Request for Tenders for the provision of Maintenance and Support of Voice and Data Services

Houses of the Oireachtas Service

In short, the Services comprise the provision of a Voice and Data Network Maintenance and Support service for the Houses of the Oireachtas Service.
The services to be provided include, but are not limited to, advice and assistance in the areas of:
โ€ข Maintenance and support of the current hardware and software (details included at Appendix 1, section 3.1 of this RFT).
โ€ข Capacity to provide training in aspects of voice and data hardware & software, on- or off-site at the Contracting Authorityโ€™s discretion
โ€ข Rationalisation of current environment, e.g. reduction of PRAs, utilising new technologies etc.
โ€ข Supply of Alcatel-Lucent networking and telecoms devices as required.
โ€ข Future needs relating to telephony and data services

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-12-06. The procurement was published on 2021-11-03.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-11-03 Contract notice
2022-06-15 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-11-03)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Houses of the Oireachtas Service
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Leinster House
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: Kildare Street
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Karen Devoy
Phone: +353 16184440 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: karen.devoy@oireachtas.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.oireachtas.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1166 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=201303&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=201303&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Other type: Parliament

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œRequest for Tenders for the provision of Maintenance and Support of Voice and Data Services 2021/1023โ€
Products/services: Telecommunications services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œIn short, the Services comprise the provision of a Voice and Data Network Maintenance and Support service for the Houses of the Oireachtas Service. The...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 800 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Local area network ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Communications network ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Telecommunications network ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Network equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Network operating system ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Network system ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Telephone network equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Maintenance of data network equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Telephone network maintenance services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data network management and support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data network support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data network management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Local area network services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe services to be provided include, but are not limited to, advice and assistance in the areas of: โ€ข Maintenance and support of the current hardware and...โ€    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 800 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36

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
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-12-06 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-12-06 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, The Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 16395600 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2021/S 216-569019 (2021-11-03)
Contract award notice (2022-06-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 800 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Service Methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 15%
Quality criterion (name): Resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 10%
Quality criterion (name): Technical Approach and Implementation of Services
Quality criterion (weighting): 25%
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 40%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 216-569019

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œRequest for Tenders for the provision of Maintenance and Support of Voice and Data Servicesโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-01-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: evcoms
National registration number: 3501443IH
Postal address: Church Lane
Postal town: Baltinglass
Postal code: Baltinglass
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 862998330 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: mark.evans@evcoms.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.evcoms.com ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 800 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 800 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2022/S 117-331241 (2022-06-15)