Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-08-10
Buyer: Dublin City Council
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 64216120 | 72212732 | 72400000 | 72417000: Internet domain names
Estimated value: 800000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2022-09-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Single Party Framework Agreement the Provision of an Email filtering, DNS Management and associated services to Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council (DCC) wishes to invite tenders using the Open Procedure to establish a Single Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of an Email filtering, DNS Management and Associated Services with a 24/7/365 SLA to provide email transport, security and filtering, to include live statistics, reporting, email continuity and supplementary services.  A managed DNS services is also required, to include registration, maintenance and hosting of the DCC’s DNS records. The approach must be a software as a service (SaaS) solution with no local installation required.The framework period will be for 4 years.However, contracts may be awarded which extend beyond the lifetime of the Framework.An initial contract will be awarded for a period of 2 years with an option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months,at the sole discretion of Dublin City Council.
Dublin City Council (DCC) wishes to invite tenders using the Open Procedure to establish a Single Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of an Email filtering, DNS Management and Associated Services with a 24/7/365 SLA to provide email transport, security and filtering, to include live statistics, reporting, email continuity and supplementary services.  A managed DNS services is also required, to include registration, maintenance and hosting of the DCC’s DNS records.
The framework period will be for four years. However, contracts may be awarded which extend beyond the lifetime of the Framework. An initial contract will be awarded for a period of 2 years with an option to extend for two further periods of 12 months, at the sole discretion of Dublin City Council.
DCC may award additional contracts in respect of other related services including but not limited to additional cover, per diem drawdowns, additional related services etc. during the course of the Framework.
DCC fully reserves the right not to use this framework and to engage the services of Third Party partners in respect of other available framework agreements or contracts.
An initial contract will be awarded for a period of 2 years with an option to extend for two further periods of 12 months, at the sole discretion of Dublin City Council.
The date and time for opening tenders set out above may change at the discretion of Dublin City Council.
1. Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2014. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Act.
2. It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful Tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident Tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required.
3. Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.
4. Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.
5. Please note also that 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. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
6. The framework agreement is primarily for use by the Information Systems Department, but may also be extended for use by other divisions of Dublin City Council as requirements arise.
9. All queries regarding this expression of tender must be directed to the messaging facility on www.etenders.gov.ie. RFT ID: 217761. Queries must be in question format. Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 12 noon (Irish Time) on UPDATE DATE to enable issue of responses to all interested parties.

Eligibility requirements: Please see tender documents for details.

Award value: 800000