LEE831C — RFT — Provision of a Cellular Communications Mobile Private network (MPN) and Collaboration Testbed

Education Procurement Service (EPS)

Confirm has recently secured funding to develop a new 1 600 m R&D facility in Limerick’s Digital District. The Centre is also ramping up R&D activity relating to the development of high-speed networking and human machine interactions and applications. The Centre foresees that 5G networks have the potential to become the dominant communication platform of the ‘factory of the future’, providing the means to:
• deliver the increased bandwidth requirements to accommodate ever more ‘connected’ equipment;
• handle the increased data volumes transmitted across the factory floor;
• provide the millisecond latency needed for real-time remote control of robotics and AI enabled inspection and process monitoring.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-06-24. The procurement was published on 2020-05-15.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-05-15 Contract notice
2020-06-05 Additional information
2020-07-03 Additional information
2021-01-06 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-05-15)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Communications network
Reference number: LEE831C
Short description:
Confirm has recently secured funding to develop a new 1 600 m • deliver the increased bandwidth requirements to accommodate ever more ‘connected’ equipment; • handle the increased data volumes transmitted across the factory floor; • provide the millisecond latency needed for real-time remote control of robotics and AI enabled inspection and process monitoring.
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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=167023&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=167023&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-05-15 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-06-24 📅
Publication date: 2020-05-20 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 098-233180
OJ-S issue: 98
Additional information
All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Confirm has recently secured funding to develop a new 1 600 m
• deliver the increased bandwidth requirements to accommodate ever more ‘connected’ equipment;
• handle the increased data volumes transmitted across the factory floor;
• provide the millisecond latency needed for real-time remote control of robotics and AI enabled inspection and process monitoring.
Thus, a key element of the new confirm R&D facility is the provision of a 5G communications Mobile Private Network (MPN) and collaboration testbed that enables research in next generation manufacturing concepts and provides confirm and its partners with the core tools to develop a range of smart technologies for the IOT and communication industries based on 5G.
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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 [3 years] on up to 6 occasions, with a maximum contract duration of 6 years in total on the same terms and conditions, subject to the contracting authority’s obligations at law.
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Description of options:
Should the contracting authority apply a contract extension they reserve the right to offload payment of capital cost in line with the duration of extension activated the contracting authority ‘The University of Limerick’ must have the option for the ownership of the hardware infrastructure to revert and/or to be transferred under the University’s title. The contracting authority reserve the right to negotiate payment schedule.
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Additional information: All information relating to this tender is published on www.etenders.gov.ie

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: 2020-06-24 📅
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=167023&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
Postal town: Dublin
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Body responsible for mediation procedures
Source: OJS 2020/S 098-233180 (2020-05-15)
Additional information (2020-06-05)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
CONFIRM has recently secured funding to develop a new 1 600 m • deliver the increased bandwidth requirements to accommodate ever more ‘connected’ equipment; • handle the increased data volumes transmitted across the factory floor; • provide the millisecond latency needed for real-time remote control of robotics and AI enabled inspection and process monitoring.
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Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Telecommunications cable 📦

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-06-05 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-07-03 📅
Publication date: 2020-06-09 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 110-266934
Refers to notice: 2020/S 098-233180
OJ-S issue: 110
Additional information
Date extended due to supplier request

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description: CONFIRM has recently secured funding to develop a new 1 600 m
Source: OJS 2020/S 110-266934 (2020-06-05)
Additional information (2020-07-03)
Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: University of Limerick, Co.Limerick

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-07-03 📅
Publication date: 2020-07-08 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 130-319148
OJ-S issue: 130
Additional information
Approved and confirmed by CA.
Source: OJS 2020/S 130-319148 (2020-07-03)
Contract award notice (2021-01-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
CONFIRM has recently secured funding to develop a new 1600m^2 R&D facility in Limerick’s Digital District. The Centre is also ramping up R&D activity relating to the development of high-speed networking and Human Machine Interactions and applications. The Centre foresees that 5G networks have the potential to become the dominant communication platform of the ‘factory of the future’, providing the means to: • deliver the increased bandwidth requirements to accommodate ever more ‘connected’ equipment, • handle the increased data volumes transmitted across the factory floor, • provide the millisecond latency needed for real-time remote control of robotics and AI enabled inspection and process monitoring.
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Total value of the procurement: 278310.42 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: 2021-01-06 📅
Publication date: 2021-01-11 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 006-009145
OJ-S issue: 6

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
CONFIRM has recently secured funding to develop a new 1600m^2 R&D facility in Limerick’s Digital District. The Centre is also ramping up R&D activity relating to the development of high-speed networking and Human Machine Interactions and applications. The Centre foresees that 5G networks have the potential to become the dominant communication platform of the ‘factory of the future’, providing the means to:
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• deliver the increased bandwidth requirements to accommodate ever more ‘connected’ equipment,
• handle the increased data volumes transmitted across the factory floor,
Thus, a key element of the new CONFIRM R&D facility is the provision of a 5G communications Mobile Private Network (MPN) and collaboration testbed that enables research in next generation manufacturing concepts and provides CONFIRM and its partners with the core tools to develop a range of smart technologies for the IOT and communication industries based on 5G.
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Description of options:
Should the Contracting Authority apply a contract extension they reserve the right to offload payment of capital cost in line with the duration of extension activated
The Contracting Authority ‘The University of Limerick’ MUST have the option for the ownership of the hardware infrastructure to revert and/or to be transferred under the University’s title. The Contracting Authority reserve the right to negotiate payment schedule.
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Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Limerick.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Objectives
Quality criterion (weighting): 14 %
Quality criterion (name): Current Environment and Connectivity
Quality criterion (weighting): 16 %
Quality criterion (name): 5G MPN Architecture
Quality criterion (weighting): 15 %
Quality criterion (name): Operation and Maintenance
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name): Training and Marketing
Quality criterion (weighting): 10 %
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 25 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-12-23 📅
Name: Wirefree Communications Ltd
National registration number: 9581266N
Postal address: C/O Anne Brady McQuillians DFK, Iveagh Court Harcourt Rd
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D2
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +35 3862530800 📞
E-mail: declan.drummond@netmoregroup.com 📧
Total value of the procurement: 400 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Source: OJS 2021/S 006-009145 (2021-01-06)
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