Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Solution & Associated Equipment and Services for Louth County Council

Louth County Council

Hyperconverged Infrastructure Platform and Cloud DR and Backup Solution

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-04-10. The procurement was published on 2023-03-10.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-03-10 Contract notice
2023-03-28 Additional information
2023-09-25 Contract award notice
2025-04-17 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-03-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Servers
Reference number: 23-033
Short description: Hyperconverged Infrastructure Platform and Cloud DR and Backup Solution
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Servers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Computer equipment and supplies ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: Mid-East ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Regional or local authority
Awarding authority name: Louth County Council
Postal address: County Hall, Millennium Centre,
Postal code: A91 KFW6
Postal town: Dundalk
Contact
Internet address: http://www.louthcoco.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: helen.divilly@louthcoco.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 429324235 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=235796&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=235796&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-03-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-04-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-03-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 053-157418
OJ-S issue: 53
Additional information
Hyperconverged Infrastructure Platform and Hybrid DR and Backup Solution.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 550 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
The Contracting Authority seeks a Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure solution comprising on-Premise Hyper-Converged Infrastructure and integrated Public/Private Cloud infrastructure, manageable via a single management interface to replace its legacy systems.
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The Contracting Authority believes a Hybrid Cloud model will enable High Application availability, ensure Data Loss Prevention, efficient Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, and enable the Contracting Authority to easily deploy Systems/Services on-premise or in the Cloud according to business requirements. The Contracting Authority requires an efficient, cost-effective solution that is flexible, scalable and will cater for future growth and business needs. The Contracting Authority also requires an efficient and cost-effective solution for data backup, including physical and virtual machines, application aware and file level backup, and for disaster recovery for business-critical applications. Cloud elements of the solution must be located in the European Union (EU). Data must be encrypted during transit and at rest in the DR solution. The Contracting Authority requires a secure, resilient, energy efficient solution that can cater for a wide range of applications and business needs including both structured data (databases) and unstructured data (emails, documents, video, etc.).
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Support & maintenance of the complete solution is also required.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 550 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 60 months
Additional information: Hyperconverged Infrastructure Platform and Hybrid DR and Backup Solution.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: County Hall, Dundalk, Co.Louth

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 4 months
Tender opening date: 2023-04-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 17:00
Place: County Hall, Dundalk, County Louth
Additional information:
Helen Divilly Head of Information Systems opening through eTenders procedure
Niall O'Flaherty Acting IS Project Leader

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Helen Divilly
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/381 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=235796&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court Chief Registrar
Postal address: The Four Courts Dublin 7
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +44 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: https://www.courts.ie/content/central-office-high-court ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2023/S 053-157418 (2023-03-10)
Additional information (2023-03-28)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Flash memory storage devices ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-03-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-04-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-03-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 065-194130
Refers to notice: 2023/S 053-157418
OJ-S issue: 65
Source: OJS 2023/S 065-194130 (2023-03-28)
Contract award notice (2023-09-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 499 156 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-09-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-09-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 188-589696
OJ-S issue: 188

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Degree of Conformity of the Complete Solution and its Delivery in respect of The Contracting Authorityโ€™s Requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 350
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Professional Technical Services Team Proposed
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Migration Solution
Quality of maintenance and ongoing support, including online technical support, after sales service and technical expertise
Quality criterion (weighting): 100
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Proposed Training
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 400

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2023-08-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: ProCloud Horizon Limited
Postal address: Enterprise Center, Boyle, Co. Roscommon F25 DA34
Postal town: Boyle
Postal code: F25 DA34
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Internet address: https://procloud.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Source: OJS 2023/S 188-589696 (2023-09-25)
Contract award notice (2025-04-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Solution & Associated Equipment and Services for Louth County Council
Reference number: 23-033
Products/services: Servers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 499 156 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
The Contracting Authority seeks a Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure solution comprising on-Premise Hyper-Converged Infrastructure and integrated Public/Private Cloud infrastructure, manageable via a single management interface to replace its legacy systems. The Contracting Authority believes a Hybrid Cloud model will enable High Application availability, ensure Data Loss Prevention, efficient Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, and enable the Contracting Authority to easily deploy Systems/Services on-premise or in the Cloud according to business requirements. The Contracting Authority requires an efficient, cost-effective solution that is flexible, scalable and will cater for future growth and business needs. The Contracting Authority also requires an efficient and cost-effective solution for data backup, including physical and virtual machines, application aware and file level backup, and for disaster recovery for business-critical applications. Cloud elements of the solution must be located in the European Union (EU). Data must be encrypted during transit and at rest in the DR solution. The Contracting Authority requires a secure, resilient, energy efficient solution that can cater for a wide range of applications and business needs including both structured data (databases) and unstructured data (emails, documents, video, etc.). Support & maintenance of the complete solution is also required.
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Additional information: Hyperconverged Infrastructure Platform and Hybrid DR and Backup Solution.
Type of contract: Supplies
Additional products/services: Additional nature of the contract: Services
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0000

Procedure
Type of procedure
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU

Award of contract
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0000
Contract Number: 1
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-08-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Title: Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Solution & Associated Equipment and Services for Louth County Council
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 61087.95 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Tender identifier: 589696-2023 - G.48/2025
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0000
Name and address of the contractor
Name: ProCloud Horizon Limited
National registration number: IE585197
Postal address: Enterprise Center, Boyle, Co. Roscommon F25 DA34
Postal code: F25 DA34
Postal town: Boyle
Region: West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
URL: https://procloud.ie/ ๐ŸŒ

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Louth County Council
National registration number: N/A
Postal address: County Hall, Millennium Centre,
Postal code: A91 KFW6
Postal town: Dundalk
Region: Mid-East ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact point: Helen Divilly
E-mail: info@louthcoco.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 429335457 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: http://www.louthcoco.ie ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
National registration number: 0000000
Postal code: D07 N972
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.courts.ie/content/central-office-high-court ๐ŸŒ

Changes
Other additional information
Operational Support for the environment
Main reason for change: Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor.
New value
Text: Provision of operational support.
Source: OJS 2025/S 077-255080 (2025-04-17)