EirGrid Fibre โ€” Optic Telecoms Concession

EirGrid plc

EirGrid owns and operates an electricity interconnector between Ireland and the United Kingdom (EWIC). In tandem with the interconnector EirGrid has 24 commercial fibre optical cables (CFOC) capable of providing commercial telecoms connectivity between the 2 jurisdictions. 14 cables have already been allocated.
EirGrid is now seeking responses from candidates to collaborate with in relation to the operation and commercialisation of the CFOC (the remaining 10 pairs) or who wish to utilise the CFOC themselves.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-09-25. The procurement was published on 2019-09-02.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2019-09-02 Contract notice
2021-03-29 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-09-02)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Fibre-optic connections
Reference number: ENQEIR666
Short description:
โ€œEirGrid owns and operates an electricity interconnector between Ireland and the United Kingdom (EWIC). In tandem with the interconnector EirGrid has 24...โ€    Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Fibre-optic connections ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Optical-fibre cables for information transmission ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: EirGrid plc
Postal address: Block 2 โ€” The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road
Postal code: Dublin 4
Postal town: Ballsbridge
Contact
Internet address: http://www.eirgrid.com ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: liam.maclaughlin@eirgrid.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 12370125 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=152681&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=152681&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-09-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2019-09-25 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-09-05 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 171-417739
OJ-S issue: 171
Additional information

โ€œThis is a Services Concession Contract Directive 2015/23/EU. EirGrid will use the negotiated procedure for this contact.โ€
Source: OJS 2019/S 171-417739 (2019-09-02)
Contract award notice (2021-03-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Integrated telecommunications services
Short description:
โ€œEirGrid owns and operates an electricity interconnector between Ireland and the United Kingdom (EWIC). In tandem with the interconnector EirGrid has 24...โ€    Show more
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Integrated telecommunications services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Block 2 - The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-03-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-04-02 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 065-168013
Refers to notice: 2019/S 171-417739
OJ-S issue: 65
Additional information

โ€œThis is a services concession contract Directive 2015/23/EU EirGrid will use the negotiated procedure for this contact.โ€
Source: OJS 2021/S 065-168013 (2021-03-29)