IRL-Dublin: network equipment

Request For Proposals

Country:

Ireland

City/Locality:

DUBLIN

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:238073-2009

Publication Date:

Aug 27, 2009

Deadline:

Sep 24, 2009

Buyer:

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY BOARD

Original Language:

English

Address:

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY BOARD
DUBLIN, Dublin
Ireland

Web Site:

www.esb.ie

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Notice Type: 2540 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 164/2009, #238073-2009
Contract Nature: Supply contract
Procedure Type: Negotiated procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

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CONTRACT NOTICE – UTILITIES
Supplies
SECTION I: CONTRACTING ENTITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Electricity Supply Board, 27
Lower Fitzwilliam Street, Contact: Procurement, Shared Services, Attn:
Brendan Kennedy, IRL-Dublin 2. Tel. +353 17027390. E-mail:
sharedservices.procurement@esb.ie. Fax +353 16384797.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: www.esb.ie.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic
purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned
contact point(s).
I.2) MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES OF THE CONTRACTING ENTITY: Electricity.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:
Supply, Maintenance & Support of ICT Fibre Channel Network Equipment.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Supplies.
Purchase.
Main place of delivery: Dublin.
NUTS code: IE021.
II.1.3) The notice involves: The establishment of a framework agreement.
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement: Framework agreement with a
single operator
Duration of the framework agreement Duration in year(s): Up to 5.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Electricity
Supply Board (ESB) will require a supply of components for their Corporate
Fibre Channel Infrastructure (SAN switches, switchport / application
blades, HBA's etc.).
The contract will also cover the maintenance of the items purchased and
maintenance of existing fibre channel equipment in ESB.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 32420000, 72610000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Electricity Supply Board (ESB) will
require a supply of components for their Corporate Fibre Channel
Infrastructure (SAN switches, switchport / application blades, HBAs etc).
Currently ESB has deployed a SAN infrastructure of approx 2 000 ports in 3
locations, operating over Brocade switches, and utilising Emulex and
Qlogic adaptors.
It is intended that the contract will provide for a drawdown arrangement,
allowing ESB to call down requirements at regular intervals, and the
ongoing maintenance of the items purchased.
The contract will also cover the maintenance of existing fibre channel
equipment in ESB.
II.2.2) Options: No.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: Up to 60 (from the award of the contract).
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: A grouping, if successful, will be
required to contract as a single entity with joint and several liability.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: No.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements
relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers: Information and
formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (1) Vendor
name and address;
(2) Full contact details (phone, fax, email) of the representative
handling this express of interest;
(3) A brief profile of the vendors organisation, including date of
establishment, overall structure, number of employees per function,
location, and principal activities (both services and products);
(4) Advise of any accreditations to any relevant representative
organisation, institute or governing body, etc.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: Equipment proposed must be compatible
and be inter-operable with ESB's existing non-routed, Brocade Fibre
Channel Storage Area Network.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reservedto a particular profession:
No.
III.3.2) Legal persons should indicate the names and professional
qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
No.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Negotiated
Candidates have already been selected: no.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated in the specifications or in the invitation to
tender or to negotiate.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting entity:
SS/CON/1140.
IV.3.2) Previous publication concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents:
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
24.9.2009 - 12:00.
IV.3.5) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
IV.3.7) Conditions for opening tenders: Persons authorised to be present
at the opening of tenders: no.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: No.
VI.2) CONTRACT(S) RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY
COMMUNITY FUNDS: No.
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal
procedures: Email: courts.ie.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: Chief Registrar, The Four
Courts, Inns Quay, IRL-Dublin 7. Tel. +353 18886000.
VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may
be obtained: Suppliers own legal advisor.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 26.8.2009.

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