Data Centre Upgrade

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

BCM Business Cost Management Limited_85346 ran this procurement for “Data Centre Upgrade” 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:

• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13m Public Liability €6.5m Professional Indemnity €1m
• rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference
• Base warranty 90 Day SW Bug Fixes Support Media Replacement
• Support Basic next business day - 36 months 1
• Support Basic Next day 36 months 1
• Support Support with 4 hour Onsite Service - 36 months 1
• Perpetual Support Appsync for PowerStore Sftwr Spt-Maint, 60 Month(s) 1
• [Data Centre Upgrade RFT.pdf] Services RFT
• Brothers of Charity Services Ireland (BOCSI) (the “Contracting Authority”) invites tenders
• the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• In summary, the Services comprise of a Data Centre upgrade for Brothers of Charity
• Services Ireland located at Eircom Limited, 2022 Bianconi Avenue, Citywest Business 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.

• Contracting Authority policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by
• location and its required components which will replace the existing environment located in the Eir

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.; I confirm that we have the following insurances in place: Insurance Type Level required if successful Renewal Date Employer’s Liability €13m Public Liability €6.5m Professional Indemnity €1m; AND I confirm that if successful, where the levels required under the Employer’s Liability €13m Public Liability €6.5m Professional Indemnity €1m
• 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.
• I confirm that we have the following insurances in place: Insurance Type Level required if successful Renewal Date Employer’s Liability €13m Public Liability €6.5m Professional Indemnity €1m
• AND I confirm that if successful, where the levels required under the Employer’s Liability €13m Public Liability €6.5m Professional Indemnity €1m
• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13m Public Liability €6.5m Professional Indemnity €1m

5. Award criteria & scoring

6. Submission requirements

• Method statement / response document (template/page limits) — Appendix 1 questionnaire/PQQ response was required.
• 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:
• [Data Centre Upgrade RFT.pdf] Services RFT
• the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• [Data Centre Upgrade RFT.pdf] conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law.
• [Data Centre Upgrade RFT.pdf] not bind itself to accept the lowest priced or any Tender.
• To complete and submit with their Tender Response Document as attached to this
• To submit all documentation which this RFT required to be submitted with their

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 36 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)
• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13m Public Liability €6.5m Professional Indemnity €1m
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• HEALTH AND SAFETY Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition: Applicants must comply with all the relevant Safety Health and Welfare legislation
• up to 12 months with a maximum of 2 such extension or e
• e right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months
• If the Force Majeure Event continues for 30 days calendar days either Party may terminat
• of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f

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: Data Centre Upgrade RFT.pdf, RFT.pdf] Services RFT, Appendix 1:.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: OJEU Notice Number __________of.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 2:, Appendix 3:, RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for.