DCENR Comms 01/13 - provision of technical, commercial, economic, financial and procurement advisor(s) for the implementation of a scheme to meet the objectives of Ireland's National Broadband Plan

Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources

DCENR is seeking applications from suitably qualified
firms for the provision of specialist telecommunications-
related advice and services. This includes but is not
necessarily limited to:
- specialist technical advice on
telecommunications technologies;
- advice on procurement;
- advice on market dynamics and market
developments, and
- commercial, financial, and economic advice
and support, including the development of a cost benefit
analysis in line with the Department of Public Expenditure
and Reform Public Spending Code.
(http://publicspendingcode.per.gov.ie/)
in order to design, procure, manage and govern the
implementation of a scheme to deliver high speed
broadband connectivity in targeted areas in Ireland in line
with the objectives contained in the National Broadband
Plan.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-03-15. The procurement was published on 2013-02-01.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2013-02-01 Contract notice
2013-06-19 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2013-02-01)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Telecommunications services
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Telecommunications services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources
Postal address: 29-31 Adelaide Road
Postal code: 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dcenr.ie 🌏
E-mail: joe.gallagher@dcenr.gov.ie 📧
Phone: +353 16783185 📞
Fax: +353 16782126 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-02-01 📅
Submission deadline: 2013-03-15 📅
Publication date: 2013-02-06 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 026-040315
OJ-S issue: 26
Additional information
To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=62267&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 💰
1 000 000 💰
Short description:
DCENR is seeking applications from suitably qualified
firms for the provision of specialist telecommunications-
related advice and services. This includes but is not
necessarily limited to:
- specialist technical advice on
telecommunications technologies;
- advice on procurement;
- advice on market dynamics and market
developments, and
- commercial, financial, and economic advice
and support, including the development of a cost benefit
analysis in line with the Department of Public Expenditure
and Reform Public Spending Code.
in order to design, procure, manage and govern the
implementation of a scheme to deliver high speed
broadband connectivity in targeted areas in Ireland in line
with the objectives contained in the National Broadband
Plan.
Duration: 24 months
Reference number: NBP 2/13 - Procurement of relevant expertise.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, 29-31 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2
Ireland

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: See text of Document attached.
Economic and financial standing: See text of Document attached.
Minimum level(s) of standards: See text of Document attached.
Technical and professional ability: See text of Document attached.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: N/a
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: See text of Document attached
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: See text of Document attached

Procedure
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2013-03-15 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Other languages: Irish
Conditions for opening tenders
Address: Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, 29-31 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Joe Gallagher
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.dcenr.ie 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: NBP 2/13 - Procurement of relevant expertise.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2013/S 026-040315 (2013-02-01)
Contract award notice (2013-06-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 784 175 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dcenr.gov.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-06-19 📅
Publication date: 2013-06-21 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 119-204113
Refers to notice: 2013/S 26-040315
OJ-S issue: 119
Additional information
The Irish Authority intends to seek EU-Funding for the National Broadband Plan, for which this contract relates, under the Operational Programme 2014-2020.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number: NBP/2/13 RFT 71893
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: 29-31 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2.

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Quality and technical merit of proposals for providing the service (40)
2. Quality of proposed plan(including management and administration) (25)
3. Ultimate cost of providing the service (35)

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2013-05-08 📅
Name: Prisa Technologies Ltd T/A Prisa Consulting
Postal address: Priory, Stillorgan Road, Blackrock
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Co. Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: contact.us@prisaconsulting.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.prisaconsulting.com 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D.7
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:
An application for review of the award or the decision to award a public contract shall be made within 30 days.
Source: OJS 2013/S 119-204113 (2013-06-19)
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