Installation and Maintenance Services on ESB Telecoms Ltd. Aerial Fibre Optic Network

Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

Maintenance and Extension Services of Aerial Sections of ESB Telecoms Limited (ESBT) National Telecommunications Fibre Optic Network (NTFON). The proposed contract will include:
Extension/Implementation Service — The wrapping of fibre cable on existing infrastructure and purpose built wooden pole lines.
Maintenance Services — Maintenance of the existing aerial fibre optic network.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-09-24. The procurement was published on 2018-08-20.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2018-08-20 Contract notice
Contract notice (2018-08-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Telecommunications services
Reference number: SSCON3959
Short description:
Maintenance and Extension Services of Aerial Sections of ESB Telecoms Limited (ESBT) National Telecommunications Fibre Optic Network (NTFON). The proposed contract will include: Extension/Implementation Service — The wrapping of fibre cable on existing infrastructure and purpose built wooden pole lines. Maintenance Services — Maintenance of the existing aerial fibre optic network.
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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: Telecommunications services 📦
Additional CPV: Telecommunication services except telephone and data transmission services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
Postal address: 2 Gateway
Postal code: East Wall Road
Postal town: Dublin 3
Contact
Internet address: http://www.esb.ie 🌏
E-mail: brid.ryan@esb.ie 📧
Phone: +353 11234567 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=133725&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=133725&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-08-20 📅
Submission deadline: 2018-09-24 📅
Publication date: 2018-08-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 160-367426
OJ-S issue: 160
Additional information
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 138324.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Maintenance and Extension Services of Aerial Sections of ESB Telecoms Limited (ESBT) National Telecommunications Fibre Optic Network (NTFON). The proposed contract will include:
Extension/Implementation Service — The wrapping of fibre cable on existing infrastructure and purpose built wooden pole lines.
Maintenance Services — Maintenance of the existing aerial fibre optic network.
Duration: 36 months
Description of options:
It is envisaged the term of the contract commences on the date when services commence and shall be for a period of up to 36 months with an option to extend after the initial period exercisable on 2 occasions for further periods of up to 24 months from the expiry of the initial period, for a total contract period of 84 months.
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Additional information:
Please consult the associated documentation, which contains full instructions regarding the submission of tenders and is available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 138324.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Republic of Ireland

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 138324.
Economic and financial standing:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 138324.
Technical and professional ability:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 138324.
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 138324.
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: Will be set out in the RFT
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Will be set out in the RFT
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 138324.
Contract performance conditions:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 138324.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Applicants will be assessed on the quality of their responses to the criteria and rules outlined in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire and at least the top 6 applicants will be invited to tender, subject to that number qualifying.
Number of participants to be contemplated: 2
Time of receipt of tenders: 00:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Brid Ryan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=133725&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders web site (http://www.etenders.gov.ie/) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal;(http://www.etenders.gov.ie/) only. Registration is free of charge. The contracting entity will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties;
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2) This is the sole call for competition for this service;
3) The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers;
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;
5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant;
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the Framework Agreement one or more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive process, or having awarded a contract under the Framework Agreement, the contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to join the Framework Agreement and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the circumstances pertaining to said framework.
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7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this procurement process at any time.
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words “or equivalent” will always be appended.
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9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting entity is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
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10) At Section 11.2.9 while we have indicated that at least 6 companies will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 6, subject to that number qualifying.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: Not Applicable
Postal address: I
Postal town: Ireland
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Suppliers own legal advisor
Postal code: 7
Source: OJS 2018/S 160-367426 (2018-08-20)
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