UK-Belfast: information systems and servers

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2011/S 156-259649

CONTRACT NOTICE

Supplies

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)

Department of Finance and Personnel Northern Ireland
Clare House, 303 Airport road West
Attn: Geraldine Toal
BT3 9ED Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: geraldine.toal@dfpni.gov.uk

Internet address(es)

General address of the contracting authority www.cpdni.gov.uk

Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES

Body governed by public law
General public services
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities Yes

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

II.1)DESCRIPTION

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

DOJ – provision of a virtual server solution.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Supplies
Purchase
Main place of delivery Northern Ireland.
NUTS code UKN

II.1.3)The notice involves

A public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

TBC.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

48800000, 50312610, 50312000, 51611100, 72000000, 48825000, 48824000, 48823000, 72222300, 48810000, 48820000, 48821000, 48822000

II.1.7)Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

Yes

II.1.8)Division into lots

II.1.9)Variants will be accepted

II.2)QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)Options

II.3)DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION

Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

III.1)CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them

As per tender documentation.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded

As per tender documentation.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

III.2)CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As per tender documentation.

III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As per tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required As per tender documentation.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
As per tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
As per tender documentation.

III.2.4)Reserved contracts

III.3)CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS

III.3.1)Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

III.3.2)Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

IV.1)TYPE OF PROCEDURE

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)AWARD CRITERIA

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)An electronic auction will be used

IV.3)ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

Project_4465

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents 22.9.2011 – 14:59
Payable documents No

IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

22.9.2011 – 15:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders

Date: 22.9.2011 – 15:01

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1)THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT

VI.2)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS

VI.3)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) – Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register – Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue” – Enter your correct business and user details – Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete – You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure);

2. Express an Interest in the tender – Login to the portal with the username/password – Click the “PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers” link. (These are Pre-qualification questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) – Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content – Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page – This will move the PQQ /ITT into your “My PQQs/ My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) – You can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box;
3. Responding to the tender – You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting) – You can now use the “Messages” function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification – Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT – There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then publish your reply using the publish button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

VI.4)PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

11.8.2011