The Provision and Support of Public Telephony Services

Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

Lot 1: Provision and support of analog, digital and wireless of public telephony services for the Republic of Ireland.
Lot 2: Provision and support of analog, digital and wireless of public telephony services for the United Kingdom โ€” UK.
Lot 3: Provision and support of session initiation protocol โ€” SIP Carrier Services.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-03-13. The procurement was published on 2019-02-08.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2019-02-08 Contract notice
2019-02-19 Additional information
2020-08-26 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-02-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Telecommunications network
Reference number: SSCON4320
Short description:
Lot 1: Provision and support of analog, digital and wireless of public telephony services for the Republic of Ireland. Lot 2: Provision and support of analog, digital and wireless of public telephony services for the United Kingdom โ€” UK. Lot 3: Provision and support of session initiation protocol โ€” SIP Carrier Services.
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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: Telecommunications network ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Telecommunications system ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Negotiated 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: 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 ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: audrey.okeeffe2@esb.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 17026595 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=141867&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=141867&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-02-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2019-03-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-02-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 031-070666
OJ-S issue: 31
Additional information
Please refer to the individual instructions for submission of bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Lot 1: Provision and support of analog, digital and wireless of public telephony services for the Republic of Ireland.
Lot 2: Provision and support of analog, digital and wireless of public telephony services for the United Kingdom โ€” UK.
Lot 3: Provision and support of session initiation protocol โ€” SIP Carrier Services.
Title of the lot: Lot 1: Provision and Support of Analog, Digital and Wireless of Public Telephony Services for the ROI
Lot number: 1
Short description:
It is proposed that the Contract will include the following:
โ€” wholesale fixed access to the Public Telephone Network for the provision of voice telephony services by means of PSTN, ISDN BRA, and ISDN FRA/PRA,
โ€” provision and support of leased lines for data circuits,
โ€” provide diverse transit paths for Telco services to ensure resilience from inter carrier routing perspective. By any means of analog, digital and wireless,
โ€” provide a diverse range for service termination connections (analog/ISDN, BNC, E1 terminals, wireless).
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals: Option to extend for a further 2 years.
Description of options: Option to extend this contract by a further 2 years.
Additional information:
Please refer to the individual instructions for submission of bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.
Title of the lot: Lot 2: Provision and Support of Analog, Digital and Wireless of Public Telephony Services for the UK
Lot number: 2
Short description: It is proposed that the Contract will include the following services:
Description of renewals: Yes, and option to extend for a further 2 years.
Title of the lot: Lot 3: Provision and Support of Session Initiation Protocol โ€” SIP Carrier Services
Lot number: 3
Short description:
โ€” session initiation protocol functionality: essential to establish, modify and terminate multimedia sessions. Allowing access to the public by facing SIP trunks,
โ€” interoperability of SIP with other protocols such as the media gateway control protocol for controlling gateways to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). With a numbering porting flexible across various telco platforms,
โ€” provide diverse transit paths for telco services to ensure resilience from inter carrier routing perspective,
โ€” provide a diverse range for service termination interfaces.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
Republic of IRELAND.
UNITED KINGDOM.

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 145997
Economic and financial standing:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 145997
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 145997
Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 145997
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 145997
Contract performance conditions:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 145997

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Audrey O'Keeffe
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=141867&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Supplier's own legal advisor
Postal town: Dublin
Source: OJS 2019/S 031-070666 (2019-02-08)
Additional information (2019-02-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Change in the number of lots to 2 Lots Lot 1: Provision and Support of Public Telephony including SIP Services for the Republic of Ireland Lot 2: Provision and Support of Public Telephony including SIP Services for the United Kingdom
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Telecommunications services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-02-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2019-02-21 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 037-084290
Refers to notice: 2019/S 031-070666
OJ-S issue: 37

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Change in the number of lots to 2 Lots
Lot 1: Provision and Support of Public Telephony including SIP Services for the Republic of Ireland
Lot 2: Provision and Support of Public Telephony including SIP Services for the United Kingdom
Source: OJS 2019/S 037-084290 (2019-02-19)
Contract award notice (2020-08-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Installation services of line telephony equipment
Short description:
Lot 1: Provision and Support of Analog, Digital and Wireless of Public Telephony Services for the Republic of Ireland. Lot 2: Provision and Support of Analog, Digital and Wireless of Public Telephony Services for the United Kingdom โ€” UK.
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Installation services of line telephony equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Installation services of line telephony equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: 2 Gateway, East Wall Road

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-08-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-08-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 168-408061
OJ-S issue: 168

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Lot 1: Provision and Support of Analog, Digital and Wireless of Public Telephony Services for the Republic of Ireland.
Lot 2: Provision and Support of Analog, Digital and Wireless of Public Telephony Services for the United Kingdom โ€” UK.
Title of the lot: Lot 1: Provision and Support of Analog, Digital and Wireless of Public Telephony Serv for the ROI
Short description:
โ€ข wholesale fixed access to the public telephone network for the provision of voice telephony services by means of PSTN, ISDN BRA, and ISDN FRA/PRA;
โ€ข provision and support of leased lines for data circuits;
โ€ข provide diverse transit paths for telco services to ensure resilience from inter carrier routing perspective. By any means of analog, digital and wireless;
โ€ข provide a diverse range for service termination connections (Analog/ISDN, BNC, E1 terminals, wireless).
Title of the lot: Lot 2: Provision and Support of Analog, Digital and Wireless of Public Telephony Servi for the UK
Short description:
โ€ข wholesale fixed access to the Public Telephone Network for the Provision of voice telephony services by means of PSTN, ISDN BRA, and ISDN FRA/PRA;
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:
REPUBLIC of IRELAND.
UNITED KINGDOWN

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-01-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Eircom Ltd
National registration number: 907674
Postal address: 1 Heuston South Quarter, St Johns Road
Postal town: Dublin 8
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Complementary information
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: N/a
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Suppliers own legal advisor
Source: OJS 2020/S 168-408061 (2020-08-26)