Single-Party Framework Agreement for Server Hosts and Accessories including On-going Maintenance and Support Services

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

National Museum of Ireland ran this procurement for “Single-Party Framework Agreement for Server Hosts and Accessories including On-going Maintenance and Support Services” as an operational contract requiring implementation and sustained service execution. The extracted pack showed qualification-stage material with references to later ITT technical depth; practical activity therefore centred on building, integrating, and operating the specified service stack with compliant reporting and handover obligations where stated. Constituent activities and named work elements in the supplied extracts:

• Title: Single-Party Framework Agreement for Server Hosts and Accessories including On-going Maintenance and Support Services
• On Site Installation Support per day 2 €0 €0 % €
• Three years Next Business Day hardware support per host 4 €0 €0 % €
• ng awarded a contract under the framework, the Framework Member cannot, for whatever reason, deliver the required services to the satisfaction of
• [NMI RFT Single-Party Framework Agreement Server Hosts and Accessories including On-going Maintenance and Support Services.pdf] NMI_03_RFT - Request for Tender Single-Operator Framework Open
• Accessories including On-going Maintenance &
• [NMI RFT Single-Party Framework Agreement Server Hosts and Accessories including On-going Maintenance and Support Services.pdf] Street, Dublin 7, was established as an independent body on 3 May 2005
• [NMI RFT Single-Party Framework Agreement Server Hosts and Accessories including On-going Maintenance and Support Services.pdf] period and medieval art including the Ardagh Chalice and Tara Brooch.
• [NMI RFT Single-Party Framework Agreement Server Hosts and Accessories including On-going Maintenance and Support Services.pdf] Contracting Authority to promote participation by Small and
• [NMI RFT Single-Party Framework Agreement Server Hosts and Accessories including On-going Maintenance and Support Services.pdf] competition relates to a
• Server Hosts including On-going Maintenance & Support Services
• Existing iSCSI storage will be retained for this migration. Non-binding monetary references in the source were treated as context only and were not used as qualification thresholds.

3. Background & buyer context

The buyer context reflected a formal Irish public-procurement route, with pre-qualification used to control entry into the tender stage.

• human life in Ireland, of the natural history of Ireland and of the relations
• • The Museum of Decorative Arts & History - was opened in 1997 and is located
• • The Museum of Natural History, Merrion Street, Dublin 2 - contains an
• It is the policy of the Contracting Authority to promote participation by Small and

4. Eligibility & selection criteria

• Turnover requirement — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• Insurance — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.; Insurance Type Level required if successful Level in Place Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Employer’s Liability €13 million (Or nearest currency equivalent) € Public Liability €6.5 million € Cyber Insur; Insurance Confirmation of the following insurances being in place: Insurance Type Required Value € Employer’s Liability €13 million (Or nearest currency equivalent) Public Liability €6.5 million Cyber Insurance €1 million NMI_03_RF
• Certifications — not specified for this tender
• Past experience — not specified for this tender
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — not specified for this tender Additional binding lines surfaced in the deterministic extract:
• — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• Insurance Type Level required if successful Level in Place Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Employer’s Liability €13 million (Or nearest currency equivalent) € Public Liability €6.5 million € Cyber Insur
• Insurance Confirmation of the following insurances being in place: Insurance Type Required Value € Employer’s Liability €13 million (Or nearest currency equivalent) Public Liability €6.5 million Cyber Insurance €1 million NMI_03_RF

5. Award criteria & scoring

6. Submission requirements

• Method statement / response document (template/page limits) — not specified in extract.
• CVs (page count, named roles) — not specified in extract.
• Pricing schedule (format/template) — expected at ITT stage.
• Case studies (number/value range) — client references/comparable project evidence was referenced.
• Declarations (ESPD/Bona Fides/Tax/COI) — ESPD/declaration/statement-of-confirmation language was present.
• Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
• Submission portal and formatting — eTenders portal and PDF electronic copies were referenced. Submission-related source lines:
• [NMI RFT Single-Party Framework Agreement Server Hosts and Accessories including On-going Maintenance and Support Services.pdf] NMI_03_RFT - Request for Tender Single-Operator Framework Open
• Questions and Answers facility on www.etenders.gov.ie
• Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie. Registration is free
• [NMI RFT Single-Party Framework Agreement Server Hosts and Accessories including On-going Maintenance and Support Services.pdf] Street, Dublin 7, was established as an independent body on 3 May 2005
• [NMI RFT Single-Party Framework Agreement Server Hosts and Accessories including On-going Maintenance and Support Services.pdf] period and medieval art including the Ardagh Chalice and Tara Brooch.
• [NMI RFT Single-Party Framework Agreement Server Hosts and Accessories including On-going Maintenance and Support Services.pdf] Contracting Authority to promote participation by Small and

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 12 months. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• re parts of the contract may be performed that are in force 7 days prior to the deadline for receipt of Te
• in force 7 days prior to the deadline for receipt of Te
• The principal functions of the Board of NMI, as set out in Section 11 of the National
• Small and Medium Enterprise Participation
• It is the policy of the Contracting Authority to promote participation by Small and
• SMEs are encouraged to explore the possibilities of forming relationships with other
• [NMI RFT Single-Party Framework Agreement Server Hosts and Accessories including On-going Maintenance and Support Services.pdf] Contracting Authority to promote participation by Small and

9. Risks, red flags & unusuals

• Qualification gate: the deterministic extract included a turnover threshold line (— use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.), which can materially narrow bidder pool composition.
• The two-step process (PQQ then ITT) shifted effort to compliance evidence early, with competitive scoring detail potentially deferred.
• Technical and contractual granularity appeared ITT-dependent, increasing ambiguity at qualification stage for non-incumbent bidders.

10. SME fit assessment

This competition looked most accessible to firms with established public-sector tender capability, documented financial capacity, and direct operational experience in the relevant service category.

• Credible bidder profile — mid-sized to large specialist with formal QA/compliance process.
• Consortium / sub-contracting — allowed or addressed in the extracts (Appendix references and reliance provisions).
• Indicative bid-prep effort — 6 to 12 working days for evidence collation, form completion, and review cycles at PQQ level.
• Pwin signal — strongest for bidders with reusable qualification artefacts, comparable references, and low-friction mobilisation capability.

11. Where to dig deeper

• Source RFT/PQQ filenames: NMI RFT Single-Party Framework Agreement Server Hosts and Accessories including On-going Maintenance and Support Services.pdf, NMI TRD Single-Party Framework Agreement Server Hosts and Accessories including On-going Maintenance and Support Services.docx, RFT Single-Party Framework Agreement Server Hosts and Accessories including On-goin.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: RFT., schedule in the Tender.