Network Switch Equipment and Ongoing Support Services

Irish Blood Transfusion Service

The IBTS is seeking the services of qualified companies to provide a managed service for the replacement of Core Network Switches and ongoing Wide and Local Area Networking support, including WiFi support. Related network upgrades and equipment replacements over the duration of the contract may also be included. It is envisaged that most services will be provided remotely, but suppliers must be able to attend on-site in the NBC within four (4) hours if required in the event of a serious incident that cannot be resolved remotely. The majority of IT Infrastructure is hosted on-premise in the NBC, but some of this infrastructure is expected to migrate to the Cloud over the lifetime of this contract. There are also Domain Controllers in the MRTC and a Disaster Recovery Site hosted by a third party. Servers include Windows Servers (various versions), as well as some Linux (mainly RedHat), and AIX servers. Client machines are Windows, currently being upgraded to Windows 10. The IBTS is part of Government Networks. Each site has dual link connectivity to the Government Networks on an IBTS private VLAN. All locations have local fixed and wireless networks.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-07-01. The procurement was published on 2024-05-22.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2024-05-22 Contract notice
Contract notice (2024-05-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Network Switch Equipment and Ongoing Support Services
Short description:
โ€œThe IBTS is seeking the services of qualified companies to provide a managed service for the replacement of Core Network Switches and ongoing Wide and Local...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Computer network services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 900 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe IBTS is seeking the services of qualified companies to provide a managed service for the replacement of Core Network Switches and ongoing Wide and Local...โ€    Show more
Additional products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Computer support and consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Hardware consultancy services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Computer-related services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-07-01 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2024-07-01 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=3639573
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Irish Blood Transfusion Service
National registration number: 0079525H
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: brian.boland@ibts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 0858310894 ๐Ÿ“ž
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.giveblood.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Health
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=3639573 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=3639573 ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2024/S 099-305274 (2024-05-22)