Consulting IT consultancy services OFA parts 4 and 6

Description

The framework agreement is for IT consultancy services for the following lots: 4. Infrastructure 6. Network and security. For further information on the contents of the procurement, please refer to the sub-areas part II, annex 1. Lot 1: Part 4 - infrastructure The contract will cover the contracting authority's need for services within ICT infrastructure. The contracting authority will enter into parallel framework agreements with up to five tenderers, provided that there are a sufficient number of suitable tenders. The sub-area covers design, consultancy, implementation, error recovery and operation of systems for server and client operation, including central areas such as virtualisation, monitoring, configuration and communication. The contracting authority has needs within the following areas, both as local installation and as cloud services: Virtualisation (hardware and software) Network/micro-segmentation Monitoring/configuration Interaction/communication Backup (hardware, software) Server (hardware, software) Client (hardware, software) Printing systems (FollowMe and equivalent systems) Databases The list is not exhaustive. Tenderers are not expected to have competence in all these areas, but the contracting authority is looking to cover all the areas through the parallel framework agreements. The following contracting authorities will participate in the contract from when the contract is signed: IKT Agder IKS, DDV (Det Digitale Vestre Agder) IKS, Lillesand Municipality, Birkenes Municipality. Lot 2: Part 6 - network and security The contract will cover the contracting authority's need for services within ICT network and security. The contracting authority will enter into parallel framework agreements with up to five tenderers, provided that there are a sufficient number of suitable tenders. The area covers design, consultancy services and operation of fixed and wireless network infrastructure, technical security (cyber security), information security, personal protection, stand-by, redundancy, implementation, and error recovery in accordance with orders placed by the contracting authority, including: Design, implementation, operation, and management of fixed network infrastructure. Design, implementation, operation, and management of wireless network infrastructure. Design, implementation, operation, and management of central firewalls and security components. Design, implementation, operation, and management of telephony/IP telephony systems. Certificate services and identity management. The contracting authority needs these areas, both as local installation and as cloud services. The following contracting authorities will participate in the contract from when the contract is signed: IKT Agder IKS, DDV (Det Digitale Vestre Agder) IKS, Lillesand Municipality, Birkenes Municipality.