Quality criterion (name): continuous service improvements
Quality criterion (weighting): 20%
Quality criterion (name): Implementation and migration
Quality criterion (weighting): 15%
Price (weighting): 35%
Description
Additional information:
“The costing provided in V.2.4 relates to 3 years with two 1 year optional extensions”

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 013-028128
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: ICT Migration and Managed Services for Met Éireann
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-09-01 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Arkphire Ireland
Postal address: 7 Beckett Way, Park West
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D12X884
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 4 272 233 💰
Source: OJS 2021/S 176-458840 (2021-09-07)