Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The National Library of Wales
Penglais, Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3BU
UK
Contact person: Chris Burton
Telephone: +44 1970632800
E-mail: christopher.burton@llyfrgell.cymru
NUTS: UKL1
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.llyfrgell.cymru
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0452
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Welsh Government Sponsored Body
I.5) Main activity
Other: Library
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Data Centre Review
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72222000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
The Contracting Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market to gather information, in order to gain a better understanding of the options offered by the market and to gain a better understanding of the budget required to deliver our requirements.
You are invited to complete our RFI to provide an outline proposal for refreshing our Data Centre at the National Library of Wales.
The purpose of the RFI is to gather information on the possibilities available for renewing and refreshing the Enlli Data Centre that was originally commissioned on 16th October 2006. The outline proposal will include potential efficiency savings, in terms of server/network hardware power consumption and in terms of environmental cooling. The proposal will also include an estimate for the total cost for the proposed works.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Contracting Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a Request for Information (RFI) to engage with the market to gather information, in order to gain a better understanding of the options offered by the market and to gain a better understanding of the budget required to deliver our requirements.
It is important to note that this PIN/RFI is not a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity if the Contract Notice is published in OJEU (or any post-Brexit replacement) and on Sell2Wales.
It should be noted that this PIN/RFI invites individuals and organisations to participate in this RFI exercise only, and it is not a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is not part of any pre-qualification or selection process. This PIN/RFI is intended as an information gathering exercise. Participation in the RFI process does not infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations if the Contracting Authority subsequently issue a competitive tender process.
II.2.14) Additional information
A site visit is welcomed as part of this RFI and scheduled visit dates are included in the RFI document.
The National Library of Wales welcomes responses submitted in either Welsh or English.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
31/01/2020
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=94608.
(WA Ref:94608)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/08/2019