Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-05-08
Buyer: Ministry of information society and administration
Country: MK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000
Estimated value:  MKD
Submission deadline: 2018-05-28
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Subject of this procurement are services for maintenance of an IT system. This IT system, i.e. the Second Service Bus of the interoperability platform (hereinafter referred to as MIB2), consists hardware infrastructure, system and application software.
As part of the offer, the economic operator has an obligation to provide bid guarantee (guarantee for participation) in amount of at least 3 % of the total bid value excluding VAT.
The guarantee is in form of a bank guarantee. For the contracting authority all banks are acceptable.
The guarantee shall be submitted in its original form even in the procedures conducted electronically. Scanned/Copies will not be accepted / Guarantee may be submitted in paper form as specified in the point 2.1.2 before the deadline for submission of the bids or at the public opening by authorized representatives of the bidders. If the guarantee is available in its original electronic form/E-guarantee, it should be attached on ESPP with the offer and accompanying documentation. The guarantee must be valid for at least 14 days after the expiry date of the offer. Any offer that does not contain bid guarantee, or it contains bid guarantee which is not in accordance with the conditions specified in the tender documentation, will be rejected from the Contracting Authority as unacceptable.
The bid guarantee of unsuccessful economic operators will be returned within 7 days after signing of the contract with the most suitable economic operator.
The bid guarantee can be charged if the tendered withdraws his offer before the expiry of its validity, does not accept the corrections of arithmetic errors by the commission, does not sign the contract for public procurement in accordance with conditions of tender documentation and does not provide guarantee about quality execution of the contract.
About the publication of a negative reference, the contracting authority will decide with a decision for selection or cancellation of the procedure and the same will be announced within 3 (three) working days counted from the date of the final decision on selection or cancellation of the procedure.
— The entire amount of the bid will be paid to the Contractor in four equal parts (quarterly), based on the adopted minutes on the quality of service delivery and within 30 days after receipt of an admissible invoice by the Contracting Authority.
This payment arrangement is mandatory. Each offer that contains payment arrangement different than the one determined in this point shall be considered as unacceptable and as such will be rejected by the public procurement commission.
A group of tenderers has also right to submit an offer without obligation for joining in appropriate legal form. The Contracting Authority will not require the group of tenderers to join in any specific legal form if it is selected as the winner of the procurement.
An integral part of this bid shall be an agreement for submitting joint tender with which the members in the group of economic operators oblige to each other and to contracting authority to execute the public procurement contract. In this contract the following information shall be included: member of the group who shall be leader of the group, i.e. the member who will submit the offer and will represent the group, the member of the group who will sign the public procurement contract on the behalf of all members, member of the group who will provide the guarantee for participation in form of a bank guarantee on behalf of all members of the group of economic operators, member of the group who shall issue the invoice and a bank account on which payments shall be made, brief description of the responsibilities of each member of the group of economic operators for contract execution, and additional article in the contract where shall be stated that the members of the group of economic operators are jointly and severally liable to the contracting authority for the obligations and responsibilities undertaken with the offer.
All members of the group of bidders are individually and severally liable to the Contracting Authority for execution of their commitments. The Contracting Authority shall communicate with the representative of the group.
— Declaration by the economic operator that in the last 5 years there is no enforceable judgment against them due to participation in a criminal organization, corruption, fraud or money laundering,
— Confirmation that the economic operators are not a subject of bankruptcy proceedings issued by competent authority,
— Confirmation that the economic operators are not a subject of liquidation proceedings issued by competent authority,

Eligibility requirements: To prove their personal situation, the economic operator shall submit the following documents: — Declaration by the economic operator that in the last 5 years there is no enforceable judgment against them due to participation in a criminal organization, corruption, fraud or money laundering, — Confirmation that the economic operators are not a subject of bankruptcy proceedings issued by competent authority, — Confirmation that the economic operators are not a subject of liquidation proceedings issued by competent authority, — Confirmation for paid taxes, contributions and other public duties issued by competent authority in the country where the economic operator is registered, — Confirmation from the Register of penalties for criminal acts committed by legal entities stating that no minor penalty — ban on participation in public call procedures, awarding public procurement contracts and contracts on public-private partnership has been imposed, — Confirmation from the Register of penalties for criminal acts committed by legal persons stating that no minor penalty — temporary or permanent ban on the performance of particular action has been imposed, — Confirmation that has not been imposed no misdemeanor sanction — ban on performance of profession, activity or responsibility, i.e. temporary ban for performance of specific activity. The statement of line 1 shall be prepared in electronic form and electronically signed by the electronic operator and does not need to be certified by a competent authority. Documents cannot be older than 6 (six) months considered from the deadline for submission of the bids. If the country, where the economic operator is registered, does not issue the documents, or if it does not encompass all aforementioned case, the economic operator can submit statement verified at competent authority. 2.5.2 The Economic operator must prove its capacity to meet the minimum requirements under item 2.5.1 by submitting the following: 1) To prove its capacity under item 2.5.1 sub item 1 referring to referent list, the Bidder shall prove this by submitting the following documentation: Certificates/references for provided services regarding implementation and/or maintenance of Microsoft BizTalk решенија издадени од примателите, or if such certificates can not be provided, the Bidder shall prove this by submitting a copy of the concluded agreement and his statement for impeccable implementation of the same; 2) To prove its capacity under item 2.5.1 sub item 2 referring to professional qualifications of full-time expert staff, the Bidder shall prove this by submitting the following documentation, in compliance with the line of the term under item 2.5.1 sub item 2: a) As proof of full-time employment, the Bidder is required to submit M1 / M2 Form, while as proof that the persons have appropriate working experience in configuration and implementation of at least one (1) Microsoft BizTalk solution, certificates / references issued by clients for their engagement and role in the project, or if such certificates for persons cannot be provided, the Bidder is required to submit a Statement that the persons engaged have adequate experience in the configuration and implementation of at least one (1) Microsoft BizTalk solution stating the project they were involved in and the working duties. b) As proof of full-time employment, the Bidder is required to submit M1 / M2 form, while as proof of certification, the Bidder is required to submit a copy of the listed acquired certificate in compliance with the term. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of working experience, a certificate / statement issued by the legal entity/s where the employee has acquired the appropriate work experience is submitted. c) As proof of full-time employment, the Bidder is required to submit M1 / M2 Form, while as proof of certification, the Bidder is required to submit a copy of the listed acquired Certificate in compliance with the term. b) As proof of full-time employment, the Bidder is required to submit a M1 / M2 Form, while a proof of certification is submitted by a copy of the said Certificate obtained according to the requirement. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of working experience, a certificate / statement issued by the legal entity / s where the employee has acquired the appropriate work experience is submitted. d) As proof of full-time employment, the Bidder is required to submit M1 / M2 form, while as proof of certification, the Bidder is required to submit a copy of the listed acquired certificate in compliance with the term. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of working experience, a certificate / statement issued by the legal entity/s where the employee has acquired the appropriate work experience is submitted. 3) To prove its capacity under item 2.5.1 sub item 3 referring to professional qualifications of hired expert staff, the Bidder shall prove this by submitting the following documentation: 1. In the event that the person has a full-time employment, the Bidder is required to submit M1/M2 form as a proof of their employment, but if he plans to hire experts, the bidder must submit a Statement listing the expert he intends to hire, along with their written consent, with additionally submitted written consent that they agree to be engaged. As proof of expertise, the Bidder must submit an appropriate valid certificate that is required. 4) Statement that for the entire duration of the contract, the Bidder, if selected as a bearer of the procurement, will have at his disposal experts holding the listed professional qualifications and will be engaged in the project team; 5) Statement concerning the elements of the Contract that the Bidder intends to subcontract to a subcontractor. 2.5.3 All listed documents, except for the certificates, are prepared and signed electronically by the economic operator and they don’t need to be certified by a competent authority. 2.5.1: In order to prove its capacity to implement the relevant public procurement contract in terms of its technical or professional capability, the economic operator must meet the following minimum requirements: 1) To have a Refferent list of minimum 2 projects for implementation and/or maintenance of Microsoft BizTalk solution; 2) To have professional full-time staff available at all time for the entire duration of the Contract, with the stated professional qualifications — At least two (2) persons with confirmed experience in configuration and implementation of at least one (1) Microsoft BizTalk solution, — At least two (2) certified persons for data base with at least 3 years of appropriate experience, of which: At least one (1) person to hold at least one of the stated certificates: — MCSE: Data Management and Analytics, — MCSE: Data Platform. At least one (1) person to hold: — MCSA certificate for MS SQL Server 2012 or advanced version of MS SQL Server, — At least two (2) certified person for system administration with at least 3 years of appropriate experience, of which: At least one (1) person to hold at least one of the stated certificates: — MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure, — MCSE: Server Infrastructure. At least one (1) person to hold: — MCSA certificate for Windows Server 2012 or advanced version of Windows Server, — At least two (2) certified persons for Microsoft Visual Studio with at least 3 years of appropriate experience, each of them holding at least one of the stated certificates: — MCSD: App Builder, — MCSD: Web Applications, — MCSD: Universal Windows Platform. 3) To have professional full-time staff available at all time for the entire duration of the Contract, with the following professional qualifications a) At least one (1) person to hold at least one of the stated certificates for HP Networking: HPE ASE — Data Center Network Architect; HPE ASE — Data Center Network Integrator. b) At least one (1) person to hold at least one of the stated certificates for HP Server: HPE ASE — Storage Solutions Integrator; HPE ATP — Storage Solutions. c) At least one (1) person to hold at least one of the stated certificates for HP Storage: HPE ATP — Server Solutions; HPE ATP — Data Center Solutions. Note: For sub items 2 and 3 under item 2.5.1, a valid certificate is accepted for a certificate, but not only a certificate for taken certification course. One person may be a holder of multiple certificates. 4) The Bidder must have full-time staff at all time during the entire duration of the Contract, holding the stated professional qualifications. 5) Statement concerning the elements of the Contract that the Bidder intends to subcontract to a subcontractor.
2.5.2 The Economic operator must prove its capacity to meet the minimum requirements under item 2.5.1 by submitting the following: 1) To prove its capacity under item 2.5.1 sub item 1 referring to referent list, the Bidder shall prove this by submitting the following documentation: Certificates/references for provided services regarding implementation and/or maintenance of Microsoft BizTalk решенија издадени од примателите, or if such certificates can not be provided, the Bidder shall prove this by submitting a copy of the concluded agreement and his statement for impeccable implementation of the same; 2) To prove its capacity under item 2.5.1 sub item 2 referring to professional qualifications of full-time expert staff, the Bidder shall prove this by submitting the following documentation, in compliance with the line of the term under item 2.5.1 sub item 2: a) As proof of full-time employment, the Bidder is required to submit M1 / M2 Form, while as proof that the persons have appropriate working experience in configuration and implementation of at least one (1) Microsoft BizTalk solution, certificates / references issued by clients for their engagement and role in the project, or if such certificates for persons cannot be provided, the Bidder is required to submit a Statement that the persons engaged have adequate experience in the configuration and implementation of at least one (1) Microsoft BizTalk solution stating the project they were involved in and the working duties. b) As proof of full-time employment, the Bidder is required to submit M1 / M2 form, while as proof of certification, the Bidder is required to submit a copy of the listed acquired certificate in compliance with the term. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of working experience, a certificate / statement issued by the legal entity/s where the employee has acquired the appropriate work experience is submitted. c) As proof of full-time employment, the Bidder is required to submit M1 / M2 Form, while as proof of certification, the Bidder is required to submit a copy of the listed acquired Certificate in compliance with the term. b) As proof of full-time employment, the Bidder is required to submit a M1 / M2 Form, while a proof of certification is submitted by a copy of the said Certificate obtained according to the requirement. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of working experience, a certificate / statement issued by the legal entity / s where the employee has acquired the appropriate work experience is submitted. d) As proof of full-time employment, the Bidder is required to submit M1 / M2 form, while as proof of certification, the Bidder is required to submit a copy of the listed acquired certificate in compliance with the term. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of working experience, a certificate / statement issued by the legal entity/s where the employee has acquired the appropriate work experience is submitted. 3) To prove its capacity under item 2.5.1 sub item 3 referring to professional qualifications of hired expert staff, the Bidder shall prove this by submitting the following documentation: 1. In the event that the person has a full-time employment, the Bidder is required to submit M1/M2 form as a proof of their employment, but if he plans to hire experts, the bidder must submit a Statement listing the expert he intends to hire, along with their written consent, with additionally submitted written consent that they agree to be engaged. As proof of expertise, the Bidder must submit an appropriate valid certificate that is required. 4) Statement that for the entire duration of the contract, the Bidder, if selected as a bearer of the procurement, will have at his disposal experts holding the listed professional qualifications and will be engaged in the project team; 5) Statement concerning the elements of the Contract that the Bidder intends to subcontract to a subcontractor. 2.5.3 All listed documents, except for the certificates, are prepared and signed electronically by the economic operator and they don’t need to be certified by a competent authority. 2.5.1: In order to prove its capacity to implement the relevant public procurement contract in terms of its technical or professional capability, the economic operator must meet the following minimum requirements: 1) To have a Refferent list of minimum 2 projects for implementation and/or maintenance of Microsoft BizTalk solution; 2) To have professional full-time staff available at all time for the entire duration of the Contract, with the stated professional qualifications — At least two (2) persons with confirmed experience in configuration and implementation of at least one (1) Microsoft BizTalk solution, — At least two (2) certified persons for data base with at least 3 years of appropriate experience, of which: At least one (1) person to hold at least one of the stated certificates: — MCSE: Data Management and Analytics, — MCSE: Data Platform. At least one (1) person to hold: — MCSA certificate for MS SQL Server 2012 or advanced version of MS SQL Server, — At least two (2) certified person for system administration with at least 3 years of appropriate experience, of which: At least one (1) person to hold at least one of the stated certificates: — MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure, — MCSE: Server Infrastructure. At least one (1) person to hold: — MCSA certificate for Windows Server 2012 or advanced version of Windows Server, — At least two (2) certified persons for Microsoft Visual Studio with at least 3 years of appropriate experience, each of them holding at least one of the stated certificates: — MCSD: App Builder, — MCSD: Web Applications, — MCSD: Universal Windows Platform. 3) To have professional full-time staff available at all time for the entire duration of the Contract, with the following professional qualifications a) At least one (1) person to hold at least one of the stated certificates for HP Networking: HPE ASE — Data Center Network Architect; HPE ASE — Data Center Network Integrator. b) At least one (1) person to hold at least one of the stated certificates for HP Server: HPE ASE — Storage Solutions Integrator; HPE ATP — Storage Solutions. c) At least one (1) person to hold at least one of the stated certificates for HP Storage: HPE ATP — Server Solutions; HPE ATP — Data Center Solutions. Note: For sub items 2 and 3 under item 2.5.1, a valid certificate is accepted for a certificate, but not only a certificate for taken certification course. One person may be a holder of multiple certificates. 4) The Bidder must have full-time staff at all time during the entire duration of the Contract, holding the stated professional qualifications. 5) Statement concerning the elements of the Contract that the Bidder intends to subcontract to a subcontractor.
2.5.2 The Economic operator must prove its capacity to meet the minimum requirements under item 2.5.1 by submitting the following: 1) To prove its capacity under item 2.5.1 sub item 1 referring to referent list, the Bidder shall prove this by submitting the following documentation: Certificates/references for provided services regarding implementation and/or maintenance of Microsoft BizTalk решенија издадени од примателите, or if such certificates can not be provided, the Bidder shall prove this by submitting a copy of the concluded agreement and his statement for impeccable implementation of the same; 2) To prove its capacity under item 2.5.1 sub item 2 referring to professional qualifications of full-time expert staff, the Bidder shall prove this by submitting the following documentation, in compliance with the line of the term under item 2.5.1 sub item 2: a) As proof of full-time employment, the Bidder is required to submit M1 / M2 Form, while as proof that the persons have appropriate working experience in configuration and implementation of at least one (1) Microsoft BizTalk solution, certificates / references issued by clients for their engagement and role in the project, or if such certificates for persons cannot be provided, the Bidder is required to submit a Statement that the persons engaged have adequate experience in the configuration and implementation of at least one (1) Microsoft BizTalk solution stating the project they were involved in and the working duties. b) As proof of full-time employment, the Bidder is required to submit M1 / M2 form, while as proof of certification, the Bidder is required to submit a copy of the listed acquired certificate in compliance with the term. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of working experience, a certificate / statement issued by the legal entity/s where the employee has acquired the appropriate work experience is submitted. c) As proof of full-time employment, the Bidder is required to submit M1 / M2 Form, while as proof of certification, the Bidder is required to submit a copy of the listed acquired Certificate in compliance with the term. b) As proof of full-time employment, the Bidder is required to submit a M1 / M2 Form, while a proof of certification is submitted by a copy of the said Certificate obtained according to the requirement. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of working experience, a certificate / statement issued by the legal entity / s where the employee has acquired the appropriate work experience is submitted. d) As proof of full-time employment, the Bidder is required to submit M1 / M2 form, while as proof of certification, the Bidder is required to submit a copy of the listed acquired certificate in compliance with the term. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of working experience, a certificate / statement issued by the legal entity/s where the employee has acquired the appropriate work experience is submitted. 3) To prove its capacity under item 2.5.1 sub item 3 referring to professional qualifications of hired expert staff, the Bidder shall prove this by submitting the following documentation: 1. In the event that the person has a full-time employment, the Bidder is required to submit M1/M2 form as a proof of their employment, but if he plans to hire experts, the bidder must submit a Statement listing the expert he intends to hire, along with their written consent, with additionally submitted written consent that they agree to be engaged. As proof of expertise, the Bidder must submit an appropriate valid certificate that is required. 4) Statement that for the entire duration of the contract, the Bidder, if selected as a bearer of the procurement, will have at his disposal experts holding the listed professional qualifications and will be engaged in the project team; 5) Statement concerning the elements of the Contract that the Bidder intends to subcontract to a subcontractor. 2.5.3 All listed documents, except for the certificates, are prepared and signed electronically by the economic operator and they don’t need to be certified by a competent authority.
2.5.1: In order to prove its capacity to implement the relevant public procurement contract in terms of its technical or professional capability, the economic operator must meet the following minimum requirements: 1) To have a Refferent list of minimum 2 projects for implementation and/or maintenance of Microsoft BizTalk solution; 2) To have professional full-time staff available at all time for the entire duration of the Contract, with the stated professional qualifications — At least two (2) persons with confirmed experience in configuration and implementation of at least one (1) Microsoft BizTalk solution, — At least two (2) certified persons for data base with at least 3 years of appropriate experience, of which: At least one (1) person to hold at least one of the stated certificates: — MCSE: Data Management and Analytics, — MCSE: Data Platform. At least one (1) person to hold: — MCSA certificate for MS SQL Server 2012 or advanced version of MS SQL Server, — At least two (2) certified person for system administration with at least 3 years of appropriate experience, of which: At least one (1) person to hold at least one of the stated certificates: — MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure, — MCSE: Server Infrastructure. At least one (1) person to hold: — MCSA certificate for Windows Server 2012 or advanced version of Windows Server, — At least two (2) certified persons for Microsoft Visual Studio with at least 3 years of appropriate experience, each of them holding at least one of the stated certificates: — MCSD: App Builder, — MCSD: Web Applications, — MCSD: Universal Windows Platform. 3) To have professional full-time staff available at all time for the entire duration of the Contract, with the following professional qualifications a) At least one (1) person to hold at least one of the stated certificates for HP Networking: HPE ASE — Data Center Network Architect; HPE ASE — Data Center Network Integrator. b) At least one (1) person to hold at least one of the stated certificates for HP Server: HPE ASE — Storage Solutions Integrator; HPE ATP — Storage Solutions. c) At least one (1) person to hold at least one of the stated certificates for HP Storage: HPE ATP — Server Solutions; HPE ATP — Data Center Solutions. Note: For sub items 2 and 3 under item 2.5.1, a valid certificate is accepted for a certificate, but not only a certificate for taken certification course. One person may be a holder of multiple certificates. 4) The Bidder must have full-time staff at all time during the entire duration of the Contract, holding the stated professional qualifications. 5) Statement concerning the elements of the Contract that the Bidder intends to subcontract to a subcontractor.