Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-01-24
Buyer: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 32430000 | 32510000 | 32520000 | 32524000 | 50332000
Estimated value: 450000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2020-02-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Contract for WAN Connectivity to Government Networks and a Dedicated Connection to Primary Data Centre to Horse Racing Ireland and Subsidiaries
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was formally established by the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. Its mission is to develop and promote Ireland as a world centre of excellence for horse racing and breeding. Its primary functions include the development and promotion of the Irish horseracing industry, the development of authorised racecourses, the administration of prize-money at race fixtures and the control of the operation of authorised bookmakers. Subsidiaries of HRI include Tote Ireland Ltd, HRI Racecourses Ltd and Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Ltd, HRI Racecourses Ltd owns and operates Leopardstown, Fairyhouse, Navan and Tipperary Racecourses.
Each connection is terminated at a vender supplier router and then connected into Horse Racing Ireland equipment.
Please refer to the attached invitation to tender document for a detailed specification of requirements.
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was formally established by the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. Its mission is to develop and promote Ireland as a world centre of excellence for horse racing and breeding. Its primary functions include the development and promotion of the Irish horseracing industry, the development of authorised racecourses, the administration of prize-money at race fixtures and the control of the operation of authorised bookmakers. Subsidiaries of HRI include Tote Ireland Ltd, HRI Racecourses Ltd and Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Ltd, HRI Racecourses Ltd owns and operates Leopardstown, Fairyhouse, Navan and Tipperary Race courses.
Each connection is terminated at a vender supplier router and then connected into Horse Racing Ireland equipment.
— the primary connection to Government networks is a 100 Mb fibre connection, terminating by a Cisco 4431 router,
— the secondary connection to Government networks is a 20 Mb licensed wireless connection termination on a supplier supplied OneAccess ONE50,
— the dedication connection to the data centre is a 30 Mb connection over fibre, terminated on both sides by a Cisco 2921 router.
Please refer to the attached invitation to tender document for a detailed specification of requirement.
In the first instance, a contract of 5 years’ duration with an option to extend on an annual basis up to a maximum of 15 years will be awarded to the successful tenderer emerging form this competitive process.
The contracting authority intends to conclude a ‘Contract with Options’ with the successful tenderer emerging from this competitive process. By this it is meant that the contracting authority intends to enter into a contract to purchase a defined quantity of specific services (‘core services’) from the successful tenderer but reserves the right to purchase, as the need arises, additional services (‘options’) at any point during the lifetime of the contract. The specification of requirements contained in the invitation to tender document will clearly differentiate core services from options.
A grouping, if successful, may be required to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability but subject to the agreement of the contracting parties. If it is proposed to subcontract the delivery of any portion of the contract, it may be a condition of award of contract that both the service provider and any proposed subcontractor enter simultaneously into a collateral warranty with the contracting authority for the relevant portion of the contract.
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers;

Eligibility requirements: A grouping, if successful, may be required to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability but subject to the agreement of the contracting parties. If it is proposed to subcontract the delivery of any portion of the contract, it may be a condition of award of contract that both the service provider and any proposed subcontractor enter simultaneously into a collateral warranty with the contracting authority for the relevant portion of the contract.

Award value: 450000