Provision of Azure Cloud Consumption

National Transport Authority_1149

The Authority is tendering for Azure cloud consumption services. It is a requirement that the proposer is a Microsoft Azure direct bill Cloud Service Provider (CSP) authorised to operate as a Microsoft direct CSP Provider in Ireland. Additionally, the CSP provider must hold Azure Expert MSP (Managed Service Provider) credentials. The Authority currently maintains 17 "Azure Plan" CSP subscriptions within a single Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant. To streamline the invoicing and billing process, these CSP subscriptions have been consolidated under a single CSP provider. This competition is solely for the provision of Azure cloud consumption only. The CSP must be located in the EEA, or in a country which has an adequacy decision from The European Commission in relation to regulation 2016/679. The CSP must provide English based support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Note that this support is for the purpose of escalation of tickets to Microsoft on Azure fabric specific issues. Tenderers must provide their Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and their processes for Priority 1 and Priority 2 tickets. The estimated contract value for the duration, including any extensions is €4.8m. However, the Authority reserves the right to expend up to €6m.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-07-27. The procurement was published on 2023-06-22.

Who?

• National Transport Authority_1149

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland › Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2023-06-22	Contract notice

Contract notice (2023-06-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Software package and information systems
Short description:

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Software package and information systems 📦
Additional CPV: Industry specific software package 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open 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_1149
Postal address: Dun Sceine Iveagh Court Harcourt Lane Dublin 2
Postal code: D02 WT20
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: https://www.nationaltransport.ie 🌏
E-mail: procurement@nationaltransport.ie 📧
URL for documents: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
URL for participation: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2023-06-22 📅
Submission deadline: 2023-07-27 📅
Publication date: 2023-06-27 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2023/S 121-383513
OJ-S issue: 121
Additional information

The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers relating to this contract award procedure irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is postponed or cancelled. All costs incurred by interested parties in participating in this competition must be borne by them.. 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), change the basis of and the procedures for the bidding process, at any time, or procure the project by alternative means if it appears that the project can thereby be more advantageously procured.. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.. Refer to procurement documents for further information.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 4 800 000 EUR 💰
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 800 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals:

This Section details the Services required of the successful Tenderer. The list of service elements forming the Services are indicative only, are not exhaustive and are subject to change. The expected term of the contract will be for an initial period of three years. The Contract may be renewed annually, at the option of the Authority, up to a maximum of two years after the end of the third year

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: As per procurement documents

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2023-07-27 📅
Tender opening time: 12:30
Place: etenders

Contracting authority
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.nationaltransport.ie 🌏
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal town: Four Courts, Ground Floor East Wing, Inns Quay
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Information about review deadlines:

As set out in S.I. No. 130/2010 European Communities (Public Authorities' Contracts) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (in particular Regulation 7 thereof).

Source: OJS 2023/S 121-383513 (2023-06-22)

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