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.

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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-07-11 Contract notice
Contract notice (2023-07-11)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Education Procurement Service EPS
Postal address: 17 Oakfield Monaleen Castletroy
Postal town: Limerick
Postal code: V94 DK53
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Marissa Staunton
E-mail: marissa.staunton@ul.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: https://etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Procurement tool URL: https://etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Other type: University of Limerick

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: IT2458C UL RFT for the Supply of Specialised Drupal Web Hosting Services
Products/services: World wide web (www) site operation host services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
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
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 700 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Content or data standardization and classification services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Internet development services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Computer-related management services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Limerick
Description of the procurement:
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
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 7 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals: 2 x 24 month renewals

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: 2023-08-14 14:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-08-14 14:30 ๐Ÿ“…

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)