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Contract Notice

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (NWFRS) - Corporate ICT Server Farm Hardware Refresh (Please not

  • First published: 16 July 2019
  • Last modified: 16 July 2019

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service
Authority ID:
AA0516
Publication date:
16 July 2019
Deadline date:
22 August 2019
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (NWFRS) – Corporate ICT Server Farm Refresh, Support and Maintenance (Please note North Wales Police Procurement Department are conducting this tender on behalf of NWFRS)

Ref: NWFRS /35657

Please note this is an OJEU level tender process

Contract Period: 28.10.2019 to 31.3.2022 (additional 2 years if required (available in 1 year increments).

North Wales Police on behalf of North Wales Fire and Rescue Service are seeking to put in place a contract for NWFRS Corporate ICT Server Farm Refresh, Support and Maintenance.

The tender will be for the following core goods and services:

— Corporate Network Hardware refresh – ICT Server Farm Hardware refresh (host servers, core solution switches, SAN, and robotic tape library). This also includes the installation of the new hardware, and then migration of the existing infrastructure to the new infrastructure (including all hardware migration as well as VEEAM and VMWare software elements).

— Corporate Network Maintenance and Support – VMWare (including ESXi hosts), VEEAM, SAN, core switch infrastructure support, and robotic tape library maintenance, support and configuration.

Only those suppliers that can fully meet the requirements of the specification will be considered.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

n/a

Force Headquarters, Glan-y-don, Abergele Road

Colwyn Bay, North Wales

LL29 8AW

UK

Contact person: Jennifer Merrison

Telephone: +44 1492804212

E-mail: jennifer.merrison@nthwales.pnn.police.uk

NUTS: UKL1

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.north-wales.police.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/33183

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=28544&B=BLUELIGHT


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=28544&B=BLUELIGHT


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

Public order and safety

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (NWFRS) - Corporate ICT Server Farm Hardware Refresh (Please note North Wales Police Procurement Department are conducting this tender on behalf of NWFRS)

II.1.2) Main CPV code

51611100

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (NWFRS) - Corporate ICT Server Farm Hardware Refresh with Support and Maintenance (Please note North Wales Police Procurement Department are conducting this tender on behalf of NWFRS).

North Wales Police on behalf of North Wales Fire and Rescue Service are seeking to put in place a contract for NWFRS Corporate ICT Server Farm Refresh, Support and Maintenance.

The tender will be for the following core goods and services:

— Corporate Network Hardware refresh,

— Corporate Network Maintenance and Support.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 340 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

30211200

72611000

30200000

72610000

72700000

48820000

48821000

48822000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKL


Main site or place of performance:

St Asaph

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (NWFRS) – Corporate ICT Server Farm Refresh, Support and Maintenance (Please note North Wales Police Procurement Department are conducting this tender on behalf of NWFRS)

Ref: NWFRS /35657

Please note this is an OJEU level tender process

Contract Period: 28.10.2019 to 31.3.2022 (additional 2 years if required (available in 1 year increments).

North Wales Police on behalf of North Wales Fire and Rescue Service are seeking to put in place a contract for NWFRS Corporate ICT Server Farm Refresh, Support and Maintenance.

The tender will be for the following core goods and services:

— Corporate Network Hardware refresh – ICT Server Farm Hardware refresh (host servers, core solution switches, SAN, and robotic tape library). This also includes the installation of the new hardware, and then migration of the existing infrastructure to the new infrastructure (including all hardware migration as well as VEEAM and VMWare software elements).

— Corporate Network Maintenance and Support – VMWare (including ESXi hosts), VEEAM, SAN, core switch infrastructure support, and robotic tape library maintenance, support and configuration.

Only those suppliers that can fully meet the requirements of the specification will be considered.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 340 000.00  GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 60

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

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: 22/08/2019

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

CY

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 22/08/2019

Local time: 12:00

Place:

North Wales Police Force Headquarters

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

North Wales Police Legal Team

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Head of Procurement

Force Headquarters

Colwyn Bay

LL29 8AW

UK

E-mail: procurement@nthwales.pnn.police.uk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

11/07/2019

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
30200000 Computer equipment and supplies Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
72700000 Computer network services IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
48822000 Computer servers Servers
72610000 Computer support services Computer support and consultancy services
51611100 Hardware installation services Installation services of computers
30211200 Mainframe hardware Mainframe computer
48821000 Network servers Servers
48820000 Servers Information systems and servers
72611000 Technical computer support services Computer support services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
jennifer.merrison@nthwales.pnn.police.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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