ETENDERS

Contract notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 16/03/2016

Expire date: 29/04/2016

External Reference: 2016-401757

TED Reference: 2016/S 054-090660

Contract notice

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Contract notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources
29-31 Adelaide Road
D02 X285  Dublin
IE
For the attention of: Ian Price
Telephone: +353 16783098
E-mail: ian.price@dcenr.gov.ie
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.dcenr.gov.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/326
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=95891&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)

Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3)

Main activity

  • Other: Government administration
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

RFT by the Minister of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for the Provision of Specialist Personnel to Support the National Broadband Plan

II.1.2)

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

Services
    Category No27:  Other services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    29 - 31 Adelaide Road, Dublin, D02 X285

    NUTS code
    Dublin
    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)

    This public procurement competition relates to the Provision of specialist

    personnel to support the National Broadband Plan (NBP) and specifically in the

    procurement management, contract management (network and build) and

    contract governance (operation stage) of the NBP intervention. The NBP

    intervention is being driven by the Department of Communications, Energy and

    Natural Resources, situated at 29-31 Adelaide Road, Dublin, D02 X285.

    This tender requests a firm/consortium to provide specialist personnel to support

    the NBP by filling roles in the following areas:

    - Area A: Project Management and Procurement Governance;

    - Area B: Financial and Commercial Services; and

    - Area C: Technical Services.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    79620000   Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
    Supplementary vocabulary
    66171000   Financial consultancy services
    71356000   Technical services
    71621000   Technical analysis or consultancy services
    72224000   Project management consultancy services
    79418000   Procurement 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)

    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:

    This public procurement competition relates to the Provision of specialist personnel to support the National Broadband Plan (NBP) and specifically in the procurement management, contract management (network and build) and contract governance (operation stage) of the NBP intervention. The NBP intervention is being driven by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and situated at 29-31 Adelaide Road, Dublin, D02 X285.

    This tender requests a firm/consortium to provide specialist personnel to support the NBP by filling the following 8 roles:

    Role 1: Project Manager / Procurement Governance Manager

    Role 2: Financial Modelling / Funding

    Role 3: Payment mechanism / performance regime / Accounting separation

    Role 4: Wholesale products & pricing / future proofing

    Role 5: Value For Money (VFM)

    Role 6: Deployment Specification Specialist (Telecommunications Engineer)

    Role 7: Operational Performance Specialist (Telecommunications Engineer)

    Role 8: Technical Solution Specifications Specialist (Telecommunications Engineer)

    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: 024 (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 per RFT document

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

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

    As per RFT document

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

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

    As per RFT document

    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: yes

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Open
    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 authority

    NBP Resources

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    29.04.2016 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

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

    [Language_EN], [Language_GA]
    IV.3.7)

    Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

    Duration in months: 006 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
    IV.3.8)

    Conditions for opening tenders

    Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

    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: yes
    Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s):

    The Government contribution towards the cost of delivering this Broadband Intervention Strategy may be achieved through a combination of exchequer, EIB and European Fund for Strategic Investment sources with EUR 75 000 000 also committed under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    High Court
    Central Office of the High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay
    Dublin 7  Dublin
    IE
    Telephone: +353 18886000
    E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
    Internet address: http://www.courts.ie
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    VI.4.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
    VI.4.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

    High Court
    Central Office of the High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay
    Dublin 7  Dublin
    IE
    Telephone: +353 18886000
    E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie
    Internet address: http://www.courts.ie