The purpose of this Restricted tender procedure is to establish a Multi-Provider Framework for the installation, maintenance, repair and line rental of High-Speed access connections to Schools. Members of the Framework may be asked, during the lifetime of the Framework, to provide the Services to the Schools locations, currently approximately eight hundred (800) post primary with the addition of similar services to primary schools and other locations as required.
This is a two-step tender process with a Pre-qualification step which will lead on to an Invitation to Tender for shortlisted Candidates only.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-01-17.
The procurement was published on 2021-12-10.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: HEAnetSchoolsHighspeedFW21/22
HEAnetSchoolsHighspeedFW21/22
Products/services: Information technology services📦
Short description:
“The purpose of this Restricted tender procedure is to establish a Multi-Provider Framework for the installation, maintenance, repair and line rental of...”
Short description
The purpose of this Restricted tender procedure is to establish a Multi-Provider Framework for the installation, maintenance, repair and line rental of High-Speed access connections to Schools. Members of the Framework may be asked, during the lifetime of the Framework, to provide the Services to the Schools locations, currently approximately eight hundred (800) post primary with the addition of similar services to primary schools and other locations as required.
This is a two-step tender process with a Pre-qualification step which will lead on to an Invitation to Tender for shortlisted Candidates only.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 65 000 000 💰
The purpose of this Restricted tender procedure is to establish a Multi-Provider Framework for the installation, maintenance, repair and line rental of High-Speed access connections to Schools. Members of the Framework may be asked, during the lifetime of the Framework, to provide the Services to the Schools locations, currently approximately eight hundred (800) post primary with the addition of similar services to primary schools and other locations as required.
This is a two-step tender process with a Pre-qualification step which will lead on to an Invitation to Tender for shortlisted Candidates only.
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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 65 000 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 72
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 4
Maximum number: 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Please see tender documentation
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted ✅ Information about options
Options ✅
Description of options: Please see tender documentation
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please refer to tender documentation
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Procedure Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 8
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 8 years:
“The Framework Agreement will be for a period of six (6) years given the nature of the services and that the costs and time involved by prospective tenderers.” Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-01-17
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2023-02-22 📅
Complementary information Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 243-641121 (2021-12-10)
Additional information (2021-12-16)
Complementary information Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 243-641121
Changes Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2
Old value
Date: 2022-01-17 📅
Time: 12:00
New value
Date: 2021-12-21 📅
Time: 12:00
Other additional information
ITT deadline has been changed also from 22nd February to 28th February
Source: OJS 2021/S 247-654423 (2021-12-16)
Contract award notice (2022-08-05) Object Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 65 000 000 💰
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of Technical Solution
Quality criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name): Network Design and Monitoring
Quality criterion (weighting): 35
Quality criterion (name): Project Management and Financial Management
Quality criterion (weighting): 20
Quality criterion (name): Green Procurement
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 10
Procedure Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 243-641121
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title: HEAnetSchoolsHighspeedFW21/22
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-06-28 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators ✅ Name and address of the contractor
Name: Eircom
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
The contractor is an SME
Name: E-net
Postal town: Limerick
The contractor is an SME ✅
Name: ESB Telecom Ltd
Name: Viatel Ireland Limited
Name: Virgin Media Ireland Limited
Name: Vodafone
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 65 000 000 💰
Source: OJS 2022/S 153-438083 (2022-08-05)