Donegal County Council - invites tenders for the supply of SD-WAN hardware, provision of required software licensing, and maintenance and support services for its multi-site network estate.
Donegal County Council_1193
Donegal County Council invites tenders for the provision, management, maintenance and support of an SD-WAN (Software Defined-Wide Area Network) solution across multiple sites within County Donegal to enable efficient delivery of Council services to its citizens, staff and councillors. This RFT is divided into Lots and includes clear implementation and contractual timelines, flexibility to add/remove sites, and options for hardware purchase or hardware-as-a-service.
DeadlineThe time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-02-14. The procurement was published on 2025-12-29.
Who? What?- โข Computer network services โบ Local area network services
- โข Computer network services โบ Wide area network services
- โข Data-processing services โบ Data network management and support services
- โข Networking, Internet and intranet software development services โบ Networking software development services
- โข Aฯฯฮนฮบฮฎ โบ ฮฯฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ ฮฮธฮทฮฝฯฮฝ
- โข Eastern and Midland โบ Dublin
- โข Northern and Western โบ Border
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-29 | Contract notice |
Contract notice (2025-12-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Donegal County Council - invites tenders for the supply of SD-WAN hardware, provision of required software licensing, and maintenance and support services for its multi-site network estate.
Short description:
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Wide area network services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 75 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 3
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Supply of SD-WAN Hardware This can be delivered by way of a Managed Service OR Purchase of Hardware as a Service
Additional products/services:
Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: Other
Green Procurement Criteria: Other Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Border ๐๏ธ
Duration: 36 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Supply of SD-WAN Software Licensing (SD-WAN/security/cloud management subscriptions, LTE failover where applicable)
Title
Lot Identification Number:
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
Title: Maintenance and Support of the SD-WAN Network (managed service and/or support of DCC-owned hardware)
Lot Identification Number:
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-02-14 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-02-15 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7254141
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 180 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-02-15 00:00:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7254141
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-01-20 00:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Donegal County Council_1193
National registration number:
Postal address: County House
Postal code: F93 Y622
Postal town: Lifford
Region: Border ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@donegalcoco.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 749153900 ๐
URL: https://www.donegalcoco.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.donegalcoco.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7254141 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7254141 ๐
Electronic submission: Required
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number:
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2025/S 251-866767 (2025-12-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Donegal County Council - invites tenders for the supply of SD-WAN hardware, provision of required software licensing, and maintenance and support services for its multi-site network estate.
Short description:
Donegal County Council invites tenders for the provision, management, maintenance and support of an SD-WAN (Software Defined-Wide Area Network) solution across multiple sites within County Donegal to enable efficient delivery of Council services to its citizens, staff and councillors. This RFT is divided into Lots and includes clear implementation and contractual timelines, flexibility to add/remove sites, and options for hardware purchase or hardware-as-a-service.
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Products/services: Wide area network services ๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 75 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โ
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 3
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โ
1๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
1
Title: Supply of SD-WAN Hardware This can be delivered by way of a Managed Service OR Purchase of Hardware as a Service
Additional products/services:
Tenderers must describe the environmental measures which your organisation will apply in carrying out this contract which will have a measurable impact in reducing emissions, energy use, resource consumption or waste. These may relate to any aspect of the services being provided but must be specific to the contract activities
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Green Procurement Criteria: Other Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
Place of performance: Border ๐๏ธ
Duration: 36 months
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0001
2๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
2
Title: Supply of SD-WAN Software Licensing (SD-WAN/security/cloud management subscriptions, LTE failover where applicable)
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0002
3๏ธโฃ
Internal identifier:
3
Title: Maintenance and Support of the SD-WAN Network (managed service and/or support of DCC-owned hardware)
Maintenance & Support of the SD-WAN Network (managed service and/or support of DCC-owned hardware)
Title
Lot Identification Number:
LOT-0003
Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โ
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-02-14 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-02-15 00:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7254141
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 180 days
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-02-15 00:00:00 ๐
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7254141
Electronic payment will be used โ
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-01-20 00:00:00 ๐
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Donegal County Council_1193
National registration number:
8F28103W
Postal address: County House
Postal code: F93 Y622
Postal town: Lifford
Region: Border ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: procurement@donegalcoco.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 749153900 ๐
URL: https://www.donegalcoco.ie ๐
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.donegalcoco.ie ๐
Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=7254141 ๐
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7254141 ๐
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
Region: Dublin ๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Source: OJS 2025/S 251-866767 (2025-12-29)
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