IT2458C UL RFT for the Supply of Specialised Drupal Web Hosting Services

Education Procurement Service EPS

UL has a large website ecosystem which comprises of a main Drupal site as well as a number of stand-alone sites in alternative technologies. Integral to the success of the website is the analytics platform Matomo which provides the university with invaluable information on how to improve the website for its users. In addition, technologies are used to help monitor compliance with regulations in areas such as ePrivacy and cookies. The university is now seeking a provider to host and maintain the website infrastructure. The key requirements are: โ€ข Providing a secure and performant, GDPR compliant Drupal hosting within the EU, including carrying out all monitoring, maintenance and upgrades of servers and databases. โ€ข Undertaking all Drupal software upgrade and maintenance duties, including prompt application of security updates of Drupal core and modules via robust deployment pipelines with version control. โ€ข Overseeing maintenance of compliance of the website with EU regulations around cookies and ePrivacy. โ€ข Providing secure hosting, maintenance, and custom configuration of the Matomo Analytics platform โ€ข Providing comprehensive support for all aspects of the infrastructure covered above.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-08-14. The procurement was published on 2023-07-11.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2023-07-11 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-07-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: World wide web (www) site operation host services
Short description:
โ€œUL has a large website ecosystem which comprises of a main Drupal site as well as a number of stand-alone sites in alternative technologies. Integral to the...โ€    Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: World wide web (www) site operation host services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Content or data standardization and classification services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: Ireland 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: Other
Awarding authority name: Education Procurement Service EPS
Postal address: 17 Oakfield Monaleen Castletroy
Postal code: V94 DK53
Postal town: Limerick
Contact
Internet address: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: marissa.staunton@ul.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL for documents: https://etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: https://etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-07-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2023-08-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2023-07-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 134-427290
OJ-S issue: 134

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 700 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
โ€œ2 x 24 month renewalsโ€
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œLimerickโ€

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 14:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender opening date: 2023-08-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 14:30

Contracting authority
Identity
Other type of contracting authority: University of Limerick
Contact
Contact point: Marissa Staunton
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: https://etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Internet address: https://etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Source: OJS 2023/S 134-427290 (2023-07-11)