Mobile Phone Handsets and associated Mobile Phone Service

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnรณthaรญ Eachtracha agus Trรกdรกla

The Department has a requirement for Mobile Phone Handsets and associated Mobile Phone Service. Responses should include options for SIM Only subscriptions as well as subsidised smartphone handsets. The nature of the work of the Department and its staff, involves significant overseas travel, so access to cost effective calls and texts to overseas locations and roaming mobile phone and data services along with the ability to change subscriptions for short periods of time is a key requirement.
The Department invites respondents to propose possible bundle options for cost effective voice, text and data bundles for national and international use. All handsets must be a minimum quad band for use worldwide. The Department has specific technical specifications and requirements for its smartphones, and responses should include options for the range of models available currently that meet these technical requirements.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2016-11-17. The procurement was published on 2016-10-11.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2016-10-11 Contract notice
2016-10-28 Additional information
2017-04-28 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2016-10-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Mobile telephones
Reference number: PR Brussels
Short description:
โ€œThe Department has a requirement for Mobile Phone Handsets and associated Mobile Phone Service. Responses should include options for SIM Only subscriptions...โ€    Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Mobile telephones ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Hands-free mobile telephones ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnรณthaรญ Eachtracha agus Trรกdรกla
Postal address: 80 St Stephen's Green
Postal code: DO2 VY53
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dfa.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: consultant.tenders@dfa.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 14082642 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=103914&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=103914&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-10-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2016-11-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2016-10-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 200-360386
OJ-S issue: 200

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThe Department has a requirement for Mobile Phone Handsets and associated Mobile Phone Service. Responses should include options for SIM Only subscriptions...โ€    Show more

โ€œThe Department invites respondents to propose possible bundle options for cost effective voice, text and data bundles for national and international use....โ€    Show more
Estimated total value: 150 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 150 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 48 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
โ€œBrussels.โ€

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
โ€œAs outlined in the Request for Tender.โ€
Economic and financial standing:
โ€œAs outlined in the Request for Tender.โ€
Minimum level(s) of standards:
โ€œAs outlined in the Request for Tender.โ€
Technical and professional ability:
โ€œAs outlined in the Request for Tender.โ€
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions:
โ€œAs outlined in the Request for Tender.โ€

Procedure
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2016-11-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 17:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Patrick Bailey
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/246 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=103914&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The Registrar
Postal address: The High Courts, Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Source: OJS 2016/S 200-360386 (2016-10-11)
Additional information (2016-10-28)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-10-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2016-11-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 211-384054
Refers to notice: 2016/S 200-360386
OJ-S issue: 211
Source: OJS 2016/S 211-384054 (2016-10-28)
Contract award notice (2017-04-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThe Department has a requirement for Mobile Phone Handsets and associated Mobile Phone Service. Responses should include options for SIM Only subscriptions...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement: 143 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Lowest price

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-04-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2017-04-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 084-163274
OJ-S issue: 84

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThe Department has a requirement for Mobile Phone Handsets and associated Mobile Phone Service. Responses should include options for SIM Only subscriptions...โ€    Show more

โ€œThe Department invites respondents to propose possible bundle options for cost effective voice, text and data bundles for national and international use....โ€    Show more

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2017-03-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Source: OJS 2017/S 084-163274 (2017-04-28)