International Telecommunications Data Circuits

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnรณthaรญ Eachtracha agus Trรกdรกla

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade requests tenders from economic operators for the provision of International Telecommunications Data Circuits. In summary, the Services required are: A) End-to-End Layer 2 (where Layer 2 has the meaning given in the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model) synchronous telecommunications data circuits. B) Support and maintenance of synchronous telecommunications data circuits. The full service requirements are as described in Appendix 1 of the Request for Tender (RFT) document.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2025-09-12. The procurement was published on 2025-08-13.

Who? What? Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin
Procurement history
Date Document
2025-08-13 Contract notice
2025-08-28 Contract notice
Contract notice (2025-08-13)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: International Telecommunications Data Circuits
Short description:
โ€œThe Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade requests tenders from economic operators for the provision of International Telecommunications Data Circuits. In...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Telecommunications services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 760 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 6
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 6
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โœ…

1๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 1
Title: Lot 1
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 760 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade requests tenders from economic operators for the provision of International Telecommunications Data Circuits. In...โ€    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Telecommunications services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Data network management and support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Telecommunications system ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Telecommunications equipment and supplies ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Telecommunications equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Telecommunications facilities ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Integrated telecommunications services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Telephone and data transmission services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Electronic data exchange services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Data transmission services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Data network support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Telecommunications network ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Green Procurement Criteria: Other Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 5 (YEAR)
The time frame below is expressed in number of years.
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Lot 2
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 760 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

3๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 3
Title: Lot 3
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 760 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003

4๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 4
Title: Lot 4
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 760 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0004

5๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 5
Title: Lot 5
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 760 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0005

6๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 6
Title: Lot 6
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 760 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0006
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Data network management and support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Telecommunications system ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Telecommunications equipment and supplies ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Telecommunications equipment ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Telecommunications facilities ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Integrated telecommunications services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Telephone and data transmission services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Electronic data exchange services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Data transmission services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Data network support services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Telecommunications network ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-09-12 00:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-09-12 00:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6296169
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2025-09-12 00:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place:
โ€œhttps://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=6296169โ€
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Electronic invoicing: Required
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-09-05 00:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnรณthaรญ Eachtracha agus Trรกdรกla
National registration number: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Postal address: Iveagh House. 80 St Stephen's Green. Dublin 2.
Postal code: D02 VY53
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: dfatenders@dfa.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 14082000 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.dfa.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.dfa.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Main activity
General public services
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=6296169 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=6296169 ๐ŸŒ
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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
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 ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2025/S 155-533717 (2025-08-13)
Contract notice (2025-08-28)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 760 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
7 760 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
7 760 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
7 760 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
7 760 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
7 760 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
7 760 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2025-09-19 18:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2025-09-19 18:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Tendering terms
Opening date: 2025-09-19 18:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2025-09-12 18:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
URL: https://www.dfa.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.dfa.ie/ ๐ŸŒ

Changes
Other additional information

โ€œThe Tender Submission Deadline has been extended from 18:00hrs on 12th September 2025 to 18:00hrs on 19th September 2025โ€
Main reason for change: Information updated
Information about modifications
Version of the previous notice to be changed: 10eab748-6fed-43f1-b635-7bbb767f23d6-01
Source: OJS 2025/S 165-564080 (2025-08-28)