Public procurement notice: Modification Of A Contract/Concession During Its Term
Published: 2019-08-26
Buyer: The Central Bank of Ireland
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 30000000

Technical requirements: Μηχανήματα γραφείου και υπολογιστές, εξοπλισμός και προμήθειες εκτός από έπιπλα και πακέτα λογισμικών
Irodai és számítástechnikai gépek, berendezések és kellékek, a bútorzat és a szoftvercsomagok kivételével
Macchine per ufficio ed elaboratori elettronici, attrezzature e forniture, esclusi i mobili e i pacchetti software
Biuro ir skaičiavimo mašinos, įrenginiai ir reikmenys, išskyrus baldus ir programinės įrangos paketus
Kantoormachines en gegevensverwerkende apparatuur, kantooruitrusting en -benodigdheden, uitgez. meubilair en softwarepakketten
Máquinas, equipamento e material de escritório e de informática, excepto mobiliário e pacotes de programas (software)
Kancelárske a počítacie stroje, vybavenie a spotrebný materiál s výnimkou nábytku a softvérových balíkov
The Central Bank is seeking a contractor to deliver architecting, design, provision, implementation, operation, support and management of the Information Technology (‘IT’) and communications infrastructure to be incorporated into the new building currently under construction in North Wall Quay (NWQ) in Dublin. The Central Bank does not envisage awarding separate elements to different respondents and propose to award an overall contract for supply of technology elements together with the Service elements, to one supplier.
The Central Bank has acquired new premises adjacent to its existing headquarters in North Wall Quay and requires its IT infrastructure to be extended to cover those premises. It has a contract in place with a managed service provider responsible for infrastructure, operations and support. The modification the subject of this notice relates to the extension of the infrastructure, operations and support to the new premises, addressing design, provision of the additional infrastructure required by the new premises, and operation and support services for a number of additional users (circa 300 in addition to the current headcount of 2100). Given the nature of the services, the final value of the modification is not fixed, but is estimated by the Central Bank to be in the region of 4 000 000 EUR (this figure relates to the current term of the contract and does not take into account any extension options which may be exercised by the Central Bank, in relation to which no decision has been made at this time).
The new premises require IT infrastructure and support to be provided for the Central Bank staff who will be transferring from existing premises. The Central Bank considers that a change in service provider cannot be made for economic and technical reasons, having regard to the required interoperability of the additional infrastructure and service elements with the existing IT service, and the potential for service disruption and increased costs if difficulties arise and responsibility is split between two providers. There would also be a substantial duplication of costs and significant inconvenience for the Central Bank if a new provider were appointed. In particular, a new provider would involve duplication of helpdesk facilities and personnel, network infrastructure, and data centre facilities, none of which would be required by the existing provider. This would require the Central Bank to incur a substantial duplication of costs.


Winner: PlanNet21 Communications Ltd