Fixed Voice Services – New 2026 Tender Competition

Contract notice (2026-02-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Fixed Voice Services – New 2026 Tender Competition
Short description:
“This Contract Notice supersedes and replaces a previous tender for the same requirement which originally published on the 10th September 2025 under...”    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 EUR 💰
Description
Internal identifier: 0
Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 EUR 💰
Description of the procurement:
“This Contract Notice supersedes and replaces a previous tender for the same requirement which originally published on the 10th September 2025 under...”    Show more
Type of contract: Services
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Additional products/services: Telecommunications services 📦
Data network management and support services 📦
Telecommunications system 📦
Telecommunications equipment and supplies 📦
Telecommunications facilities 📦
Integrated telecommunications services 📦
Telephone and data transmission services 📦
Electronic data exchange services 📦
Data transmission services 📦
Data network support services 📦
Telecommunications network 📦
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Place of performance: Dublin 🏙️
Duration: 5 (YEAR)
The time frame below is expressed in number of years.
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality@55%
Quality criterion (weighting): 55
Cost criterion (name): Cost @45%
Cost criterion (weighting): 45
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Scope of the procurement
Additional products/services: Telecommunications services 📦
Data network management and support services 📦
Telecommunications system 📦
Telecommunications equipment and supplies 📦
Telecommunications facilities 📦
Integrated telecommunications services 📦
Telephone and data transmission services 📦
Electronic data exchange services 📦
Data transmission services 📦
Data network support services 📦
Telecommunications network 📦

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure ✅
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-03-13 18:00:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-03-13 18:30:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7493289
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 90
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-03-13 18:30:00 📅
Place:
“https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7493289”
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Electronic invoicing: Required
Electronic payment will be used ✅
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-03-06 18:00:00 📅
Award criteria
Weight type: Weight (percentage, exact)

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: dfatenders@dfa.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14082000 📞
URL: https://www.dfa.ie/ 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.dfa.ie/ 🌏
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=7493289 🌏
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=7493289 🌏
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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
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 🏙️
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1 8886000 📞
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 030-101170 (2026-02-11)