Date of dispatch of this notice: 27/01/2022
External Reference: 2022-226661
TED Reference: 2022/S 022-056166
Contract award notice - utilities
Information
Published
Contract award notice - utilities
Contract award notice – utilities
Results of the procurement procedure
Services
Directive 2014/25/EU
Section I: Contracting entity
I.1)
Name and addresses
Electricity Supply Board ( ESB )
N/A
2 Gateway
Dublin 3
East Wall Road
IE
Contact person:
Audrey O'Keeffe
Telephone:
+353 17026595
E-mail:
audrey.okeeffe2@esb.ie
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
Main address:
http://www.esb.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/377
I.6)
Main activity
Electricity
Section II: Object
II.1)
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)
Title
The Provision of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) services
Reference number:
SSCON5643
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
64200000
-
Telecommunications services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
• The MPLS Service would provide Corporate and Operational Network Services to locations, throughout the whole of the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the UK.
• The service would carry business critical voice, video and data traffic and operational traffic over the IP protocol.
• The operational traffic would be part of the monitoring and control infrastructure for the ESB power network.
• The service provided must be highly available and reliable and provide mechanisms for quickly upgrading capacity when required.
• The service would carry business critical voice, video and data traffic and operational traffic over the IP protocol.
• The operational traffic would be part of the monitoring and control infrastructure for the ESB power network.
• The service provided must be highly available and reliable and provide mechanisms for quickly upgrading capacity when required.
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
64200000
-
Telecommunications services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK -
UNITED KINGDOM
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
• The MPLS Service would provide Corporate and Operational Network Services to locations, throughout the whole of the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the UK.
• The service would carry business critical voice, video and data traffic and operational traffic over the IP protocol.
• The operational traffic would be part of the monitoring and control infrastructure for the ESB power network.
• The service provided must be highly available and reliable and provide mechanisms for quickly upgrading capacity when required.
• The service would carry business critical voice, video and data traffic and operational traffic over the IP protocol.
• The operational traffic would be part of the monitoring and control infrastructure for the ESB power network.
• The service provided must be highly available and reliable and provide mechanisms for quickly upgrading capacity when required.
II.2.5)
Award criteria ( Agree to publish? yes )
Criteria below
Price
II.2.11)
Information about options
Options:
yes
Description of options:
At the date of issuing this PQQ it is envisaged that the Framework will be initially for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years and then a further 2 years, (a potential 7 year framework)
II.2.13)
Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
no
II.2.14)
Additional information
Please refer to the individual instructions for submission
of
bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.
of
bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.
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
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8)
Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement
: yes
IV.2)
Administrative information
IV.2.1)
Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 243-602914
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: The Provision of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) services
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
19/01/2022
V.2.2)
Information about tenders ( Agree to publish? yes )
Number of tenders received:
1
Number of tenders received by electronic means:
1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
:
noV.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor ( Agree to publish? yes )
eir Business
98789
2022 Bianconi Avenue, Citywest Business Campus
Dublin 24
Dublin
IE
Telephone:
+353 851744917
E-mail:
noeline.hogg@eir.ie
Fax:
+353 14600282
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
Internet address:
http://www.eir.ie
The contractor is an SME : no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)
Additional information
1) It is our intention to use the Irish Government Procurement portal
(www.etenders.gov.ie) for this competition. Access to this Portal is free of
charge. Interested parties must formally register their expression of interest for
this competition on eTenders before they can gain access to the PQQ
documentation. All information relating to and including the pre-qualification
documents, any clarifications and changes will be issued/published via this
portal. The contracting entity will not accept responsibility for information relayed
(or not relayed) via third parties
2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.
3) The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or
expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant.
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or
more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive
process, or having awarded a contract under the framework agreement, the
contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to
join the framework agreement and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the
circumstances pertaining to the framework.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this
procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under
the framework agreement at any time.
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a
particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this
is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be
understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for
reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be
appended.
9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting entity is
not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with
missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure
that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of
elimination from the competition.
10) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 5 will be invited to tender, please
note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 5 subject to
that number qualifying.
(www.etenders.gov.ie) for this competition. Access to this Portal is free of
charge. Interested parties must formally register their expression of interest for
this competition on eTenders before they can gain access to the PQQ
documentation. All information relating to and including the pre-qualification
documents, any clarifications and changes will be issued/published via this
portal. The contracting entity will not accept responsibility for information relayed
(or not relayed) via third parties
2) This is the sole call for competition for this service.
3) The contracting entity will not be responsible for any costs, charges or
expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers.
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities.
5) It will be a condition of award that candidates are tax compliant.
6) If for any reason it is not possible to admit to the framework agreement one or
more of the tenderers invited following the conclusion of this competitive
process, or having awarded a contract under the framework agreement, the
contracting entity reserves the right to invite the next highest scoring tenderer to
join the framework agreement and/or deliver the contract as appropriate to the
circumstances pertaining to the framework.
7) At its absolute discretion, the contracting entity may elect to terminate this
procurement process, the framework agreement or any contract awarded under
the framework agreement at any time.
8) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a
particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this
is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be
understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for
reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be
appended.
9) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting entity is
not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of questionnaires with
missing or incomplete information. Therefore, candidates are advised to ensure
that they return fully completed questionnaires in order to avoid the risk of
elimination from the competition.
10) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 5 will be invited to tender, please
note that the contracting entity reserves the right to invite at least 5 subject to
that number qualifying.
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
Chief Registrar
Four Courts, Inns Quay
Dublin 7
IE
Telephone:
+353 18886000
Internet address:
http://www.courts.ie