Request for Tenders for the provision of Broadband Services

Houses of the Oireachtas Service

The provision of a broadband solution to provide access from 190 remote offices nationwide to the Oireachtas LAN via ISPEC based VPNs over the internet.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-03-29. The procurement was published on 2019-02-27.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2019-02-27 Contract notice
2019-08-22 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-02-27)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Houses of the Oireachtas Service
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Leinster House
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: Kildare Street
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Paul McGuinness
Phone: +353 16183692 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: paul.mcguinness@oireachtas.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.oireachtas.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1166 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=143038&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=143038&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Other type: Parliament

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tenders for the provision of Broadband Services 2019/1004
Products/services: Internet service providers ISP ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe provision of a broadband solution to provide access from 190 remote offices nationwide to the Oireachtas LAN via ISPEC based VPNs over the internet.โ€
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Local area network ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Telecommunications network ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Internet network ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Ethernet network ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Network equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Network infrastructure ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Network system ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Telecommunications equipment and supplies ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Telecommunications equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Telecommunications facilities ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Installation of telecommunications equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data network support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Local area network services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Wide area network services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Nation wide.
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe provision of a broadband solution to provide access from 190 remote offices nationwide to the Oireachtas LAN via ISPEC based VPNs over the internet.โ€
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals: 2 x 12 month extensions.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: As set out in RFT.
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria: As set out in RFT.
Conditions for participation
As set out in RFT.
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria: As set out in RFT.
Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability): As set out in RFT.
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: As set out in RFT.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-03-29 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2019-03-29 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement โœ…
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 5 years.
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2019/S 044-100524 (2019-02-27)
Contract award notice (2019-08-22)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Leinster House, Kildare Street

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Request for Tenders for the Provision of Broadband Services 2019/1004
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 449 400 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of technical solution
Quality criterion (weighting): 150
Quality criterion (name): Quality of proposed service
Quality criterion (name): Support and administration
Quality criterion (weighting): 250
Price (weighting): 450

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 044-100524

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Request for Tenders for the Provision of Broadband Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-04-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Eircom
National registration number: 98789
Postal address: 1 Heuston South Quarter, St Johns Road
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 851744917 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: noeline.hogg@eir.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 14600282 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.eir.ie ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 449 400 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2019/S 162-399151 (2019-08-22)