Design, Supply, Build, Install, Test, Configuration and Commissioning of a Private LTE Core Network and Radio Access Network (RAN)

Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

The contracting entity intends to procure a framework agreement for the supply of a solution for the design, supply, build, install, test, configuration and commissioning of a private LTE core network and radio access network (RAN), provision of CPE, training and ongoing support for the infrastructure and equipment.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-01-08. The procurement was published on 2020-11-26.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-11-26 Contract notice
2020-12-02 Additional information
2021-04-21 Additional information
2023-06-08 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-11-26)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Electricity Supply Board (ESB)
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 2 Gateway, East Wall Road
Postal town: Dublin 3
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Audrey O'Keeffe
E-mail: audrey.okeeffe2@esb.ie 📧
Region: Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.esb.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=178742&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=178742&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Design, Supply, Build, Install, Test, Configuration and Commissioning of a Private LTE Core Network and Radio Access Network (RAN) SSCON5227”
Products/services: Installation of telecommunications equipment 📦
Short description:
“The contracting entity intends to procure a framework agreement for the supply of a solution for the design, supply, build, install, test, configuration and...”    Show more

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Additional products/services: Telecommunications equipment and supplies 📦
Additional products/services: Installation services of communications equipment 📦
Additional products/services: Telecommunications network 📦
Place of performance: Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.
Description of the procurement:
“The contracting entity intends to procure a framework agreement for the supply of a solution for the design, supply, build, install, test, configuration and...”    Show more
Award criteria
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: 5
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 qualification questionnaire and at least the top...”    Show more
Information about options
Options
Description of options:
“At the date of issuing this PQQ it is envisaged that the framework agreement will be for an initial duration of 3 years with an option to extend be a...”    Show more
Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
Description
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 180784.”
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 180784.”
Conditions for participation

“As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 180784.”
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 180784.”
Conditions for participation
Conditions for participation (technical and professional ability):
“As stated in procurement qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 180784.”
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 180784.”
Deposits and guarantees required: Will be specified in RFT.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Will be specified in 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 180784.”
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Will be specified in RFT.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-01-08 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information

“1) It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) for this competition. Access to this Portal is free of charge....”    Show more
Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
URL: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2020/S 234-578618 (2020-11-26)
Additional information (2020-12-02)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 234-578618

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: II.2.9)
Place of text to be modified:
“Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited: Envisaged number of candidates”
Old value
Text:
“Envisaged number of candidates: 5 Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Applicants will be assessed on the quality of their...”    Show more
New value
Text:
“Envisaged number of candidates: 4 Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Applicants will be assessed on the quality of their...”    Show more
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: VI.3)
Place of text to be modified: Additional information: Complementary Information Additional Information 10)
Old value
Text:
“10) At section II.2.9) we have indicated that 5 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 5...”    Show more
New value
Text:
“10) At section II.2.9) we have indicated that 4 will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 4...”    Show more
Source: OJS 2020/S 238-589219 (2020-12-02)
Additional information (2021-04-21)

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2)
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Old value
Date: 2021-01-08 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2021-01-22 📅
Time: 12:00
Source: OJS 2021/S 080-206984 (2021-04-21)
Contract award notice (2023-06-08)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
Postal address: 27 Lr Fitzwilliam Street
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: D02 KT92
Contact person: Martha Maher
E-mail: martha.maher@esb.ie 📧

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Design, supply, build, install, test, configuration and commissioning of a private LTE core network and radio access network (RAN) SSCON5227”
Short description:
“The Contracting Entity intends to procure a framework agreement for the supply of a solution for the design, supply, build, install, test, configuration and...”    Show more
Description
Main site or place of performance: Ireland
Description of the procurement:
“The Contracting Entity is procuring a framework agreement for the supply of a solution for the design, supply, build, install, test, configuration and...”    Show more
Information about options
Description of options:
“The Framework Agreement will be for an initial duration of 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years and a final 2 years ( a potential 7-year framework)”    Show more

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 234-578618

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Design, supply, build, install, test, configuration and commissioning of a private LTE core network and radio access network (RAN)”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-05-10 📅
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Sigma Wireless Communication Ltd.
National registration number: 174542
Postal address: McKee Avenue, Finglas
Postal town: Dublin 11
Postal code: D11 PH2A
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Ireland 🏙️
URL: www.sigmawireless.com 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Source: OJS 2023/S 112-351968 (2023-06-08)