Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Internet address(es)

General address of the contracting authority URL: http://www.osi.ie

Address of the buyer profile URL: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01619

Further information can be obtained from:

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:

I.2) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.3) Main activity

Other: Mapping Agency

I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1) Description

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

Digital data storage solution.

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

Supplies

Purchase

Main place of delivery: Dublin.

NUTS codeIE021

II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4) Information on framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 4

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

The proposed framework will encompass the delivery of a digital data storage solution. A hardware and software maintenance arrangement will be required.

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II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

72317000

II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8) Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1) Total quantity or scope

OSI's storage forecast is based on estimates of storage requirements for projects. There maybe changes to OSI's business requirements. Yr 1 - 245TB, Yr 2 - 70TB, Yr 3 30TB, Yr 4 30TB.

II.2.2) Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3) Information about renewals

II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

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 governing them

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

A grouping, if successful;, must form a legal entity, having joint and several liability.

III.1.4) Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

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 the requirements are met: Tenderers to whom any of the circumstances listed in Article 45 of the EU Council Directive 2004/18/EC apply will be excluded from this competition.

III.2.2) Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank;

(2) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: The open tendering procedure is being used in this instance, therefore while all interested parties may submit a tender only those providing information requested under the economic, financial and technical capacity will have their tender considered.

III.2.3) Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

All tenderers must confirm that they can supply the full range of goods and services required.

III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts

III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1) Information about a particular profession

III.3.2) 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) Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3) Administrative information

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

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

IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

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

12.12.2011 - 12:00

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

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

VI.2) Information about European Union funds

VI.3) Additional information

(ET Ref:250432).

VI.4) Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals

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

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

1.11.2011