Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-01-24
Buyer: Irish Prison Service
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48000000 | 48500000 | 48800000 | 50332000 | 50334400
Estimated value: 10000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2023-02-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Single operator framework agreement for ongoing  support and maintenance of the existing unified  Communications solution, to include all hardware  requirements, needed to run the solution for Irish Prison  Service, Department of Justice & Associated agencies.
Irish Prisons Service (IPS) have deployed a large, unified communications (UC) estate based upon Cisco UC technology. Please note IPS have made a significant investment in Cisco UC and it is not the intention to move away from this during the lifetime of this contract.
The closing date for tenders is 12 noon (Local Time) Monday, 20th February 2022.  It is the responsibility of the tenderers to ensure that their tender is complete and is uploaded by the designated deadline. Tenders that are received late or via other means will not be considered in this public procurement competition. It is important to note that only persons who have downloaded and accepted a document can upload a submission.
electronically via the eTenders postbox facility on www.etenders.gov.ie only. Only Tenders submitted to the electronic postbox will be accepted. Tenders submitted by any other means (including but not limited to by email, fax, post or hand delivery) will not be accepted.
Tenderers must ensure that they give themselves sufficient time to upload and submit all required tender documentation before the Tender Deadline. Tenderers should consider the fact that upload speeds vary. To submit a document to the electronic postbox, please note that tenderers must click “Submit Response”. After submitting tenderers can still modify and re-send their response up until the response deadline. Tenderers should be aware that the ‘Submit Response’ button will be disabled automatically upon the expiration of the response deadline. Tenderers not familiar with uploading on eTenders should ensure they familiarise themselves with the process prior to the submission deadline.
www.etenders.gov.ie, including any omissions which would prevent tenderers from submitting a comprehensive tender. Please submit queries as soon as possible. The closing date for queries is 12 noon (Local Time) Friday, 10th February 2022. Process for submitting queries Via www.etenders.gov.ie only.  In circulating responses, queries will be edited to avoid disclosing the identity of the querist and will be circulated to all parties who have expressed an interest in the procurement on the eTenders website.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to extend the closing date for receipt of tenders by giving notice in writing (by post or electronic means) to all parties who have expressed an interest in the notice via eTenders no later than six days before the original closing date.  Tenderers will be responsible for any costs incurred by them in the event that they are required to attend clarification or other meetings or make a presentation of their proposals.

Eligibility requirements: Please refer to the Tender Documentation available from www.etenders.gov.ie

Award value: 10000000