Third Party Resale of CommVault Support and Maintenance

EirGrid plc

CommVault is used within the EirGrid Group for backup / restore functionality, and a Support and Maintenance contract is required in order to facilitate the smooth running of this afore mentioned backup / restore functionality from the product suite.
Base Requirements
- 24x7 Support and Maintenance, 365 days a year for all EirGrid Group comcells
- Support will include but not be restricted to:
o All Notifications of Software Updates
o All Product Fixes and Related Enhancements
o 24 hour access to CommVault Technical Assistance Centre (including Holidays)
o Quarterly Reports
o Purchase of additional software licences as required
- Support and Maintenance will be direct from CommVault however the purchase of this support and maintenance will be through the winning Tenderer.
- 3 year contract (the option to extend to years 4 and 5 using the same fixed price for products / services purchased during or currently licensed in years 1 - 3)

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-09-03. The procurement was published on 2021-07-30.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2021-07-30 Contract notice
2021-09-29 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-07-30)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Software package and information systems
Reference number: ENQEIR766
Short description:
CommVault is used within the EirGrid Group for backup / restore functionality, and a Support and Maintenance contract is required in order to facilitate the smooth running of this afore mentioned backup / restore functionality from the product suite. Base Requirements - 24x7 Support and Maintenance, 365 days a year for all EirGrid Group comcells - Support will include but not be restricted to: o All Notifications of Software Updates o All Product Fixes and Related Enhancements o 24 hour access to CommVault Technical Assistance Centre (including Holidays) o Quarterly Reports o Purchase of additional software licences as required - Support and Maintenance will be direct from CommVault however the purchase of this support and maintenance will be through the winning Tenderer. - 3 year contract (the option to extend to years 4 and 5 using the same fixed price for products / services purchased during or currently licensed in years 1 - 3)
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Software package and information systems 📦
Additional CPV: Software package and information systems 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: EirGrid plc
Postal address: Block 2 - The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Postal code: Dublin 4
Postal town: Ballsbridge
Contact
Internet address: http://www.eirgrid.com 🌏
E-mail: paul.valentine@eirgrid.com 📧
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=192827&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=192827&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-07-30 📅
Submission deadline: 2021-09-03 📅
Publication date: 2021-08-04 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 149-398153
OJ-S issue: 149
Additional information
1) 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; 2) This is the sole call for competition for this service; 3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by Tenderers; 4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities; 5) It will be a condition of award that Tenderers are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate or eTax Clearance from the Revenue Commissioners when requested; 6) If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked tenderer as appropriate; 7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded; 8) 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; 9) 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, Tenderers 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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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
CommVault is used within the EirGrid Group for backup / restore functionality, and a Support and Maintenance contract is required in order to facilitate the smooth running of this afore mentioned backup / restore functionality from the product suite.
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Base Requirements
- 24x7 Support and Maintenance, 365 days a year for all EirGrid Group comcells
- Support will include but not be restricted to:
o All Notifications of Software Updates
o All Product Fixes and Related Enhancements
o 24 hour access to CommVault Technical Assistance Centre (including Holidays)
o Quarterly Reports
o Purchase of additional software licences as required
- Support and Maintenance will be direct from CommVault however the purchase of this support and maintenance will be through the winning Tenderer.
- 3 year contract (the option to extend to years 4 and 5 using the same fixed price for products / services purchased during or currently licensed in years 1 - 3)
Estimated total value: 1 250 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 250 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months
Description of options:
The total duration of this framework agreement will be 3 years, with the possibility to extend up to five years, The estimated spend of EUR 1 250 000 is taking into account the full duration of the contract including the possible extension.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please see Request for Proposal attached to this notice.
List and brief description of rules and criteria: Please see Request for Proposal attached to this notice.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Please see Request for Proposal attached to this notice.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Please see Request for Proposal attached to this notice.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: Please see Request for Proposal attached to this notice.
Contract performance conditions: Please see Request for Proposal attached to this notice.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2021-09-03 📅
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Paul Valentine
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/219 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=192827&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
1) 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;
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2) This is the sole call for competition for this service;
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by Tenderers;
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) It will be a condition of award that Tenderers are tax compliant and are in a position to produce a valid tax clearance certificate or eTax Clearance from the Revenue Commissioners when requested;
6) If for any reason it is not possible to award the contract one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, the contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract to the next ranked tenderer as appropriate;
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7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded;
8) 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;
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9) 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, Tenderers 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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Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Courts
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Information about review deadlines:
The contracting authority will not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applies in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification on concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures
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Are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation in this contract.
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Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Central office of the High Courts (Appeal Section)
Postal address: Ground floor, East Wing, Inns Quay
Postal town: dublin
Source: OJS 2021/S 149-398153 (2021-07-30)
Contract award notice (2021-09-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
This tender is now complete. CommVault is used within the EirGrid Group for backup / restore functionality, and a Support and Maintenance contract is required in order to facilitate the smooth running of this afore mentioned backup / restore functionality from the product suite. Base Requirements - 24x7 Support and Maintenance, 365 days a year for all EirGrid Group comcells - Support will include but not be restricted to: o All Notifications of Software Updates o All Product Fixes and Related Enhancements o 24 hour access to CommVault Technical Assistance Centre (including Holidays) o Quarterly Reports o Purchase of additional software licences as required - Support and Maintenance will be direct from CommVault however the purchase of this support and maintenance will be through the winning Tenderer. - 3 year contract (the option to extend to years 4 and 5 using the same fixed price for products / services purchased during or currently licensed in years 1 - 3)
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Total value of the procurement: 1 250 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-09-29 📅
Publication date: 2021-10-04 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 192-500957
Refers to notice: 2021/S 149-398153
OJ-S issue: 192

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description: This tender is now complete.

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-09-29 📅
Name: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Ireland Limited
National registration number: IE 3334222LH
Postal address: Liffey Park Technology Campus
Postal town: Leixlip, Co Kildare
Postal code: Barnhall Road
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 15684104 📞
E-mail: rose.heverin@hpe.com 📧
Total value of the procurement: 1 250 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines:
The contracting authority did not conclude this contract to which a standstill period applied in accordance with Council Directive 2014/25/EU, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commenced on the day following the date of notification on concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the standstill period was 14 calendar days where notifications were sent electronically. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation in this contract.
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Source: OJS 2021/S 192-500957 (2021-09-29)
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