Single Party Framework Agreement for the Design, Supply, Installation and Management of Community and Public WiFi Services across Dublin City Council

Dublin City Council

The requirement of this tender is to provide the delivery of end-to-end WiFi connectivity and managed service solutions on behalf of Dublin City Council (including site surveys, delivery of access points, installation, wiring, filtering, support services, and backhaul) at multiple sites across the administrative area.
This framework will be used initially to deploy WiFi services under the WiFi4EU initiative to approx. 44 site locations. It may also be used to include other public WiFi services on behalf of Dublin City Council including connectivity for Euro 2020 Fan Zones and other events or programs across the administrative area in order to support digital connectivity and inclusion.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-03-27. The procurement was published on 2020-02-25.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2020-02-25 Contract notice
2021-01-13 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-02-25)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Dublin City Council
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Civic Offices, Wood Quay
Postal town: Dublin 8
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Nicola Graham
Phone: +353 12226297 📞
E-mail: nicola.graham@smartdublin.ie 📧
Region: Dublin 🏙️
URL: www.smartdublin.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/267 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=162518&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=162518&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Single Party Framework Agreement for the Design, Supply, Installation and Management of Community and Public WiFi Services across Dublin City...”    Show more
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Short description:
“The requirement of this tender is to provide the delivery of end-to-end WiFi connectivity and managed service solutions on behalf of Dublin City Council...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 600 000 💰

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Additional products/services: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment 📦
Additional products/services: Networks 📦
Additional products/services: Telecommunications equipment and supplies 📦
Additional products/services: Platform interconnectivity software package 📦
Additional products/services: Data services 📦
Additional products/services: Internet services 📦
Additional products/services: Provider services 📦
Additional products/services: Computer-related management services 📦
Additional products/services: Network management software services 📦
Additional products/services: Computer network services 📦
Additional products/services: Entertainment services 📦
Additional products/services: Library, archives, museums and other cultural services 📦
Additional products/services: Other community, social and personal services 📦
Additional products/services: Membership organisation services 📦
Additional products/services: Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations 📦
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: Dublin City Council Administrative Area.
Description of the procurement:
“The requirement of this tender is to provide the delivery of end-to-end WiFi connectivity and managed service solutions on behalf of Dublin City Council...”    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 600 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal
Description
Description of renewals:
“The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term of the framework agreement for a maximum period of up to 1 year, such extensions will be on...”    Show more
Scope of the procurement
Information about European Union funds:
“The WiFi4EU (https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/wifi4eu-free-wi-fi-europeans) initiative is a European Commission scheme to support the provision...”    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
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: 2020-03-27 12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2020-03-27 12:00 📅

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

“Additional Information – Dublin City Council 1) Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2014. If you...”    Show more
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Chief Registrar, High Court, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Source: OJS 2020/S 042-099469 (2020-02-25)
Contract award notice (2021-01-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The requirement of this tender is to provide the delivery of end-to-end WiFi connectivity and managed service solutions on behalf of Dublin City Council...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 600 000 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The requirement of this tender is to provide the delivery of end-to-end WiFi connectivity and managed service solutions on behalf of Dublin City Council...”    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name):
“Proposed methodology for deployment of Wifi4EU requirements and associated service level contract”
Quality criterion (weighting): 250
Quality criterion (name): Site location work plan and delivery schedule
Quality criterion (name): Innovation led added value
Quality criterion (weighting): 150
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 350
Information about options
Options
Description of options: 3 years with the option to extend for 1 additional year.

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2020/S 042-099469

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“Single Party Framework Agreement for the Design, Supply, Installation and Management of Community and Public WiFi Services across Dublin City Council”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-12-23 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Virgin Media Ireland Ltd
National registration number: 435668
Postal address: P2, Eastpoint Business P
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 877580308 📞
E-mail: aidan.darcy@virginmedia.ie 📧
Region: Dublin 🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 600 000 💰

Complementary information
Additional information

“Additional Information – Dublin City Council 1) Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2014. If you...”    Show more
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please contact your solicitor.
Source: OJS 2021/S 011-023094 (2021-01-13)