Network Storage Platform Replacement
Replacement and consolidation of its network storage platform.
United Kingdom-Dundee: Network servers
2017/S 039-070413
Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Kingsway Campus, Old Glamis Road
Dundee
DD3 8LE
United Kingdom
Contact person: David Campbell
Telephone: +44 1314428964
E-mail: dcampbell@apuc-scot.ac.uk
NUTS code: UKM21
Address of the buyer profile:http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00221
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Central Network Storage Refresh.
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
Replacement and consolidation of its network storage platform.
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
Gardyne Road Campus Dundee.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The College is seeking a Contractor to Tender for the replacement and consolidation of its network storage platform as outlined in 23. The EMC VNX storage platform currently in use by the College to host our virtualised server environment is still under support, but this support expires in June 2017. The scope of the requirement is as follows:
Replacement of the EMC VNX storage platform on the Gardyne Road campus with a new storage platform and installation of an identical storage platform on the Arbroath campus
Consolidation of the 3 EMC XtremIO storage appliances currently installed in the Arbroath, Gardyne Road and Kingsway campuses onto the Kingsway campus.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
Bidders must confirm that they can provide the following supporting evidence at point of award:
Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 5 000 000GBP
Product Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP
Public Liability Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP
Professional Indemnity Insurance = 5 000 000 GBP
Please refer to Part IV Selection Criteria: Questions within 4B.5 of the ESPD.
The following evidence will be requested prior to award in order to conduct analysis of the organisation’s financial standing:
Please include at a minimum 2 year’s financial accounts, including both Profit and Loss Statement and Balance Sheet. The documentation submitted should make clear reference to the following areas:
Current Assets;
Current Liabilities;
Stock;
Total Assets;
Total Liabilities;
Revenue/Sales;
Gross Profit;
Operating Profit;
Net Profit
Alternatively, if you are unable to provide the required accounting information — e.g. a new business without the required accounts, please provide a banker’s letter demonstrating their willingness to support your organisation over the term of the agreement.
Please refer to Part IV Selection Criteria: Questions within 4B.6 of the ESPD.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Dundee.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.3)Additional information:
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site athttp://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=484579
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Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
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Download the ESPD document here:http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=484579
VI.4.1)Review body
Kingsway Campus, Old Glamis Road
Dundee
DD3 8LE
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1382834834Internet address:www.dundeeandangus.ac.uk
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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