Design of Aerial Fibre Optical Cables System

Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )

The Contracting Entity intends to procure a Supply and Services contract for the supply of fibre optic cables and associated design support services. It is proposed that the Contract will include (non-exhaustive list – high level scope):

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2024-10-30. The procurement was published on 2024-09-25.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
  • • Extra-Regio NUTS 2 › Extra-Regio NUTS 3
  • • Northern Ireland › Belfast
Procurement history
Date Document
2024-09-25 Contract notice
2026-10-27 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2024-09-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Design of Aerial Fibre Optical Cables System
Short description:
The Contracting Entity intends to procure a Supply and Services contract for the supply of fibre optic cables and associated design support services. It is proposed that the Contract will include (non-exhaustive list – high level scope):
Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Television aerials 📦
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 0
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 9 800 000 EUR 💰
Additional products/services:
+ 66 more
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Reduction of environmental Impacts
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
The use of accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities in the technical specifications: Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are not included because the procurement is not intended for use by natural persons
Green Procurement Criteria: Other Green Public Procurement criteria
Main site or place of performance: 0000
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance:
Belfast 🏙️
Extra-Regio NUTS 3 🏙️
Maximum renewals: 2
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Description
Place of performance: Belfast 🏙️

Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/25/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2024-10-30 12:00:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator ✅
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
A guarantee is required ✅
A certain legal form must be taken by a group of tenderers that is awarded a contract ✅
The contract has performance execution conditions ✅

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Financial Ability
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Performance

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
National registration number: ESB
Postal address: 27 Fitzwilliam Street Lower, Dublin
Postal code: D02 KT92
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: na@na.na 📧
Phone: 0000000 📞
URL: https://www.esb.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.esb.ie 🌏
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
Electricity
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=4378433 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=4378433 🌏
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Source: OJS 2024/S 188-579352 (2024-09-25)
Contract award notice (2026-10-27)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 9 800 000 EUR 💰
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 4 200 000 EUR 💰
Description
Additional products/services:
+ 66 more
Place of performance:
Extra-Regio NUTS 3 🏙️
Extra-Regio NUTS 3 🏙️
Extra-Regio NUTS 3 🏙️

Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded ✅
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 460660
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-10-13 📅
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement ✅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 9 800 000 EUR 💰
Tender identifier: 000160548
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0001
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Tratos Cavi UK Ltd
National registration number: 03971894
Postal address: Radway Point, Radway Road
Postal code: SN3 4ND
Postal town: Swindon
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
E-mail: lukasz.kudzia@tratoscavi.com 📧
Phone: +48517743969 📞
URL: www.tratosgroup.com 🌏
Size of the economic operator: Small

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Region: Extra-Regio NUTS 3 🏙️
Phone: 0000000000 📞

Complementary information
Review body
Region: Dublin 🏙️
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Tender document
Source: OJS 2026/S 209-746325 (2026-10-27)