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Contract notice – utilities

Services

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

An Post

N/A

General Post Office

Dublin

O'Connell Street

Contact person: Noelle Kenneally

Telephone: +353 17058551

E-mail: noelle.kenneally@anpost.ie

NUTS code: IE - IRELAND

Internet address(es):

Main address: http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/

Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/391

I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:

http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=102657&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE

Additional information can be obtained from

the abovementioned address:

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

electronically via: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=102657&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted

to the abovementioned address

I.6)

Main activity

Postal services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

PROVISION OF TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

Reference number: 1621 - 230395 OQ

II.1.2)

Main CPV code

64200000 - Telecommunications services

II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)

Short description

II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 1.00 EUR

II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

31712112 - SIM cards

32400000 - Networks

32430000 - Wide area network

32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies

32510000 - Wireless telecommunications system

32520000 - Telecommunications cable and equipment

32521000 - Telecommunications cable

32522000 - Telecommunications equipment

32523000 - Telecommunications facilities

32524000 - Telecommunications system

32551500 - Telephone cables

45314000 - Installation of telecommunications equipment

45314300 - Installation of cable infrastructure

50332000 - Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services

50334100 - Repair and maintenance services of line telephony equipment

50334110 - Telephone network maintenance services

64212000 - Mobile-telephone services

64212600 - Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE) services

64212700 - Universal Mobile Telephone System (UMTS) services

64227000 - Integrated telecommunications services

72720000 - Wide area network services

II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code: IE - IRELAND

II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

An Post is seeking to enter into a Single Party Framework Agreement for each of
the following Lot’s for a period of 3 (three) years with an option to extend for a
period up to a further 2 (two) years.
Lot 1: Provision of Fixed Voice Services
Lot 2: Provision of Fixed and Wireless WAN Data Services
Lot 3: Provision of Data Centre Metro and Mail Centres Data Services
Lot 4: Provision of Mobile Data and Voice for Postal Operatives
Lot 5: Maintenance and Support of Cabling Infrastructure
The tender will be divided into LOTs. Interested parties may apply for all LOTs or
individual LOTs as appropriate.
An Post will be open to considering commercial offerings based on multiple lot
proposals at ITT stage.
An Post are responsible for providing voice and data network services to 1,135 locations throughout the country of Ireland and mobile connectivity for 4,500 Postal Operative’s.
The primary data connectivity at 950 locations uses a mix of copper (mainly) and fibre access, 450 of these sites are classified business critical so have wireless backup. An additional 180 sites connect using ISDN dialup where wired broadband is not available in the area. Voice services in these site is delivered using mainly PSTN or ISDN, with150 of the sites using IP.
An Post has 3 data centres in the Dublin area housing the company’s server farms and hosting environments. The An Post managed MPLS Metro network uses 10Gb ethernet services, fibre channel circuits provide SAN connectivity. All 3 data centres have internet connectivity to meet hosting, user access and B2B VPN requirements
There are 4,500 postal operatives that use mobile handheld devices on a daily basis. These devices are used to provide up to date delivery and collection information and are also used to make and receive voice calls.
The networks physical cabling infrastructure at the 1,135 locations requires in the region of 500 adds/moves/changes and repairs per annum. This service is currently provided by a contracted cabling engineer who attends on site in Dublin regularly and countrywide when needed.

II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 1.00 EUR

II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Initial contract will be for a period of 3 (three) years with an option to extend for a period up to a further 2 (two) years.

II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no

II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

Framework agreement with a single operator

IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 30/09/2016

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Four Courts

High Court

Dublin 7

VI.5)

Date of dispatch of this notice

31/08/2016

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