Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of External ICT Technical Support Services (provided by individual Technical ICT Resources)

Description

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined in Section 1.4 below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP. (The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). Lot 1: Applications Development Lifecycle The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined in Section 1.4 below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP. (The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). In summary, the External ICT Support Services comprise: The provision of individual external ICT technical resources, to fulfil specific role(s) to deliver ICT Technical Support Services i.e. where a Framework Client (as defined in 1.4 below) requires a particular ICT technical role to augment its in-house capacity on an ad-hoc needs basis. For example, a Framework Client requires an IT Service Delivery Manager or a Cloud Services Administrator or a Cyber Security Specialist for a fixed period of time. The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of one (1) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law. The Term will not exceed four (4) years in aggregate. Lot 2: Project Governance and Management. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined in Section 1.4 below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP. (The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). In summary, the External ICT Support Services comprise: The provision of individual external ICT technical resources, to fulfil specific role(s) to deliver ICT Technical Support Services i.e. where a Framework Client (as defined in 1.4 below) requires a particular ICT technical role to augment its in-house capacity on an ad-hoc needs basis. For example, a Framework Client requires an IT Service Delivery Manager or a Cloud Services Administrator or a Cyber Security Specialist for a fixed period of time. The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of one (1) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law. The Term will not exceed four (4) years in aggregate. Lot 3: Test Services The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined in Section 1.4 below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP. (The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). In summary, the External ICT Support Services comprise: The provision of individual external ICT technical resources, to fulfil specific role(s) to deliver ICT Technical Support Services i.e. where a Framework Client (as defined in 1.4 below) requires a particular ICT technical role to augment its in-house capacity on an ad-hoc needs basis. For example, a Framework Client requires an IT Service Delivery Manager or a Cloud Services Administrator or a Cyber Security Specialist for a fixed period of time. The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of one (1) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law. The Term will not exceed four (4) years in aggregate. Lot 4: Infrastructure & Networks The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined in Section 1.4 below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP. (The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). In summary, the External ICT Support Services comprise: The provision of individual external ICT technical resources, to fulfil specific role(s) to deliver ICT Technical Support Services i.e. where a Framework Client (as defined in 1.4 below) requires a particular ICT technical role to augment its in-house capacity on an ad-hoc needs basis. For example, a Framework Client requires an IT Service Delivery Manager or a Cloud Services Administrator or a Cyber Security Specialist for a fixed period of time. The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of one (1) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law. The Term will not exceed four (4) years in aggregate. Lot 5: Cloud The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined in Section 1.4 below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP. (The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). In summary, the External ICT Support Services comprise: The provision of individual external ICT technical resources, to fulfil specific role(s) to deliver ICT Technical Support Services i.e. where a Framework Client (as defined in 1.4 below) requires a particular ICT technical role to augment its in-house capacity on an ad-hoc needs basis. For example, a Framework Client requires an IT Service Delivery Manager or a Cloud Services Administrator or a Cyber Security Specialist for a fixed period of time. The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of one (1) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law. The Term will not exceed four (4) years in aggregate. Lot 6: Database, Data & Analytics The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined in Section 1.4 below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP. (The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). In summary, the External ICT Support Services comprise: The provision of individual external ICT technical resources, to fulfil specific role(s) to deliver ICT Technical Support Services i.e. where a Framework Client (as defined in 1.4 below) requires a particular ICT technical role to augment its in-house capacity on an ad-hoc needs basis. For example, a Framework Client requires an IT Service Delivery Manager or a Cloud Services Administrator or a Cyber Security Specialist for a fixed period of time. The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of one (1) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law. The Term will not exceed four (4) years in aggregate. Lot 7: Cyber Security The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined in Section 1.4 below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP. (The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). In summary, the External ICT Support Services comprise: The provision of individual external ICT technical resources, to fulfil specific role(s) to deliver ICT Technical Support Services i.e. where a Framework Client (as defined in 1.4 below) requires a particular ICT technical role to augment its in-house capacity on an ad-hoc needs basis. For example, a Framework Client requires an IT Service Delivery Manager or a Cloud Services Administrator or a Cyber Security Specialist for a fixed period of time. The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of one (1) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law. The Term will not exceed four (4) years in aggregate. Lot 8: Helpdesk Support The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (the “Contracting Authority”) is issuing this request for tenders (“RFT”) as a central purchasing body for use by the Framework Clients (defined in Section 1.4 below). The Office of Government Procurement (the “OGP”) is an office within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform tasked with sourcing goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority will be deemed to include the OGP. (The Contracting Authority invites tenders (“Tenders”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). In summary, the External ICT Support Services comprise: The provision of individual external ICT technical resources, to fulfil specific role(s) to deliver ICT Technical Support Services i.e. where a Framework Client (as defined in 1.4 below) requires a particular ICT technical role to augment its in-house capacity on an ad-hoc needs basis. For example, a Framework Client requires an IT Service Delivery Manager or a Cloud Services Administrator or a Cyber Security Specialist for a fixed period of time. The Contracting Authority reserves the right, at its discretion, to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of one (1) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law. The Term will not exceed four (4) years in aggregate.