Fibreoptic cable commercialisation contract

Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE Utility)

The CIÉ Group is seeking to commercialise spare fibre core capacity on a number of fibre optic cables across the Irish Rail Network. The rail network extends to all the major population centres in Ireland and the fibre is ideally positioned to support the provision of Backhaul services between towns and cities. Fibre cores will be offered on a dark fibre offering only through a long-term IRU or a long-term lease / license. This tender may be of interest to companies in the telecommunications or ICT sectors who require additional bandwidth capacity.
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=361312.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-02-14. The procurement was published on 2012-01-12.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2012-01-12 Contract notice
Contract notice (2012-01-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: optical-fibre cables for data transmission
Quantity or scope:
The proposed long term contract covers spare capacity across 3 separate fibre-optic cables.1. Cable 1 is located across the majority of the national rail-network and reaches the major population centres totalling approximately 2 000km in length;2. Cable 2 is located across core sections of the rail-network and reaches the major cities (passes through all major towns on route to the cities) totalling approximately 900km in length;3. Cable 3 is located across the rail network in the Greater Dublin Area and has been installed with recent line implementations on DART and commuter lines.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Optical-fibre cables for data transmission 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Not specified
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE Utility)
Postal address: Heuston Station
Postal town: Dublin 8
Contact
Internet address: http://www.cie.ie 🌏
E-mail: pat.mullan@irishrail.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17033713 📞
Fax: +353 14537349 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-01-12 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-02-14 📅
Publication date: 2012-01-14 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 9-013733
OJ-S issue: 9
Additional information
Interested applicants should confirm their interest by e-mail to pat.mullan@irishrail.ie AND jennifer.coules@irishrail.ie, indicating that they are interested in participating in this tender. Applicants will be required to complete the pre qualification questionnaires, which will be available from 2.2.2011, will be sent to those expressing an interest. The questionnaire must be completed in full and returned not later than 28.2.2011. The negotiated procedure will be used for the award of this contract. CIE will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates / tenderers, whether or not a contract is concluded. The successful tenderer(s) will be required to furnish a valid tax clearance certificate from the Irish Revenue Commissioners. Tender submissions may be subject to satisfactory clarification. The contracting authority is entitled, but not obliged, to seek clarification of any relevant matter. A contract or contracts may be awarded to one or more service providers. If for any reason it is not possible to award contract(s)to the designated successful tenderer(s) emerging from any of competitive processes arising from this process, or if having awarded the contract, CIE considers that the successful tenderer has not met its obligations. CIE reserves the right to award the contract to the next highest scoring tenderer(s) on the basis of the terms advertised. This shall be without prejudice to the right of CIE to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion. (ET Ref:361312).
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Service category: 27
Short description:
The CIÉ Group is seeking to commercialise spare fibre core capacity on a number of fibre optic cables across the Irish Rail Network. The rail network extends to all the major population centres in Ireland and the fibre is ideally positioned to support the provision of Backhaul services between towns and cities. Fibre cores will be offered on a dark fibre offering only through a long-term IRU or a long-term lease / license. This tender may be of interest to companies in the telecommunications or ICT sectors who require additional bandwidth capacity.
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Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=361312.
Variants will be accepted ✅
Quantity or scope:
The proposed long term contract covers spare capacity across 3 separate fibre-optic cables.
1. Cable 1 is located across the majority of the national rail-network and reaches the major population centres totalling approximately 2 000km in length;
2. Cable 2 is located across core sections of the rail-network and reaches the major cities (passes through all major towns on route to the cities) totalling approximately 900km in length;
3. Cable 3 is located across the rail network in the Greater Dublin Area and has been installed with recent line implementations on DART and commuter lines.
Reference number: SE3767PM
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Various throughout the rail network in Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Applicants will be required to sign a declaration in the pre-qualification questionnaire.
Economic and financial standing:
On receipt of expressions of interest, applicants will be required to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire to establish their economic, financial and technical capacity.
Technical and professional ability:
On receipt of expressions of interest, applicants will be required to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire to establish their economic, financial and technical capacity.
Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: To be included in tender documents.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
A grouping, if successful, must be prepared to contract as a single entity having joint and several liability with the members of the group.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Central Services Procurement
Procurement Manager
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA01471 🌏
Name: Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE Utility)
Postal address: Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail, CIE Works, Inchicore, 8
Postal town: Dublin
URL for further information: http://www.cie.ie 🌏
URL for documents: http://www.cie.ie 🌏
URL for participation: http://www.cie.ie 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, 7
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2012/S 009-013733 (2012-01-12)
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