Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-12-30
Buyer: Ministry of information society and administration
Country: MK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72267100: Maintenance of information technology software
Estimated value:  MKD
Submission deadline: 2018-01-22
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: The 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 the 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 by the Contracting Authority as unacceptable.
The bid guarantee of unsuccessful economic operators will be returned within 7 days after signing 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 a guarantee about the 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 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 at 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 of 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,

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 of 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, — the 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, — the temporary or permanent ban on the performance of particular action has been imposed, — confirmation that has not been imposed any misdemeanor sanction - ban on the performance of profession, activity or responsibility, i.e. temporary ban for the performance of a specific activity. The statement of line 1 shall be prepared in the 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 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 by the competent authority. 2.5 Technical and professional capacities. 2.5.1 In order to be considered as capable of performing the Contract in compliance with the contractual provisions, the economic operator must meet the following minimum technical and professional requirements: 1) Reference list of at least two projects for implementation and/or maintenance of Microsoft BizTalk solution. 2) To have hired full-time professional staff for the entire duration of the Contract with the following professional qualifications: — at least 2 people with proven experience in configuration and implementation of at least 1 Microsoft BizTalk solution, — at least 2 people certified for databases with at least 3 years of relevant working experience out of which: — — at least 1 person to have at least one of the following certificates: — — — MCSE: Data Management and Analytics, — — — MCSE: Data Platform. — at least 1 person to possess MCSA certification for MS SQL Server 2012 or for the advanced version of MS SQL Server, — at least 2 persons certified for administration of systems with at least 3 years of relevant professional experience, out of which: — — at least 1 person to possess at least one of the following certificates: — — — MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure, — — — MCSE: Server Infrastructure. — — at least 1 person to have MCSA certification for Windows Server 2012 or advanced version of Windows Server, — — at least 2 persons certified for Microsoft Visual Studio with at least 3 years of relevant professional experience and each of them to have a least one of the following certificates: — — — MCSD: App Builder, — — — MCSD: Web Applications, — — — MCSD: Universal Windows Platform. — at least 2 persons with at least 3 years’ relevant professional experience in design, configuration, and architecture of complex network solutions (system networking). NOTE: Only valid completion certificates will be accepted. Attendance certificates or confirmations without Completion Certificates will not be accepted. One person may have more than one certificate. 3) For the entire duration of the contract, the tenderer is obliged to have permanent staff who will meet the aforementioned professional requirements. 4) If the tenderer intends to subcontract one or more parts of the services, this must be clearly indicated in the offer. 2.5.2 The Economic Operator must prove its capacity to meet the minimum requirements listed in 2.5.1. by submitting: 1) For the fulfillment of the requirements stated in point 2.5.1. sub-item 1 which refer to the reference list, the tenderer should submit: — confirmations/references for performed services for implementation and/or maintenance of Microsoft BizTalk solutions issued by the recipients, or if such certificates/confirmations cannot be provided, the Tenderer should submit a copy of concluded contracts and his statement that the same have been seamlessly realized. 2) For the requirements stated in point 2.5.1 sub-item 2 that refer to the professional capacities of the permanent staff, the Tenderer should provide the following documentation, in accordance with the order from the requirements of item 2.5.1., sub-item 2: — as a proof for regular full-time employment the Tenderer should provide M1/M2 Form, while as proof that the persons meet the experience requirements in configuration and implementation of at least 1 Microsoft BizTalk solution the Tenderer should submit certificates/references issued by the clients for their engagement and role in the project, or if such certificates cannot be provided, the Contractor should submit statement that the persons engaged to meet the requirements that refer to the professional experience in configuration and implementation of at least 1 Microsoft BizTalk solution with an indication of the relevant project and the staff’ obligations. — as a proof of regular full-time employment, the Tenderer should provide M1/M2 Form, while as proof for certification the Tenderer should provide a copy of the relevant certificate in accordance with the requirement. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of relevant professional experience, the Tenderer should submit a certificate/statement issued by the legal entities where the employed has acquired the relevant work experience, — as a proof of regular full-time employment the Tenderer should provide M1/M2 Form, while as proof for certification the Tenderer should provide a copy of the relevant certificate in accordance with the requirement. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of relevant professional experience, the Tenderer should submit a certificate/statement issued by the legal entities where the employed has acquired the relevant work experience. — as a proof of regular full-time employment, the Tenderer should provide M1/M2 Form, while as proof for certification the Tenderer should provide a copy of the relevant certificate in accordance with the requirement. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of relevant professional experience, the Tenderer should submit a certificate/statement issued by the legal entities where the employed has acquired the relevant work experience. — as a proof of regular full-time employment, the Tenderer should provide M1/M2 Form. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of professional experience in design, configuration, and architecture of complex network solutions, the Contractor should submit a certificate/statement issued by the legal entities where the employed has acquired the relevant work experience. 3) A statement of the Tenderer in which, if the same is selected, obliges to have full-time employees for the entire duration of the Contract who will possess the aforementioned qualifications and will be engaged in the project team. 4) If the Tenderer intends to subcontract one or more parts of the services, this should be clearly indicated in a separate Statement. 2.5.3 All listed documents except for the recommendations, certificates and the proof for the regular employment, shall be prepared and signed electronically by the Economic operator itself and the same do not need to be certified by any competent authority.
2.5 Technical and professional capacities. 2.5.1 In order to be considered as capable of performing the Contract in compliance with the contractual provisions, the economic operator must meet the following minimum technical and professional requirements: 1) Reference list of at least two projects for implementation and/or maintenance of Microsoft BizTalk solution. 2) To have hired full-time professional staff for the entire duration of the Contract with the following professional qualifications: — at least 2 people with proven experience in configuration and implementation of at least 1 Microsoft BizTalk solution, — at least 2 people certified for databases with at least 3 years of relevant working experience out of which: — — at least 1 person to have at least one of the following certificates: — — — MCSE: Data Management and Analytics, — — — MCSE: Data Platform. — at least 1 person to possess MCSA certification for MS SQL Server 2012 or for the advanced version of MS SQL Server, — at least 2 persons certified for administration of systems with at least 3 years of relevant professional experience, out of which: — — at least 1 person to possess at least one of the following certificates: — — — MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure, — — — MCSE: Server Infrastructure. — — at least 1 person to have MCSA certification for Windows Server 2012 or advanced version of Windows Server, — — at least 2 persons certified for Microsoft Visual Studio with at least 3 years of relevant professional experience and each of them to have a least one of the following certificates: — — — MCSD: App Builder, — — — MCSD: Web Applications, — — — MCSD: Universal Windows Platform. — at least 2 persons with at least 3 years’ relevant professional experience in design, configuration, and architecture of complex network solutions (system networking). NOTE: Only valid completion certificates will be accepted. Attendance certificates or confirmations without Completion Certificates will not be accepted. One person may have more than one certificate. 3) For the entire duration of the contract, the tenderer is obliged to have permanent staff who will meet the aforementioned professional requirements. 4) If the tenderer intends to subcontract one or more parts of the services, this must be clearly indicated in the offer. 2.5.2 The Economic Operator must prove its capacity to meet the minimum requirements listed in 2.5.1. by submitting: 1) For the fulfillment of the requirements stated in point 2.5.1. sub-item 1 which refer to the reference list, the tenderer should submit: — confirmations/references for performed services for implementation and/or maintenance of Microsoft BizTalk solutions issued by the recipients, or if such certificates/confirmations cannot be provided, the Tenderer should submit a copy of concluded contracts and his statement that the same have been seamlessly realized. 2) For the requirements stated in point 2.5.1 sub-item 2 that refer to the professional capacities of the permanent staff, the Tenderer should provide the following documentation, in accordance with the order from the requirements of item 2.5.1., sub-item 2: — as a proof for regular full-time employment the Tenderer should provide M1/M2 Form, while as proof that the persons meet the experience requirements in configuration and implementation of at least 1 Microsoft BizTalk solution the Tenderer should submit certificates/references issued by the clients for their engagement and role in the project, or if such certificates cannot be provided, the Contractor should submit statement that the persons engaged to meet the requirements that refer to the professional experience in configuration and implementation of at least 1 Microsoft BizTalk solution with an indication of the relevant project and the staff’ obligations. — as a proof of regular full-time employment, the Tenderer should provide M1/M2 Form, while as proof for certification the Tenderer should provide a copy of the relevant certificate in accordance with the requirement. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of relevant professional experience, the Tenderer should submit a certificate/statement issued by the legal entities where the employed has acquired the relevant work experience, — as a proof of regular full-time employment the Tenderer should provide M1/M2 Form, while as proof for certification the Tenderer should provide a copy of the relevant certificate in accordance with the requirement. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of relevant professional experience, the Tenderer should submit a certificate/statement issued by the legal entities where the employed has acquired the relevant work experience. — as a proof of regular full-time employment, the Tenderer should provide M1/M2 Form, while as proof for certification the Tenderer should provide a copy of the relevant certificate in accordance with the requirement. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of relevant professional experience, the Tenderer should submit a certificate/statement issued by the legal entities where the employed has acquired the relevant work experience. — as a proof of regular full-time employment, the Tenderer should provide M1/M2 Form. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of professional experience in design, configuration, and architecture of complex network solutions, the Contractor should submit a certificate/statement issued by the legal entities where the employed has acquired the relevant work experience. 3) A statement of the Tenderer in which, if the same is selected, obliges to have full-time employees for the entire duration of the Contract who will possess the aforementioned qualifications and will be engaged in the project team. 4) If the Tenderer intends to subcontract one or more parts of the services, this should be clearly indicated in a separate Statement. 2.5.3 All listed documents except for the recommendations, certificates and the proof for the regular employment, shall be prepared and signed electronically by the Economic operator itself and the same do not need to be certified by any competent authority.
2.5 Technical and professional capacities. 2.5.1 In order to be considered as capable of performing the Contract in compliance with the contractual provisions, the economic operator must meet the following minimum technical and professional requirements: 1) Reference list of at least two projects for implementation and/or maintenance of Microsoft BizTalk solution. 2) To have hired full-time professional staff for the entire duration of the Contract with the following professional qualifications: — at least 2 people with proven experience in configuration and implementation of at least 1 Microsoft BizTalk solution, — at least 2 people certified for databases with at least 3 years of relevant working experience out of which: — — at least 1 person to have at least one of the following certificates: — — — MCSE: Data Management and Analytics, — — — MCSE: Data Platform. — at least 1 person to possess MCSA certification for MS SQL Server 2012 or for the advanced version of MS SQL Server, — at least 2 persons certified for administration of systems with at least 3 years of relevant professional experience, out of which: — — at least 1 person to possess at least one of the following certificates: — — — MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure, — — — MCSE: Server Infrastructure. — — at least 1 person to have MCSA certification for Windows Server 2012 or advanced version of Windows Server, — — at least 2 persons certified for Microsoft Visual Studio with at least 3 years of relevant professional experience and each of them to have a least one of the following certificates: — — — MCSD: App Builder, — — — MCSD: Web Applications, — — — MCSD: Universal Windows Platform. — at least 2 persons with at least 3 years’ relevant professional experience in design, configuration, and architecture of complex network solutions (system networking). NOTE: Only valid completion certificates will be accepted. Attendance certificates or confirmations without Completion Certificates will not be accepted. One person may have more than one certificate. 3) For the entire duration of the contract, the tenderer is obliged to have permanent staff who will meet the aforementioned professional requirements. 4) If the tenderer intends to subcontract one or more parts of the services, this must be clearly indicated in the offer.
2.5.2 The Economic Operator must prove its capacity to meet the minimum requirements listed in 2.5.1. by submitting: 1) For the fulfillment of the requirements stated in point 2.5.1. sub-item 1 which refer to the reference list, the tenderer should submit: — confirmations/references for performed services for implementation and/or maintenance of Microsoft BizTalk solutions issued by the recipients, or if such certificates/confirmations cannot be provided, the Tenderer should submit a copy of concluded contracts and his statement that the same have been seamlessly realized. 2) For the requirements stated in point 2.5.1 sub-item 2 that refer to the professional capacities of the permanent staff, the Tenderer should provide the following documentation, in accordance with the order from the requirements of item 2.5.1., sub-item 2: — as a proof for regular full-time employment the Tenderer should provide M1/M2 Form, while as proof that the persons meet the experience requirements in configuration and implementation of at least 1 Microsoft BizTalk solution the Tenderer should submit certificates/references issued by the clients for their engagement and role in the project, or if such certificates cannot be provided, the Contractor should submit statement that the persons engaged to meet the requirements that refer to the professional experience in configuration and implementation of at least 1 Microsoft BizTalk solution with an indication of the relevant project and the staff’ obligations. — as a proof of regular full-time employment, the Tenderer should provide M1/M2 Form, while as proof for certification the Tenderer should provide a copy of the relevant certificate in accordance with the requirement. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of relevant professional experience, the Tenderer should submit a certificate/statement issued by the legal entities where the employed has acquired the relevant work experience, — as a proof of regular full-time employment the Tenderer should provide M1/M2 Form, while as proof for certification the Tenderer should provide a copy of the relevant certificate in accordance with the requirement. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of relevant professional experience, the Tenderer should submit a certificate/statement issued by the legal entities where the employed has acquired the relevant work experience. — as a proof of regular full-time employment, the Tenderer should provide M1/M2 Form, while as proof for certification the Tenderer should provide a copy of the relevant certificate in accordance with the requirement. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of relevant professional experience, the Tenderer should submit a certificate/statement issued by the legal entities where the employed has acquired the relevant work experience. — as a proof of regular full-time employment, the Tenderer should provide M1/M2 Form. As proof that the employee has at least 3 years of professional experience in design, configuration, and architecture of complex network solutions, the Contractor should submit a certificate/statement issued by the legal entities where the employed has acquired the relevant work experience. 3) A statement of the Tenderer in which, if the same is selected, obliges to have full-time employees for the entire duration of the Contract who will possess the aforementioned qualifications and will be engaged in the project team. 4) If the Tenderer intends to subcontract one or more parts of the services, this should be clearly indicated in a separate Statement. 2.5.3 All listed documents except for the recommendations, certificates and the proof for the regular employment, shall be prepared and signed electronically by the Economic operator itself and the same do not need to be certified by any competent authority.