Provision of Colocation Datacentre Hosting Services

National Transport Authority

These services are indicative only, are not exhaustive, are subject to change and are as follows: Two (2) separate and divergent Tier 3 colocation datacentres operating at a minimum to ISO27001 standard; Datacentres must have existing network and fibre interconnects in place; Migration services, including project management and technical services, of systems from the existing datacentres to the providers Tier 3 datacentre locations; Capacity to securely host five (5) 42U cabinets or racks per datacentre site, which will require a minimum of 2 separate 32AMP plugs on separate Power Distribution Units; Flexibility for floor space and power provided to allow the Authority to scale down/up hosting requirements as per capacity demands; Datacentre configuration, operations and management system to monitor the environment which includes but is not limited to temperature, humidity and main power supply; See Tender Documents for further details

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-07-11. The procurement was published on 2022-06-03.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2022-06-03 Contract notice
Contract notice (2022-06-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Data network management and support services
Short description:
These services are indicative only, are not exhaustive, are subject to change and are as follows: Two (2) separate and divergent Tier 3 colocation datacentres operating at a minimum to ISO27001 standard; Datacentres must have existing network and fibre interconnects in place; Migration services, including project management and technical services, of systems from the existing datacentres to the providers Tier 3 datacentre locations; Capacity to securely host five (5) 42U cabinets or racks per datacentre site, which will require a minimum of 2 separate 32AMP plugs on separate Power Distribution Units; Flexibility for floor space and power provided to allow the Authority to scale down/up hosting requirements as per capacity demands; Datacentre configuration, operations and management system to monitor the environment which includes but is not limited to temperature, humidity and main power supply; See Tender Documents for further details
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Data network management and support services 📦
Additional CPV: Data services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: National or federal Agency/Office
Awarding authority name: National Transport Authority
Postal address: Dun Sceine, Iveagh Court Harcourt Lane
Postal code: D02WT20
Postal town: Dublin 2
Contact
Internet address: http://www.nationaltransport.ie 🌏
E-mail: carolyn.keegan@nationaltransport.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18798300 📞
Fax: +353 18798333 📠
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=215700&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=215700&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-06-03 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-07-11 📅
Publication date: 2022-06-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 109-308439
OJ-S issue: 109
Additional information
The estimated range of the contract value is €1,140,000 - €2,500,000. The Authority’s current planning which is subject to change depending on technology roadmaps, usage, consolidation and adoption of further cloud services, it is expected that over the next 2 to 4 years of the commencement of the contract, requirements may be reduced depending on an as yet to be agreed strategy for these services
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 2 500 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
The Authority seeks an experienced colocation datacentre hosting partner to provide technical support and expertise to migrate, host and manage hosting services for the Authority’s production, non-production and Disaster Recovery servers, systems and applications.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals:
The period of the Contract will be for an initial period of four (4) years. If the services provided are deemed to be satisfactory the contract may be renewed annually by the Authority, at its sole discretion, with the renewal being for a period up to 12 months, till the conclusion of the LEAP card ITS system. It is expected that the system will remain in use for the next five to ten years
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Additional information:
The estimated range of the contract value is €1,140,000 - €2,500,000. The Authority’s current planning which is subject to change depending on technology roadmaps, usage, consolidation and adoption of further cloud services, it is expected that over the next 2 to 4 years of the commencement of the contract, requirements may be reduced depending on an as yet to be agreed strategy for these services
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Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: As set out in the Tender Documents

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Maximum number of candidates: 5
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2022-09-30 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 0000
Contact
Contact point: Carolyn Keegan
Internet address: www.nationaltransport.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1149 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=215700&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
The NTA will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to any of the contract award procedures irrespective of the outcome the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled.
Any contract award will be subject to a number of preconditions, including production of a current tax clearance certificate or tax clearance statement from the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland. The contracting authority may terminate this competition (or any part thereof), or change the basis of, and the procedures for, the bidding process, at any time, or procure the services by alternative means if it appears that the services can thereby be more advantageously procured. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted
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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 📠
Internet address: https://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:
As set out in S.I. No. 130/2010 European Communities (Award of Public Sector Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).
Source: OJS 2022/S 109-308439 (2022-06-03)
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