Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply of Servers, Storage, Network Devices and Design Services in 5 Lots

National Transport Authority

The objective of this competition is to establish a framework of suitable qualified service providers who will be available, upon request, to tender for the provision of Servers, Storage and Network Devices in five (5) Lots for the Authority.
Following consideration of Tenders received, the Authority may, at its discretion, enter into Contracts (being the Framework Agreement) with a maximum of six tenderers for Lots 1 to 5 inclusive, subject to that number meeting the minimum criteria and submitting the most economically advantageous Tenders.
The expected term of the Framework Agreement will be four years from the date of Contract execution. At the sole discretion of the Authority, call-off competitions may be held where Tenders may be sought from the entities awarded a Framework Agreement.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-09-23. The procurement was published on 2022-08-17.

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

What?

Where?

Procurement history
Date Document
2022-08-17 Contract notice
2022-09-16 Additional information
2022-09-22 Additional information
2023-03-15 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2022-08-17)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: National Transport Authority
National registration number: 0000
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court Harcourt Lane
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D02WT20
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Ted O'Brien
Phone: +353 18798300 📞
E-mail: ted.obrien@nationaltransport.ie 📧
Region: Dublin 🏙️
URL: https://www.nationaltransport.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149 🌏
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=221292&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=221292&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Other type: Transport

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply of Servers, Storage, Network Devices and Design Services in 5 Lots”
Products/services: Network servers 📦
Short description:
“The objective of this competition is to establish a framework of suitable qualified service providers who will be available, upon request, to tender for the...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 9 000 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Supply of Storage, Associated Devices and Design Services
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Magnetic card readers 📦
Additional products/services: Media storage and reader devices 📦
Additional products/services: Computer storage units 📦
Additional products/services: Magnetic disk storage units 📦
Additional products/services: Direct-access storage devices (DASD) 📦
Additional products/services: Flash memory storage devices 📦
Additional products/services: Storage media 📦
Additional products/services: Memory storage media 📦
Additional products/services: Network interfaces 📦
Additional products/services: Network interfaces cards 📦
Additional products/services: Network equipment 📦
Additional products/services: Network cabling 📦
Additional products/services: Network components 📦
Additional products/services: Network hubs 📦
Additional products/services: Network infrastructure 📦
Additional products/services: Network operating system 📦
Additional products/services: Network publishing system 📦
Additional products/services: Network system 📦
Additional products/services: Network upgrade 📦
Additional products/services: Servers 📦
Additional products/services: Computer servers 📦
Additional products/services: File servers 📦
Additional products/services: Printer servers 📦
Additional products/services: Web servers 📦
Additional products/services: Data storage services 📦
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin
Description of the procurement:
“The Goods and Services required under Lot 1: Supply of Storage, Associated Devices and Design Services are set out in section 3.3.1 of the RFT.”
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48

2️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Supply of Servers, Associated Devices and Design Services
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Goods and Services required under Lot 2: Supply of Servers, Associated Devices and Design Services are set out in section 3.3.2 of the RFT.”

3️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Supply of Network Equipment, Associated Services and Design Services
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Goods and Services required under Lot 3: Supply of Network Equipment, Associated Services and Design Services are set out in section 3.3.3 of the RFT.”

4️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Supply of Hyper Converged Infrastructure, Provision of Hyper Converged Services and Design Services”
Title
Lot Identification Number: 4
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Goods and Services required under Lot 4: Supply of Hyper Converged Infrastructure, Provision of Hyper Converged Services and Design Services are set out...”    Show more

5️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“General Lot Covering All Other Lots, Where Single Service Provider is Required and Design Services”
Title
Lot Identification Number: 5
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Goods and Services required under Lot 5: General Lot Covering All Other Lots, Where Single Service Provider is Required and Design Services are set out...”    Show more

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: 2022-09-23 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2023-03-22 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-09-23 12:00 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Ground Floor (East Wing), Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
URL: https://www.courts.ie 🌏
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
“Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: As set out in S.I. No. 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review...”    Show more
Source: OJS 2022/S 160-456007 (2022-08-17)
Additional information (2022-09-16)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 160-456007

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2
Old value
Date: 2022-09-23 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2022-10-07 📅
Time: 12:00
Source: OJS 2022/S 182-515114 (2022-09-16)
Additional information (2022-09-22)

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.7
Place of text to be modified: IV.2.7
Old value
Date: 2022-09-23 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2022-10-07 📅
Time: 12:00
Source: OJS 2022/S 186-526677 (2022-09-22)
Contract award notice (2023-03-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 9 000 000 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Price (weighting): 50

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2022/S 160-456007

Award of contract

1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Lot Identification Number: 1
Title: Supply of Storage, Associated Devices and Design Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-01-18 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Presido t/a Arkphire Services Limited
Postal address: Unit 1 Sandyford Business Centre, Sandyford, Dublin 18
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D18 RX65
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Dublin 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Name: Eircom Ltd t/a eir evo
Postal address: 2022 Bianconi Avenue, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin D24
Postal code: D24 HX03
Name: Logicalis
Postal address: 62a Heather Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18
Postal code: 18
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 9 000 000 💰

2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Lot Identification Number: 2
Title: Supply of Servers, Associated Devices and Design Services
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Postal code: D18
Postal address: 2022 Bianconi Avenue, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin
Postal code: D24
Name: Softcat plc
Postal address: No.2 Harbour House, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin
Postal code: A96 DA02
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 9 000 000 💰

3️⃣
Contract Number: 3
Lot Identification Number: 3
Title: Supply of Network Equipment, Associated Services and Design Services
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Eircom t/a eir evo
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 9 000 000 💰

4️⃣
Contract Number: 4
Lot Identification Number: 4
Title:
“Supply of Hyper Converged Infrastructure, Provision of Hyper Converged Services and Design Services”
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 9 000 000 💰

5️⃣
Contract Number: 5
Lot Identification Number: 5
Title:
“General Lot Covering All Other Lots, Where Single Service Provider is Required and Design Services”
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Presido t/a Arkphire Services Ltd
Postal address: t 2022 Bianconi Avenue, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 9 000 000 💰
Source: OJS 2023/S 056-165036 (2023-03-15)