Supply of IT Digital Collections Storage and Access system Including Servers, Wiring, Installation and Support

Irish Traditional Music Archive_156411

The project focuses on ITMA’s ‘Digitisation Project’ (DP). The DP is just one part of a larger plan focused on developing ITMA’s digitisation and archiving capabilities. The broad goals of the larger project include: (a) Deepening North/South cooperation through the preservation of, and engagement with, our shared cultural inheritance and traditions (b) Sharing international best archival practice with diverse local community archives (c) Sharing ITMA’s digitisation capabilities with local amateur archivists from diverse communities (d) Educating, connecting, and empowering artists, archivists from diverse communities

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2023-06-23. The procurement was published on 2023-05-19.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2023-05-19 Contract notice
2023-08-17 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2023-05-19)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Irish Traditional Music Archive_156411
Postal address: 73 Merrion Square
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D02 WK75
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 16619699 📞
E-mail: adam.girard@itma.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://localhost/epps-flavour 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: http://localhost/epps-flavour 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://www.gov.ie 🌏
Participation URL: http://www.gov.ie 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Supply of IT Digital Collections Storage and Access system Including Servers, Wiring, Installation and Support ITMA/2023/002”
Products/services: Storage media 📦
Short description:
“The project focuses on ITMA’s ‘Digitisation Project’ (DP). The DP is just one part of a larger plan focused on developing ITMA’s digitisation and archiving...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 100 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Network servers 📦
Additional products/services: Data equipment 📦
Additional products/services: Electronic data management (EDM) 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement:
“The project focuses on ITMA’s ‘Digitisation Project’ (DP). The DP is just one part of a larger plan focused on developing ITMA’s digitisation and archiving...”    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 100 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 60
Information about options
Options
Description of options: Possible 3 X 12 months renewal

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: 2023-06-23 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2023-09-21 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2023-06-23 12:30 📅

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: High Courts
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2023/S 099-309526 (2023-05-19)
Contract award notice (2023-08-17)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Supply of IT Digital Collections Storage and Access system Including Servers, Wiring, Installation and Support”
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 81 985 💰
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Evidence of compliance with minimum requirements of Nearline Storage Appliance
Quality criterion (weighting): 1500
Quality criterion (name): Evidence of compliance with minimum requirements of LTO Tape Library
Quality criterion (name):
“Evidence of compliance with minimum requirements of Off-site Backup and Disaster Recovery Solution”
Quality criterion (name):
“Evidence of compliance with minimum requirements of Data Management and Software Solution”
Quality criterion (weighting): 1000
Quality criterion (name): Evidence how you will meet requirements for Installation Warranty and Support
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 3000
Information about options
Description of options:
“The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve months with a maximum of three such extension or...”    Show more

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2023/S 099-309526

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Contract
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-08-17 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Definitive Solutions Ltd
Postal address: Definitive Solutions, Unit E6 Swords Enterprise Pa
Postal town: Swords
Postal code: K67 FW25
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18645777 📞
E-mail: dorothea@definitive.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 100 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 81 985 💰

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Source: OJS 2023/S 160-507707 (2023-08-17)