Supply of point to point microwave radio equipment operating in the 6 GHz to 86 GHz frequency band and product training. It is proposed that the framework agreement will include: supply, repair and support of point to point microwave radio equipment. The radio equipment must be capable of transporting both TDM and Ethernet traffic.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-12-20.
The procurement was published on 2019-11-15.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Supply Point to Point Microwave Radio Equipment
SSCON4861
Products/services: Telecommunications equipment and supplies📦
Short description:
“Supply of point to point microwave radio equipment operating in the 6 GHz to 86 GHz frequency band and product training. It is proposed that the framework...”
Short description
Supply of point to point microwave radio equipment operating in the 6 GHz to 86 GHz frequency band and product training. It is proposed that the framework agreement will include: supply, repair and support of point to point microwave radio equipment. The radio equipment must be capable of transporting both TDM and Ethernet traffic.
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Additional products/services: Telecommunications network📦
Additional products/services: Telecommunications equipment and supplies📦
Additional products/services: Telecommunications equipment📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: N/a.
Description of the procurement:
“Supply of point to point microwave radio equipment operating in the 6 GHz to 86 GHz frequency band and product training. It is proposed that the framework...”
Description of the procurement
Supply of point to point microwave radio equipment operating in the 6 GHz to 86 GHz frequency band and product training. It is proposed that the framework agreement will include: supply, repair and support of point to point microwave radio equipment. The radio equipment must be capable of transporting both TDM and Ethernet traffic.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
“Applicants will be assessed on the quality of their response to the criteria and rules outlined in the pre-qualification questionnaire.
It is anticipated...”
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
Applicants will be assessed on the quality of their response to the criteria and rules outlined in the pre-qualification questionnaire.
It is anticipated that at least the top 6 applicants will be invited to tender subject to that number qualifying.
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Options ✅
Description of options:
“The contract shall be for a period of up to 36 months with an option to extend after the initial period exercisable for a further period of up to 36 months...”
Description of options
The contract shall be for a period of up to 36 months with an option to extend after the initial period exercisable for a further period of up to 36 months and again for up to another 24 month period. Therefore the total contract period will be up to (8 years).
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Additional information:
“Please refer to the individual instructions for submission of bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.”
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions:
“As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 160392.” Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 160392.” Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
“As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 160392.” Conditions for participation
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 160392.”
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 160392.” Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions:
“As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 160392.”
Procedure Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 3
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-12-20
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Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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...”
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;
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;
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;
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;
10) At Section II.2.9) while we have indicated that at least 4 companies will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 4, subject to that
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Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie🌏 Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Supplier's own legal advisor
Postal address: Dublin
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2019/S 223-548229 (2019-11-15)
Contract award notice (2021-10-08) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Name: Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
Postal address: 2 Gateway
Postal code: East Wall Road
Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“Supply of Point to Point Microwave Radio Equipment operating in the 6GHz To 86 GHz Frequency Band and product training. It is proposed that the framework...”
Short description
Supply of Point to Point Microwave Radio Equipment operating in the 6GHz To 86 GHz Frequency Band and product training. It is proposed that the framework agreement will include: supply, repair and support of point to point microwave radio equipment. The radio equipment must be capable of transporting both TDM and Ethernet traffic.
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Main site or place of performance: n/a
Description of the procurement:
“Supply of Point to Point Microwave Radio Equipment operating in the 6GHz To 86 GHz Frequency Band and product training. It is proposed that the framework...”
Description of the procurement
Supply of Point to Point Microwave Radio Equipment operating in the 6GHz To 86 GHz Frequency Band and product training. It is proposed that the framework agreement will include: supply, repair and support of point to point microwave radio equipment. The radio equipment must be capable of transporting both TDM and Ethernet traffic.
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Additional information:
“Please refer to the individual instructions for submission
of
bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.”
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 223-548229
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: Supply Point to Point Microwave Radio Equipment
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-06-30 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Ceragon Networks
National registration number: 512352444(ISR)
Postal address: 24 Raul Wallenberg St.
Postal town: Tel Avviv
Country: Israel 🇮🇱
E-mail: eamonnc@ceragon.com📧
Region: il 🏙️
URL: http://www.ceragon.com🌏
The contractor is an SME
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Contract Number: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: EMR Integrated Solutions
National registration number: IE4618583I
Postal address: Unit 11, Dunboyne Business Park
Postal town: Dunboyne
Postal code: Meath
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18013131📞
E-mail: derek.glynn@emrsolutions.ie📧
Fax: +353 18013166 📠
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.emrsolutions.ie🌏
Complementary information 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...”
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
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;
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;
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;
10) At Section 11.2.9 while we have indicated that at least 4 companies will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 4, subject to that
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Source: OJS 2021/S 199-520429 (2021-10-08)