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About the bid

Assignment description

The scope of this tender is to secure a new storage system for the NORDUnet I/O intensive Media Management services. The storage system is also used as general-purpose storage, but the performance driver is the Media Services. The current storage system is based on IBM ESS, installed in two data centres in the Copenhagen area. Due to performance we are looking for a system based on disc or flash storage media. Common for the media services are that they provide fine grained access control to the content, so no videos are served directly from storage to the end consumer. The media files cover a wide range of sizes, as both length and resolution vary greatly from very short clips to feature length recordings of lectures. The new system must ensure high availability, scalability, and performance to meet the demanding needs of NORDUnet's Media Management services. Additionally, it must be compliant with the latest security standards to safeguard the sensitive research and educational content stored within. The procurement will be conducted through an open procedure. Potential bidders are expected to demonstrate their capability to deliver a robust and future-proof system, highlighting their previous experience in providing similar solutions, their technical expertise, and their commitment to ongoing support and maintenance. Options • The contract will include an initial purchase of a redundant storage system and at least 2 Peta bytes of usable storage per site, including 5 years support. • There is an option for additional upgrades of the storage capacity in steps of 1 Peta byte of usable storage. The option can be executed one time per calendar year, with 3 months’ notice anytime within the initial contract period.

Contact information

Contact name

Michelle Toudal Offersen

Contact phone

+45 51886068

Contact email

michellet@nordu.net

Address

Kastruplundgade 22, 1., 2770 Kastrup

• Total Cost of Ownership (Price)

  40%

  Description

  The criterion “TCO (Price)” is evaluated on the “Evaluation Key” found in tab “TCO” in the document “Vol 3 TCO reply form.

  Evaluation Method

  The following scoring method will be applied as a default:

  • A maximum of 40 points is awarded to Tenders with a TCO evaluation key score of 35 or lower.
  • A score of 0 points is awarded to Tenders with a TCO evaluation key score of 55 or higher.
  • Tenders with a TCO evaluation key score between 35 and 55 will receive points calculated by linear interpolation between these thresholds.

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• Answer to Questions (Quality)

  60%

  Description

  This sub-criterion is evaluated based on the responses provided by the Bidder to the Evaluation Criteria outlined in the document “Volume 2 – Statement of Requirements”. The sub-criterion “Answer to Evaluation Criteria (Quality)” has been further divided into four (4) categories, referred to as part-criteria, each of which is assigned a specific weight as detailed in Table 2 above. Within each category, there are multiple evaluation criteria, each with an individual weight reflecting its relative importance. The weight of the part-criteria and evaluation criteria is listed in the Detailed Scoring Sheet document. The maximum total score for all weighted evaluation criteria within this sub-criterion is 60, which corresponds to the total weight of the sub-criterion 'Answer to Evaluation Criteria (Quality).' A total score of 60 represents the highest and most desirable outcome.

• Reference projects

  Description

  Leverandøren må fremlegge tre (3) referanser som demonstrerer levering av sammenlignbare løsninger. Med «levering av sammenlignbare løsninger» menes levering og implementering av redundante lagringsløsninger som benytter flerlags diskarkitekturer og multisite redundans. En løsning anses som levert og implementert når den er formelt akseptert av kunden. Hver referanse må gjelde en kontrakt som er påbegynt eller fullført innenfor de siste tre (3) årene regnet fra innleveringsfristen for tilbudet. Referanser utenfor dette tidsrommet vil bli avvist.

  Documentation Requirement

  For hver referanse må følgende informasjon oppgis: en kort beskrivelse av leveransen, med vekt på elementene som kvalifiserer den som en sammenlignbar løsning; det offisielle navnet på klientorganisasjonen; fortrinnsvis en kontaktperson hos klienten, inkludert direkte telefonnummer og e-postadresse; startdato for leveransen; og sluttdato for leveransen (hvis fullført). NORDUnet forbeholder seg retten til å kontakte de oppgitte referansene for å verifisere informasjonen og vurdere relevansen av de refererte leveransene.

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