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Contract notice - utilities

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 10/04/2015

Expire date: 27/04/2015

External Reference: 2015-113556

TED Reference: 2015/S 073-129885

Contract notice - utilities

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Contract notice

Utilities

Directive 2004/17/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail
N/A
Central Procurement, Irish Rail
Inchicore  Dublin 8
IE
For the attention of: Orla Cassidy
Telephone: +353 17033748
E-mail: orla.cassidy@irishrail.ie
Fax: +353 14537349
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/433
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=87189&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)

Main activity

  • Port-related activities
  • Railway services
  • Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
I.3)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting entities

The contracting entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting entities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:

Telecoms Advisory Services

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
    Category No5:  Telecommunications services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Dublin 8

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves a public contract
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    CIE is seeking advisory services from a suitably qualified partner to assist in further commercial development of the portfolio of telecommunications infrastructure held by CIE/IE (Iarnrod Eireann-Irish Rail). The anticipated requirement per annum is unclear at this point. Further information will be provided at ITN stage. CIE is seeking applications from interested parties who have substantial knowledge with respect to the following:

    1. Expertise in and knowledge of domestic and international commercial fibre arrangements.

    2. Expertise in and knowledge of potential for further commercial exploitation of the fibre asset.

    3. Expertise in and knowledge of technical potential or restrictions to further commercial exploitation, including challenges posed by trackside location.

    4. Expertise in and knowledge of further GSM commercial development including, where possible, potential collaboration with other infrastructure owners.

    Although this process is being advertised at EU level it is anticipated that the value will be substantially below EU threshold and as such the remedies directive nor above threshold timescales apply to this process.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    64200000   Telecommunications services
    32500000   Telecommunications equipment and supplies
    32520000   Telecommunications cable and equipment
    32560000   Fibre-optic materials
    79411100   Business development consultancy services
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  no
    II.1.8)

    Information about lots

    This contract is divided into lots:  no
    II.1.9)

    Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted:  no
    II.2)

    Quantity or scope of the contract

    II.2.1)

    Total quantity or scope:

    As outlined in the tender documents.

    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no
    II.3)

    Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

    Duration in months: 036 (from the award of the contract)

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
    III.2)

    Conditions for participation

    III.2.1)

    Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    As outlined in the Prequalification Questionnaire (PQQ) which can be downloaded at www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    As outlined in the Prequalification Questionnaire (PQQ) which can be downloaded at www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    As outlined in the Prequalification Questionnaire (PQQ) which can be downloaded at www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.3)

    Conditions specific to services contracts

    III.3.1)

    Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
    III.3.2)

    Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Negotiated
    Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures):  no
    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of , the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no
    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting entity

    CIE 5520 Telecoms Advisory Services

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    27.04.2015 - 12:00
    IV.3.5)

    Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    EN

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: no
    VI.2)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
    VI.3)

    Additional information:

    As outlined in the Prequalification Questionnaire (PQQ) which can be downloaded at www.etenders.gov.ie