Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-09-04
Buyer: NORDUnet A/S
Country: DK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 32420000 | 72315100: Data network support services
Submission deadline: 2018-10-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contract concerns support and spare parts management and on-site support of the existing NORDUnet network locations and equipment, with a framework contract that will allow for purchasing the equipment needed for adding new locations and equipment, to support the network expansion and growth.
NORDUnet operates a Global IP/MPLS core network used for IP network services and settlement-free peering. The network has nodes in the five Nordic countries, in Amsterdam, CERN (Switzerland), Hamburg, Frankfurt and London, as well as at four locations in North America; Chicago, New York, Washington and Seattle, and two locations in Asia; Hong Kong and Singapore.
The current NORDUnet IP/MPLS core network is based on Juniper routers. The deployed equipment is a mix of MX-Series routers.
A detailed list of locations and expected deployed equipment and ports, at the time of contract start, can be found in Vol 2a.
The contract will be a contract for 4 (four) years, for the support, including spare parts management and on-site support of the existing NORDUnet network locations and equipment, with a framework contract that will allow for purchasing the equipment needed for adding new locations and equipment, to support the network expansion and growth. There is a separate option for on-site support of European locations.
The Contract works of the project are not divided into lots from considerations of market and finances such as the costs for tenders and contract administration.
All expenses concerning the entire tender process, including the negotiations, is off the tenderer's expense and the Customer irrelevant.
The contract can be extended by the Customer for no more than two periods each of one (1) year following the initial four-year Term.
Up to 3 qualified Bidders that meet the above ability and documentation requirements will be selected according to objective and professional criteria will be asked to submit an Initial Tender if 3 (three) qualified bids are received.
Where the above number of qualified bids is not met the Customer will select the Bidders who are qualified insofar as Customer finds that the number of selected Bidders safeguards a sufficiently competitive process.
The selection will be made based upon most relevant references in relation to the actual project based upon the required information and on the basis of selected criteria regarding technical and professional capabilities with reference to support and spares part management.
— Support Services supplied includes spare parts management and logistics, for a similar comparable geographic spread or locations as Customer,
— Supplied and supported equipment is comparable to the current Customer network, in relation to Vol 2a.
The Option will be evaluated separately and if the total cost for providing On-site support for European locations is lower than Customers internal cost the option will be awarded.
The Bidder must submit an ESPD electronically in TenderKONNECT, with the response, cf. Vol. 1, section 2.1.1.

Eligibility requirements: The Bidder must submit an ESPD electronically in TenderKONNECT, with the response, cf. Vol. 1, section 2.1.1. Subsequently the ESPD must be documented, cf. Vol. 1, section 2.2.