GMIT (CUA) Single Operator Framework Agreement Telecoms 2020

Galway Mayo Institute of Technology

GMIT wishes to establish a single party framework for Landline, PRA (initially), migrating to SIP and associated equipment supply, delivery, core equipment installation, project management and maintenance services.
Please note that the following contracting authorities may use this framework throughout itsโ€™ lifetime (within the 10 years). However, it is not envisaged that Letterkenny Institute of Technology and Institute of Technology Sligo will utilise this framework within the first 12 months.
โ€” Connacht Ulster Alliance CUA
The Connacht-Ulster Alliance, (CUA) is a strategic partnership of 3 Institutes of Technology in the Connacht-Ulster region of Ireland:
โ€” Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT),
โ€” Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT),
โ€” Institute of Technology, Sligo (IT Sligo).

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-03-23. The procurement was published on 2020-02-19.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-02-19 Contract notice
2020-12-22 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-02-19)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Shared-business telephone network services
Reference number: GMIT (CUA) Single Operator Framework Agreement Telecoms 2020
Short description:
GMIT wishes to establish a single party framework for Landline, PRA (initially), migrating to SIP and associated equipment supply, delivery, core equipment installation, project management and maintenance services. Please note that the following contracting authorities may use this framework throughout itsโ€™ lifetime (within the 10 years). However, it is not envisaged that Letterkenny Institute of Technology and Institute of Technology Sligo will utilise this framework within the first 12 months. โ€” Connacht Ulster Alliance CUA The Connacht-Ulster Alliance, (CUA) is a strategic partnership of 3 Institutes of Technology in the Connacht-Ulster region of Ireland: โ€” Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), โ€” Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT), โ€” Institute of Technology, Sligo (IT Sligo).
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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: Shared-business telephone network services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Telecommunications network ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: Northern and Western ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Restricted 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: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Galway Mayo Institute of Technology
Postal address: Dublin Road
Postal code: H91 T8NW
Postal town: Galway
Contact
Internet address: https://www.gmit.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: corinna.gavin@gmit.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 91742117 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 91759706 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=162603&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=162603&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-02-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2020-03-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-02-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 038-090028
OJ-S issue: 38
Additional information
Please refer to PQQ documentation attached.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
GMIT wishes to establish a single party framework for Landline, PRA (initially), migrating to SIP and associated equipment supply, delivery, core equipment installation, project management and maintenance services.
Please note that the following contracting authorities may use this framework throughout itsโ€™ lifetime (within the 10 years). However, it is not envisaged that Letterkenny Institute of Technology and Institute of Technology Sligo will utilise this framework within the first 12 months.
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โ€” Connacht Ulster Alliance CUA
The Connacht-Ulster Alliance, (CUA) is a strategic partnership of 3 Institutes of Technology in the Connacht-Ulster region of Ireland:
โ€” Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT),
โ€” Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT),
โ€” Institute of Technology, Sligo (IT Sligo).
Estimated total value: 2 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description: โ€” Connacht Ulster Alliance CUA.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 120 months
Description of renewals:
The duration of the framework will initially be 4 years with the option of extending it twice for 3 years each time, which in total would be 10 years.
Additional information: Please refer to PQQ documentation attached.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Letterkenny.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please refer to PQQ documentation attached.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please refer to PQQ documentation attached.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Please refer to PQQ for further details.
Justification for the framework agreement:
The duration of the framework will initially be four (4) years with the option of extending it twice for three years each time, which in total would be ten years. This process is justified on the grounds of the considerable disruption that a change within a shorter period would entail.
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Justification for framework agreement duration over four years:
The duration of the framework will initially be four (4) years with the option of extending it twice for three years each time, which in total would be ten years. This process is justified on the grounds of the considerable disruption that a change within a shorter period would entail.
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Time of receipt of tenders: 15:00
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2020-04-20 ๐Ÿ“…
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
Awarding authority name: Connacht Ulster Alliance CUA
Postal town: Sligo
Country: West ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Awarding authority name: Letterkenny Institute of Technology
Postal address: Port Road, Letterkenny
Postal town: Co. Donegal
Postal code: F92 FC93
Country: Northern and Western ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Awarding authority name: Sligo Institute of Technology
Postal address: Ash Lane
Postal code: F91 YW50
Contact
Contact point: Corinna Gavin
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1160 ๐ŸŒ
Internet address: www.cualliance.ie/index.php ๐ŸŒ
: https://www.lyit.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
: https://www.itsligo.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=162603&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
Please refer to PQQ for further information in relation to this procurement process.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2020/S 038-090028 (2020-02-19)
Contract award notice (2020-12-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
GMIT wishes to establish a single party framework for Landline, PRA (initially), migrating to SIP and associated equipment supply, delivery, core equipment Installation, project management and maintenance services. Please note that the following contracting authorities may use this framework throughout itsโ€™ lifetime (within the 10 years). However, it is not envisaged that Letterkenny Institute of Technology and Institute of Technology Sligo will utilise this framework within the first 12 months. โ€ข Connacht Ulster Alliance CUA The Connacht-Ulster Alliance, (CUA) is a strategic partnership of three Institutes of Technology in the Connacht-Ulster region of Ireland: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) Institute of Technology, Sligo (IT Sligo).
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Total value of the procurement: 2 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-12-22 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-12-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 251-632474
Refers to notice: 2020/S 038-090028
OJ-S issue: 251
Additional information
The duration of the framework will initially be four (4) years with the option of extending it twice for 3 years each time, which in total would be ten years. The extended duration of the framework is justified on the grounds of the considerable disruption that a change within a shorter period would entail.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
GMIT wishes to establish a single party framework for Landline, PRA (initially), migrating to SIP and associated equipment supply, delivery, core equipment Installation, project management and maintenance services.
โ€ข Connacht Ulster Alliance CUA
The Connacht-Ulster Alliance, (CUA) is a strategic partnership of three Institutes of Technology in the Connacht-Ulster region of Ireland:
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT)
Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT)
Institute of Technology, Sligo (IT Sligo).
Please note that the following contracting authorities may use this framework throughout itsโ€™ lifetime (within the 10 years). However, it is not envisaged that Letterkenny Institute of Technology, and Institute of Technology Sligo will utilise this framework within the first 12 months.
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โ€” Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT)
โ€” Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT)
Additional information:
The duration of the framework will initially be four (4) years with the option of extending it twice for 3 years each time, which in total would be ten years. The extended duration of the framework is justified on the grounds of the considerable disruption that a change within a shorter period would entail.
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Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Technical merit of the team
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Quality criterion (name): Methodology, effective management and communication for delivery of the service
Quality criterion (weighting): 15
Quality criterion (name): Proposed programme for project delivery and training provision
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): Contract management proposal
Innovation
Environmental characteristics
Quality criterion (weighting): 5
Price (weighting): 30

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-11-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Vodafone Ireland Ltd
National registration number: 326967
Postal address: Mountainview Sandyford
Postal town: Dublin 18
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 1203700 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: gary.brennan@vodafone.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Country: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Internet address: https://www.vodafone.ie ๐ŸŒ
Name: Hibernia Services Trading as Evros Technology Group
Postal address: Hibernia House, Cherrywood Business Park, Loughlinstown
Phone: +353 15267878 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: gerry.kerr@evros.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: https://www.evros.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 200 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Sligo
Source: OJS 2020/S 251-632474 (2020-12-22)