Underground Civils & Fibre Optic Build & Maintenance Services for the ESB Telecoms Underground Fibre Network Framework Agreement

Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )

Reliable, flexible, and economic fibre- network build and maintenance services to support and develop ESB Telecoms’ underground fibre networks such as the execution of civil works and commissioning of fibre optic activations to “Ready for Service” standard, fit for operational handover in response to requests for maintenance or extensions to the underground network, including:
Effect emergency repairs and maintenance as required
Assist with Surveying and detail planning (e.g., Duct space surveying, plant location, proving and inspections etc).
Civil Works execution to relevant Local Authority Standards
Sub-ducting, Cabling and Splicing/Termination including the supply of all materials.
Optical Jointing/Splicing and Activation of external plant in urban and rural locations and Electricity Stations, and terminations within ESBT PoP sites and at customer premises
Testing, Verification and production of As-Built Records and Test Results for upload into a GIS system (Connectmaster)

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-06-24. The procurement was published on 2022-05-20.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2022-05-20 Contract notice
Contract notice (2022-05-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services
Reference number: SS/CON/6351
Short description:
Reliable, flexible, and economic fibre- network build and maintenance services to support and develop ESB Telecoms’ underground fibre networks such as the execution of civil works and commissioning of fibre optic activations to “Ready for Service” standard, fit for operational handover in response to requests for maintenance or extensions to the underground network, including: Effect emergency repairs and maintenance as required Assist with Surveying and detail planning (e.g., Duct space surveying, plant location, proving and inspections etc). Civil Works execution to relevant Local Authority Standards Sub-ducting, Cabling and Splicing/Termination including the supply of all materials. Optical Jointing/Splicing and Activation of external plant in urban and rural locations and Electricity Stations, and terminations within ESBT PoP sites and at customer premises Testing, Verification and production of As-Built Records and Test Results for upload into a GIS system (Connectmaster)
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services 📦
Additional CPV: Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Utilities entity
Awarding authority name: Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
Postal address: 27 Fitzwilliam Street Lower
Postal code: Dublin
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.esb.ie 🌏
E-mail: conor.molloy@esb.ie 📧
Phone: +353 17026543 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=214385&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=214385&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-05-20 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-06-24 📅
Publication date: 2022-05-25 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 101-281255
OJ-S issue: 101
Additional information
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 214349

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Reliable, flexible, and economic fibre- network build and maintenance services to support and develop ESB Telecoms’ underground fibre networks such as the execution of civil works and commissioning of fibre optic activations to “Ready for Service” standard, fit for operational handover in response to requests for maintenance or extensions to the underground network, including:
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Effect emergency repairs and maintenance as required
Assist with Surveying and detail planning (e.g., Duct space surveying, plant location, proving and inspections etc).
Civil Works execution to relevant Local Authority Standards
Sub-ducting, Cabling and Splicing/Termination including the supply of all materials.
Optical Jointing/Splicing and Activation of external plant in urban and rural locations and Electricity Stations, and terminations within ESBT PoP sites and at customer premises
Testing, Verification and production of As-Built Records and Test Results for upload into a GIS system (Connectmaster)
The Contracting Entity intends to procure a framework agreement for the services relating to the build and maintenance of underground sections of the ESB Telecoms Limited (ESBT) network, referred to as the National Telecommunications Fibre Optic Network (NTFON).
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It is proposed that the services required will include (non-exhaustive list – high level scope):
Reliable, flexible, and economic fibre- network build and maintenance services to support and develop ESB Telecoms’ underground fibre networks such as the execution of civil works and commissioning of fibre optic activations to “Ready for Service” standard, fit for operational handover to ESBT in response to requests for maintenance or extensions to the underground network, including:
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• Effect emergency repairs and maintenance as required
• Assist with Surveying and detail planning (e.g., Duct space surveying, plant location, proving and inspections etc).
• Civil Works execution to relevant Local Authority Standards
• Sub-ducting, Cabling and Splicing/Termination including the supply of all materials. These materials include but are not limited to Fibre Optic (FO) cable, jointing kits, ducting, etc. ESBT reserves the right to Free Issue it’s own materials from time to time
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• Optical Jointing/Splicing and Activation of external plant in urban and rural locations and Electricity Stations, and terminations within ESBT PoP sites and at customer premises
• Testing, Verification and production of As-Built Records and Test Results for upload into a GIS system (Connectmaster).
It should be noted that ESB Telecoms will generally be responsible for obtaining all Wayleaves in public and private property and all associated costs. On occasion the contractor may be requested to perform this function.
Duration: 36 months

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 214349
List and brief description of rules and criteria:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 214349
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 214349
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 214349
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 214349
Contract performance conditions:
As stated in Procurement Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 214349

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0025
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Number of participants to be contemplated: 2
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Conor Molloy
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=214385&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Chief Registrar
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2022/S 101-281255 (2022-05-20)