13/020 - Provision of Telecommunications Services to Bord Gáis Éireann

Bord Gais Eireann

Bord Gáis Éireann is tendering a range of services through the Competition in relation to the provision of Telecommunications Services to BGE. These telecommunications services will be sub-divided into 5 separate Lots.
It is anticipated that BGE will enter into separate multi-provider framework agreements for each of the following Lots:
Lot 1: Wide Area Networking Services, including the provision of WAN links and Internet Connectivity.
Lot 2: Fixed Line Telephony Services, including the provision of public switched telephone network (PSTN) connectivity; support and maintenance of existing telephony equipment; and provision, installation and configuration of additional telephony equipment.
Lot 3: Non-Geographic Number Services, including the routing of calls to non-geographic numbers (such as 1850, 1800, 0818, 1890, etc).
Lot 4: Mobile Voice, Messaging & Data Services, including the provision of mobile devices providing voice calling, text messaging and data services.
Lot 5: Telemetry, Instrumentation and SCADA Communications Services, including the provision of technical advice and communications infrastructure for telemetry, instrumentation and SCADA data for water and waste water assets.
The scope of the multi-party framework agreements is for the provision of telecommunications services to BGE. Tenderers should note that separate contracts have already been awarded for the provision of telecommunication services to the Networks business of BGE pursuant to Contract notice 2011/S 154-256580. In addition, a separate Contract Notice will be issued in relation to the provision of telecommunications services for Bord Gáis Energy. The multi-party framework agreements the subject of this tender competition are initially intended to primarily meet the telecommunications needs of the Irish Water and Group businesses of BGE – however, this will not preclude other BGE businesses availing of the services procured under these framework agreement during the term of these agreements.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-05-10. The procurement was published on 2013-04-03.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2013-04-03 Contract notice
Contract notice (2013-04-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Telecommunications network
Quantity or scope: Please refer to Section II.1.5.
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: Telecommunications network 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one or more lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Bord Gáis Éireann
Postal address: Gasworks Road
Postal town: Cork
Contact
Internet address: http://www.bordgais.ie 🌏
E-mail: cwhite@bge.ie 📧
Phone: +353 214534434 📞
Fax: +353 214534202 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-04-03 📅
Submission deadline: 2013-05-10 📅
Publication date: 2013-04-05 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 067-112155
OJ-S issue: 67
Additional information
A pre-qualification questionnaire will be issued to all candidates who respond to this notice. Expressions of interest should be addressed in writing and sent via email for the attention of The Procurement Manager to cwhite@bge.ie The questionnaire will cover the financial, economic and technical capacity of the candidates. The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the address in I.1. above not later than 17:00 hrs Friday 10.5.2013. The responses will be used to assist in drawing up a tender list. This process may also include interviews with candidates. The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers relating to this contract award procedure. In order to receive the Pre Qualification Questionnaire, please forward your Expression of Interest for the attention of The Procurement Manager to cwhite@bge.ie
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Service category: 5
Short description:
Bord Gáis Éireann is tendering a range of services through the Competition in relation to the provision of Telecommunications Services to BGE. These telecommunications services will be sub-divided into 5 separate Lots.
It is anticipated that BGE will enter into separate multi-provider framework agreements for each of the following Lots:
Lot 1: Wide Area Networking Services, including the provision of WAN links and Internet Connectivity.
Lot 2: Fixed Line Telephony Services, including the provision of public switched telephone network (PSTN) connectivity; support and maintenance of existing telephony equipment; and provision, installation and configuration of additional telephony equipment.
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Lot 3: Non-Geographic Number Services, including the routing of calls to non-geographic numbers (such as 1850, 1800, 0818, 1890, etc).
Lot 4: Mobile Voice, Messaging & Data Services, including the provision of mobile devices providing voice calling, text messaging and data services.
Lot 5: Telemetry, Instrumentation and SCADA Communications Services, including the provision of technical advice and communications infrastructure for telemetry, instrumentation and SCADA data for water and waste water assets.
The scope of the multi-party framework agreements is for the provision of telecommunications services to BGE. Tenderers should note that separate contracts have already been awarded for the provision of telecommunication services to the Networks business of BGE pursuant to Contract notice 2011/S 154-256580. In addition, a separate Contract Notice will be issued in relation to the provision of telecommunications services for Bord Gáis Energy. The multi-party framework agreements the subject of this tender competition are initially intended to primarily meet the telecommunications needs of the Irish Water and Group businesses of BGE – however, this will not preclude other BGE businesses availing of the services procured under these framework agreement during the term of these agreements.
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Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Wide Area Networking Services, including the provision of WAN links and Internet Connectivity
Short description:
The scope of services for Lot 1 relates to the provision of telecommunications services for Wide Area Networking (WAN) interconnection between sites including headquarters; regional offices; data centres; partner sites; and water/waste-water assets.
Quantity or scope: This is detailed within the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Fixed Line Telephony Services
Short description:
The scope of services for Lot 2 relates to the provision of fixed line telephony services to headquarters and regional offices in support of internal communications between offices and external communications via public switched telephone network (PSTN) connectivity.
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Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Non-Geographic Number Services
Short description:
The scope of services for Lot 3 relates to the provision of telecommunications services to BGE for the routing of calls to non-geographic numbers to headquarters, regional offices and business partner facilities.
Lot number: 4
Title of the lot: Mobile Voice, Messaging & Data Services
Short description:
The scope of services for Lot 4 relates to the provision of mobile voice communications, messaging and data services. The home mobile network may be either RoI or UK and roaming may be used for coverage outside this home network.
Lot number: 5
Title of the lot: Telemetry, Instrumentation and SCADA Communications Services
Short description:
The scope of services for Lot 5 relates to the provision of telecommunications services for telemetry, instrumentation and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) communications.
Variants will be accepted ✅
Description of options:
This is a 3 year contract with an option to extend for a further period of up to 2 years.
Number of possible renewals: 1
Reference number: 13/020.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
If any of the conditions set out in Regulation 53(1) of The European Communities (Award of Public Authorities Contracts) Regulations apply to the applicant, the applicant will be excluded from the competition.
Economic and financial standing:
A full description of candidates' required economic and financial capacity will be set out in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.
Technical and professional ability:
A full description of candidates' required technical capacity will be set out in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: As per contract documents.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: As per contract documents.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Requests to participate may be submitted by single entities or by groups of service providers. A group will not be required to convert into a specific legal form in order to submit a request to participate, but may if Bord Gáis Éireann considers it necessary to ensure that the contract is carried out to its satisfaction, be required to do so prior to award of the contract. Bord Gáis Éireann also reserves the right to contract with each member of the group on the basis of joint and several liability, or with one member of the group as a main contractor with a number of sub-contractors or on any other basis as Bord Gáis considers appropriate.
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Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Maximum number of operators of the framework agreement: 19
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 3
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Gaelige

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Procurement Department
The Procurement Manager

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 18886125 📠
Information about review deadlines:
Interested parties are referred to Statutory Instrument 131 of 2010, European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertaking) (Review Procedures) Regulations 2010 (and in particular Regulation 7 and 10(2).
Recurrent procurement
2017/2018
Source: OJS 2013/S 067-112155 (2013-04-03)
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