NOVO Technologies S.A. announces the opening of a tender for the selection of an IT service provider who will offer the use of scientific and research equipment (servers).
Tender information:
NOVO Technologies S.A. (“Contracting Authority”), as part of the project “Development by NOVO Technologies S.A. of unique, proprietary functions based on intelligent optimization algorithms for its own business applications,” announces the opening of a tender for the selection of an IT service provider offering the use of scientific and research equipment (servers).
Deadline for submission of tenders:
by 06.10.2017
Name of the contracting authority:
NOVO Technologies S.A.
Place and method of submission of tenders:
Tenders in the form of an email response to this announcement should be sent to: [email protected]
Contact person for the tender:
Ewelina Szymoniak
Contact details of the person authorized to contact you regarding the tender:
tel. 669 001 541, email: [email protected].
Announcement category:
IT services
Subject of the contract:
The subject of the contract is the provision of services in the form of access to scientific and research equipment in the form of servers available as cloud computing, with the following specifications:
– Server processor cores with a clock speed of at least 2.3GHz, > 50 threads, > 50 cores.
– RAM allocation – up to 50GB
– Virtual servers – 1 unit
– Disk space allocation: up to 1.0T
– Disk space for data backups: up to 1.0T
– Dedicated online access to the Internet
– Main connection with guaranteed bandwidth: min. 15Mb/s
– Network protection parameters: DDoS protection in a certified server room, certified routers, e.g. Netasq, Stormshield or similar, internal, validated security policy
In addition, the Ordering Party requires that the selected service provider meet the following conditions during the performance of the contract:
– Ensuring the availability of scientific and research equipment (servers) at a minimum level of 99.7% per month
– Providing dedicated administrative support for technical issues available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
– Ensure the possibility of smooth scaling of computing power
– Ensure automatic data backup
– Ensure physical protection of equipment
– Provide access to a server management panel
– Ensure e-mail and telephone communication.
Order completion schedule:
The order will be completed between October 7, 2017, and September 30, 2018.
Technical capacity:
The selected supplier should have free resources to complete the order related to this tender.
Additional conditions:
Only Contractors who will perform the subject of the order within the scope and under the conditions described in this request, express their willingness to conclude a contract with the Ordering Party, and are not subject to exclusion from the proceedings due to a conflict of interest may participate in the tender procedure.
Conditions for amendment of the contract:
The Ordering Party reserves the right to amend the provisions of the concluded contract in the following scope: subject of the contract, remuneration, deadline for performance, obligations of the Ordering Party and the Contractor, scope of liability, as well as insignificant changes to the contract, if such a need arises on the part of the Financing or Intermediary Institution, as well as the Ordering Party or the service provider, and is indicated in an annex amending the provisions of the contract.
Criteria for evaluating the bids awarded and description of the scoring method
The Ordering Party shall evaluate the submitted bids that are not subject to exclusion and assign appropriate scores according to the following bid evaluation criteria and scoring rules:
– Financial criterion (price) – weight 40 points out of 100 in total (lowest price from the bids received = 40 points)
– Substantive criterion (technical parameters of the equipment higher than the minimum required in this announcement = 20 points, 24/7 service = 10 points, ensuring 99.7% availability of the equipment = 30 points) – weight 60 points out of 100 total
The contracting authority will select the most advantageous bid, i.e. the one with the highest score.
Exclusions:
In order to avoid conflicts of interest, public contracts, with the exception of sectoral contracts, awarded by the beneficiary may not be awarded to entities related to it by person or capital. In order to confirm that there are no grounds for exclusion, the selected service provider is required to sign a relevant statement in accordance with the truth. In addition, potential service providers who do not meet the conditions for participation in the procedure, have not submitted a correctly completed bid, or have submitted a bid after the deadline are also excluded. In order to confirm that this condition is met, the potential contractor should complete a declaration of non-exclusion in the form provided at the end of this announcement.
Contracting authority (beneficiary) details:
NOVO Technologies S.A., ul. Cybernetyki 7B, 02-677 Warsaw, telephone number: 22 26 60 390, email address: [email protected], tax identification number (NIP): 521-349-34-08.
Information about the selected contractor:
The tender is ongoing.
Name and address, date of receipt of the offer and its price:
The tender is ongoing.
Content of the declaration of non-exclusion:
DECLARATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
IN THE PROCEDURE AND THE ABSENCE OF GROUNDS FOR EXCLUSION
DUE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST
By submitting a bid in the procedure conducted by NOVO Technologies S.A., I declare that the Contractor:
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(CONTRACTOR’S FULL NAME, TAX ID NO./KRS NO.)
with its registered office in/residing in*……………………………………………………………………………………………….
(ADDRESS OF RESIDENCE/REGISTERED OFFICE)
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(TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX, E-MAIL ADDRESS)
-is not related to the Ordering Party by capital or personnel through mutual links between the beneficiary or persons authorized to incur liabilities on behalf of the beneficiary or persons performing activities related to the preparation and conduct of the contractor selection procedure on behalf of the beneficiary and the Contractor, consisting in particular of:
a) participation in a company as a partner in a civil law partnership or a partnership,
b) holding at least 10% of shares or stocks,
c) performing the function of a member of a supervisory or management body, proxy, representative,
d) being married, related by blood or affinity in a direct line, related in the second degree or related by affinity in the second
degree in a collateral line, or in a relationship of adoption, guardianship or custody.
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place and date legible signature of the authorized person
