IMR — RFT — Provision of 5G Communications Mobile Private Network (MPN)

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

To procure a 5G communications Mobile Private Network (MPN) and 5G enabled routers which provides a best in class combination of services and features, using a mix of new and existing technologies, which has the capability to meet the future and emerging communications needs for the development and demonstration of smart manufacturing use cases; thereby allowing IMR to meet diverse connectivity requirements for specific or multiple industrial digital technology (IDT) use cases. The tender is for the supply, configuration and installation of a Private Core Network with access to all data on the premises in a managed environment, shared with the staff/researchers based on the site.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-11-16. The procurement was published on 2020-10-16.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-10-16 Contract notice
2020-11-12 Additional information
2021-05-04 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-10-16)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Communications network
Reference number: LEE1002C
Short description:
To procure a 5G communications Mobile Private Network (MPN) and 5G enabled routers which provides a best in class combination of services and features, using a mix of new and existing technologies, which has the capability to meet the future and emerging communications needs for the development and demonstration of smart manufacturing use cases; thereby allowing IMR to meet diverse connectivity requirements for specific or multiple industrial digital technology (IDT) use cases. The tender is for the supply, configuration and installation of a Private Core Network with access to all data on the premises in a managed environment, shared with the staff/researchers based on the site.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Communications network 📦
Additional CPV: Telecommunications network 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
Postal address: University of Limerick, Co. Limerick
Postal town: Castletroy
Contact
Internet address: http://www.educationprocurementservice.ie 🌏
E-mail: siobhan.a.ryan@ul.ie 📧
Phone: +353 61234664 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=176176&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=176176&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-10-16 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-11-16 📅
Publication date: 2020-10-21 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 205-498376
OJ-S issue: 205
Additional information
To procure a 5G communications Mobile Private Network (MPN) and 5G enabled routers which provides a best in class combination of services and features, using a mix of new and existing technologies, which has the capability to meet the future and emerging communications needs for the development and demonstration of smart manufacturing use cases.
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
• A deployed 5G MPN turnkey solution. System includes design, supply, delivery, implementation, training and maintenance for the duration of the contract.
• Provision/Identification and utilisation of existing allocated 5G spectrum as allocated by Comreg.
• 5G signal coverage across the ground floor.
• COTS routers for connecting machines or isolated Ethernet networks.
• Management of connectivity (SIM management).
• Very high emphasis on the maintenance of data privacy and integrity within the network solution, while also allowing for unencumbered IMR access to data within the network i.e. ‘end to end’ data availability.
• A high level of quality support and maintenance services from the successful tenderer for the lifetime of the contract.
• All associated equipment and systems must maximise energy efficiency.
Duration: 36 months
Description of renewals:
The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term of warranty and/or service contracts for a period or periods of up to (1 Year) with a maximum of (4) such extension or extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the contracting authority’s obligations at law.
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Additional information:
To procure a 5G communications Mobile Private Network (MPN) and 5G enabled routers which provides a best in class combination of services and features, using a mix of new and existing technologies, which has the capability to meet the future and emerging communications needs for the development and demonstration of smart manufacturing use cases.
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Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please see RFT document for further details.
Economic and financial standing: Please see RFT document for further details.
Minimum level(s) of standards: Please see RFT document for further details.
Technical and professional ability: Please see RFT document for further details.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: Please see RFT document for further details.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 14:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 36 months
Tender opening date: 2020-11-16 📅
Tender opening time: 14:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: IE 6609370 G
Contact
Contact point: Siobhan Ryan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87073 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=176176&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Office of the High Court
Postal address: Four Courts Ground Floor, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2020/S 205-498376 (2020-10-16)
Additional information (2020-11-12)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
To procure a 5G communications Mobile Private Network (MPN) and 5G enabled routers which provides a best in class combination of services and features, using a mix of new and existing technologies, which has the capability to meet the future and emerging communications needs for the development and demonstration of smart manufacturing use cases; thereby allowing IMR to meet diverse connectivity requirements for specific or multiple industrial digital technology (IDT) use cases. The tender is for the supply, configuration and installation of a private core network with access to all data on the premises in a managed environment, shared with the staff/researchers based on the site.
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Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Telecommunications cable 📦

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-11-12 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-11-18 📅
Publication date: 2020-11-17 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 224-550587
Refers to notice: 2020/S 205-498376
OJ-S issue: 224
Additional information
Date extended
Source: OJS 2020/S 224-550587 (2020-11-12)
Contract award notice (2021-05-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 250 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: University of Limerick
Postal code: Co. Limerick

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-05-04 📅
Publication date: 2021-05-07 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 089-228482
OJ-S issue: 89

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): MPN Requirements
Quality criterion (weighting): 15 %
Quality criterion (name): Security
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name): Installation
Support
Quality criterion (weighting): 30 %
Quality criterion (name): Additional Value Add
Quality criterion (weighting): 5 %
Price (weighting): 15 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-03-16 📅
Name: Vodafone
National registration number: 326967
Postal address: Mountainview, Leopardstown
Postal town: Dublin 18
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 879370754 📞
E-mail: shelah.mcmahon@vodafone.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.vodafone.com 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 177177.65 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Source: OJS 2021/S 089-228482 (2021-05-04)
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