RFT for the Provision of Fixed Voice, SIP, VOIP and Hosted Services

Houses of the Oireachtas Service

The Houses of the Oireachtas Service wish to put in place a contract for a primary provider of fixed voice and VoIP services. This will include Fixed Voice, SIP, VoIP and Hosted Services (i.e. local, national and international calls), installation, configuration, support, maintenance, billing, and repairs. Tenderers are also required to detail how they would peer with Government Networks. Management services such as allocation of DDI (Direct Dial-In) numbers, switching and termination. It is essential that the migration to the new service be as seamless as possible for users. There should be no telephone service interruptions, no interim changes in dialling procedures, and no perceived degradation in the quality of service.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-08-23. The procurement was published on 2021-07-21.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-07-21 Contract notice
2022-01-25 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-07-21)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Houses of the Oireachtas Service
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Leinster House
Postal town: Dublin 2
Postal code: Kildare Street
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: John McIlwrath
Phone: +353 16183433 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: john.mcilwrath@oireachtas.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.oireachtas.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1166 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=193966&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=193966&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Other type: Parliament

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: RFT for the Provision of Fixed Voice, SIP, VOIP and Hosted Services 2021/1009
Products/services: IP telephone services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Houses of the Oireachtas Service wish to put in place a contract for a primary provider of fixed voice and VoIP services. This will include Fixed Voice,...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Telecommunications services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Telephone and data transmission services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Houses of the Oireachtas Service wish to put in place a contract for a primary provider of fixed voice and VoIP services. This will include Fixed Voice,...โ€    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 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 60

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

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-08-23 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Irish ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
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: 2021-08-23 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Courts Service, 6th Floor, 15/24 Phoenix Street North, Smithfield, Dublin 7
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 16395600 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Source: OJS 2021/S 142-378193 (2021-07-21)
Contract award notice (2022-01-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: RFT for the provision of Fixed Voice, SIP, VOIP and Hosted Services 2021/1009
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): PRA/SIP Trunk Resilience and Redundancy
Quality criterion (weighting): 15%
Quality criterion (name): PRA/SIP Trunk Rationalisation and Implementation Planning
Quality criterion (weighting): 17%
Quality criterion (name): Contract Management and Quality of approach to Support and Maintenance
Quality criterion (name): Exit Strategy
Quality criterion (weighting): 3%
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 50%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 142-378193

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: RFT for the provision of Fixed Voice, SIP, VOIP and Hosted Services
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-10-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: eir Business
National registration number: 98789
Postal address: 2022 Bianconi Avenue, Citywest Business Campus
Postal town: Dublin 24
Postal code: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 851744917 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: noeline.hogg@eir.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 14600282 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.eir.ie ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 400 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address:
โ€œThe Courts Service, 6th Floor, 15/24 Phoenix Street North, Smithfield, Dublin 7.โ€
Source: OJS 2022/S 020-049507 (2022-01-25)