Tender for Corporate ICT Server Farm Hardware Refresh

Corporate ICT Server Farm Hardware Refresh with Support and Maintenance.

United Kingdom-Colwyn Bay: Hardware installation services

2019/S 135-332596

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service
n/a
Force Headquarters, Glan-y-don, Abergele Road
Colwyn Bay, North Wales
LL29 8AW
United Kingdom
Contact person: Jennifer Merrison
Telephone: +44 1492804212
E-mail: jennifer.merrison@nthwales.pnn.police.uk
NUTS code: UKL1

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.north-wales.police.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/33183

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=28544&B=BLUELIGHT

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=28544&B=BLUELIGHT

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)Main activity

Public order and safety

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (NWFRS) – Corporate ICT Server Farm Hardware Refresh (Please note North Wales Police Procurement Department are conducting this tender on behalf of NWFRS)

II.1.2)Main CPV code

51611100

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (NWFRS) – Corporate ICT Server Farm Hardware Refresh with Support and Maintenance (Please note North Wales Police Procurement Department are conducting this tender on behalf of NWFRS).

North Wales Police on behalf of North Wales Fire and Rescue Service are seeking to put in place a contract for NWFRS Corporate ICT Server Farm Refresh, Support and Maintenance.

The tender will be for the following core goods and services:

— Corporate Network Hardware refresh,

— Corporate Network Maintenance and Support.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 340 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

30211200

72611000

30200000

72610000

72700000

48820000

48821000

48822000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKL

Main site or place of performance:

St Asaph

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (NWFRS) – Corporate ICT Server Farm Refresh, Support and Maintenance (Please note North Wales Police Procurement Department are conducting this tender on behalf of NWFRS)

Ref: NWFRS /35657

Please note this is an OJEU level tender process

Contract Period: 28.10.2019 to 31.3.2022 (additional 2 years if required (available in 1 year increments).

North Wales Police on behalf of North Wales Fire and Rescue Service are seeking to put in place a contract for NWFRS Corporate ICT Server Farm Refresh, Support and Maintenance.

The tender will be for the following core goods and services:

— Corporate Network Hardware refresh – ICT Server Farm Hardware refresh (host servers, core solution switches, SAN, and robotic tape library). This also includes the installation of the new hardware, and then migration of the existing infrastructure to the new infrastructure (including all hardware migration as well as VEEAM and VMWare software elements).

— Corporate Network Maintenance and Support – VMWare (including ESXi hosts), VEEAM, SAN, core switch infrastructure support, and robotic tape library maintenance, support and configuration.

Only those suppliers that can fully meet the requirements of the specification will be considered.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 340 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 60

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 22/08/2019

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

Welsh, English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 22/08/2019

Local time: 12:00

Place:

North Wales Police Force Headquarters

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

North Wales Police Legal Team

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3)Additional information:

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Head of Procurement
Force Headquarters
Colwyn Bay
LL29 8AW
United Kingdom
E-mail: procurement@nthwales.pnn.police.uk

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

11/07/2019