DHDA wishes to establish a single party framework agreement for the provision of ICT Managed Services to be provided on a full end-to-end managed basis by the successful tenderer.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-03-02.
The procurement was published on 2021-02-19.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of ICT Managed and Related Services
Products/services: Computer-related services📦
Short description:
“DHDA wishes to establish a single party framework agreement for the provision of ICT Managed Services to be provided on a full end-to-end managed basis by...”
Short description
DHDA wishes to establish a single party framework agreement for the provision of ICT Managed Services to be provided on a full end-to-end managed basis by the successful tenderer.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 1 000 000 💰
The requirement is for the provision of a comprehensive end-to-end managed service for the Digital Hub’s ICT environment including client, server and network infrastructure including telecommunications infrastructure – see procurement document for details.
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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 1 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Maximum number: 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Subject to this minimum amount qualifying.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Procedure Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-03-02
12:00 📅
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: 24
Complementary information Additional information
“ETenders RFT ID: 184811
1) The estimated total value of any purchases pursuant to the framework agreement is in the region of EUR 600 000 to EUR 1 000 000...”
ETenders RFT ID: 184811
1) The estimated total value of any purchases pursuant to the framework agreement is in the region of EUR 600 000 to EUR 1 000 000 (ex. VAT) over the lifetime of the agreement. It is emphasised, however, that this figure is provided strictly for indicative purposes only as there is no guaranteed expenditure under the framework agreement;
2) 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;
3) The numbers invited to tender will be at least five (5) subject to that number qualifying;
4) This is the sole call for competition for this service;
5) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by applicants or tenderers;
6) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
7) The maximum duration of the framework agreement will be four (4) years.
DHDA confirms that the period of any contracts awarded under the framework agreement may extend beyond the date of expiry of the agreement. However, the maximum end-to-end duration of any contracts awarded under the framework will not exceed six (6) years. The initial contract to be awarded as a consequence of this procurement process will be for a period of up to two (2) years.
8) It will be a condition of award that applicants are tax compliant;
9) If for any reason, it is not possible to establish the framework agreement or award the initial contract to the designated successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process; the contracting authority reserves the right to establish the framework with the next highest scoring tenderer on the basis of the terms advertised at any time during the tender validity period. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion;
10) 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;
11) 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;
12) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, Applicants are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
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Name: High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie📧 Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“The contract/framework is covered by the application of the Remedies Directive and the relevant standstill period applied at time of notification.”
Source: OJS 2021/S 038-095422 (2021-02-19)
Additional information (2021-03-03)
Complementary information Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 038-095422
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: 2021-03-02 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2021-03-22 📅
Time: 12:00
Source: OJS 2021/S 046-116383 (2021-03-03)