Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2019-12-24
Buyer: Cavan County Council
Country: IE
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48222000 | 48612000: Database-management system | 48800000 | 51610000 | 72222300: Information technology services
Estimated value: 566731 EUR
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: ‘Request for Tenders for Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Solution, Associated Equipment and Services for Cavan County Council’
‘Request for tenders for hybrid cloud infrastructure solution, associated equipment and services for Cavan County Council’
Any contract awarded under this competition will be for a term of 5 years. The contracting authority reserve the right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 2 years with a maximum of 2 such extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the contracting authority’s obligations at law. (Possible 9-year contract in total).
In addition to this tenders were asked to include a price option for Software and Licensing. It is important to note: the contracting authority reserve the right to purchase licences separately from any contract awarded under this competition.
566 731 EUR refers to the whole life contract value over a possible 9 year period and includes the initial 5 year contract and option to extend. It also includes the cost for software and licensing over a 9 year period. However the contracting authority reserve the right to purchase licences separately from any contract awarded under this competition.
‘Request for Tenders for Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Solution, Associated Equipment and Services for Cavan County Council’
(a) interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. 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. The contracting authority will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
(b) the contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges, or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;
(c) at its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process at any time.
Instrument SI 130 of 2010, until after the expiry of the standstill period which commences on the day following the date of notification of concerned candidates and tenderers. The duration of the contracting authority will not conclude this reviewable public contract, to which a standstill period applies. In accordance with Irish Statutory standstill period will be 14 calendar days where notifications are sent electronically or by fax and 16 calendar days where these are sent by any other means. The Statutory Instrument mentioned above provides that review procedures are available in the High Court to a person who has or has had an interest in obtaining the reviewable public contract and alleges that he or she has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed by an infringement of the law in relation to that reviewable public contract.


Winner: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Ireland
Award value: 566731
Number of bids: 2