Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Coleg y Cymoedd
Rhondda Campus, Pontrhondda Road, LLwynypia
Tonypandy
CF40 2TQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1443653606
E-mail: colin.edwards@cymoedd.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL15
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.cymoedd.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0284
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.sell2wales.gov.wales
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Virtual Server Infrastructure
Reference number: CYC16-17/05
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48822000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Coleg y Cymoedd needs to replace its current data storage with a modern, innovative, robust and cost effective suite of storage services for use with its corporate IT systems. The solution must also incorporate data centre networking, backup and disaster recovery requirements and other associated infrastructure. Please see further details of each requirement below.
The college has a large server and network infrastructure across it’s four campuses of which two of the campuses consist of 3x virtual infrastructure solutions currently supporting 94 virtual servers. These virtual solutions are minimum of 5 years old of which are out of manufacturer’s warranty.
The College is aiming to refresh this aging infrastructure for a number of reasons.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32420000
51611100
50312600
48710000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL15
Main site or place of performance:
Nantgarw Campus
Heol y Coleg
Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff CF15 7QY
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Coleg y Cymoedd needs to replace its current data storage with a modern, innovative, robust and cost effective suite of storage services for use with its corporate IT systems. The solution must also incorporate data centre networking, backup and disaster recovery requirements and other associated infrastructure. Please see further details of each requirement below.
The college has a large server and network infrastructure across it’s four campuses of which two of the campuses consist of 3x virtual infrastructure solutions currently supporting 94 virtual servers. These virtual solutions are minimum of 5 years old of which are out of manufacturer’s warranty.
The College is aiming to refresh this aging infrastructure for a number of reasons including:
- SAN storage being at fully capacity.
- 2x SAN storage servers specified ‘end of life’ by manufacturer.
- A number of faulty disks have been replaced.
- Host servers memory at capacity.
- Concern of performance degradation due to virtual server and application requirement.
- Long term iSCSI and production switch performance.
- General hardware reliability.
- Replacement parts.
The college recognises the need to replace its virtual infrastructure but as with other FE institutions there are currently financial challenges. For affordability, the college is aiming to consolidate its infrastructure to a one location solution, but, the college will consider a second option within the tender consisting of a primary and secondary infrastructure dependant on the total solution cost.
Coleg y Cymoedd is inviting suitably qualified bidders for the supply and implementation of a Virtualized Server Infrastructure solution.
To accomplish this project, the supplier will be required to implement a highly available clustered server and redundant storage infrastructure and migrate the existing virtual and physical servers and data to the new virtualized servers.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
27/03/2017
End:
07/07/2017
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
03/03/2017
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
03/03/2017
Local time: 12:00
Place:
Coleg y Cymoedd
Nantgarw Campus
Heol y Coleg
Parc Nantgarw
Cardiff
CF15 7QY
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=61548.
(WA Ref:61548)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Coleg y Cymoedd
Rhondda Campus, Pontrhondda Road, LLwynypia
Tonypandy
CF40 2TQ
UK
Telephone: +44 1443653606
Internet address(es)
URL: www.cymoedd.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/01/2017