Supply of Network Equipment and Support and Maintenance of Existing Fixed and Wireless Network Infrastructure

Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board

Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board (LWETB) wish to award a contract to a preferred supplier for the following services
1. Supply of network equipment on an “as needed” basis.
2. Supply and installation of network cabling upgrades on an “as needed” basis.
3. Managed service for the support and maintenance of existing fixed and wireless network infrastructure.
4. Network Engineering Services on a drawdown basis.
LWETB has a single domain, all admin offices, schools, and Athlone Training Centre are on this domain. Further Education sites are mostly “Cloud only “sites on Azure AD.
The entire network structure was built using HPE and Aruba network switches, Aruba wireless access points and FortiGate firewalls.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-09-30. The procurement was published on 2021-08-30.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-08-30 Contract notice
2023-01-10 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-08-30)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board
National registration number: 3185033GH
Postal address: Marlinstown Business Park
Postal town: Co. Westmeath
Postal code: Mullingar
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Procurement Office
Phone: +353 449348389 📞
E-mail: procurement@lwetb.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: www.lwetb.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/95397 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=196399&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=196399&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Supply of Network Equipment and Support and Maintenance of Existing Fixed and Wireless Network Infrastructure 2021 Network Equipment”
Products/services: Maintenance and repair of data network equipment 📦
Short description:
“Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board (LWETB) wish to award a contract to a preferred supplier for the following services 1. Supply of network...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 400 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Network infrastructure 📦
Additional products/services: Maintenance of data network equipment 📦
Additional products/services: Repair of data network equipment 📦
Additional products/services: Computer network services 📦
Additional products/services: Network equipment 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Longford Westmeath ETB, Marlinstown, Mullingar, Co Westmeath
Description of the procurement:
“Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board (LWETB) wish to award a contract to a preferred supplier for the following services 1. Supply of network...”    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 400 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 24

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-09-30 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-09-30 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Dept of Education
Postal address: Marlinstown
Postal town: Mullingar
Postal code: N91 4W96
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 171-446270 (2021-08-30)
Contract award notice (2023-01-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 400 000 💰
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 60%
Cost criterion (name): Methodology for Delivering Service
Cost criterion (weighting): 25%
Cost criterion (name): Project Management & Implementation Plan
Cost criterion (weighting): 10%
Cost criterion (name): Overall Clarity of Response
Cost criterion (weighting): 5%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 171-446270

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Supply of Network Equipment and Support and Maintenance of Existing Fixed and Wireless Network Infrastructure”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-10-22 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Onnec / Kedington Ltd
National registration number: IE4885640M
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 868057679 📞
E-mail: adrian.sadlier@kedington.com 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: www.kedington.com 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 400 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 400 000 💰
Source: OJS 2023/S 010-024940 (2023-01-10)