UK-Belfast: telecommunications services

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

MPELPHAST

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:172038-2008

Publication Date:

Jul 5, 2008

Deadline:

Aug 26, 2008

Buyer:

CENTRAL PROCUREMENT DIRECTORATE ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE, TRADE AND INVESTMENT OF NORTHERN IRELAND (DETI) AND OF THE MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS, ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF IRELAND (REPUBLIC OF IRELAND)

Original Language:

English

Address:

Web Site:

www.cpdni.gov.uk

64200000 - Telecommunications services

Notice Type: 2210
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 129/2008
, #
172038-2008
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Open procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Central Procurement
Directorate on behalf of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and
Investment of Northern Ireland (DETI) and of the Minister for
Communications, Energy and Natural Resources of Ireland (Republic of
Ireland), 1st Floor, Clare House, 303 Airport Road West, Contact: Diarmuid
McLaughlin, Attn: Diarmuid McLaughlin, UK-Belfast BT3 9ED. Tel. (44) 28 90
81 65 15. E-mail: diarmuid.mclaughlin@dfpni.gov.uk. Fax (44) 28 90 81 65
15.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.cpdni.gov.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned
contact point(s).
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their
regional or local sub-divisions.
General public services.
Other: Public Procurement.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: yes.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Project Kelvin.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 5.
Main place of performance: North West of the island of Ireland-Londonderry
(Northern Ireland) and Letterkenny (County Donegal) and Monaghan (County
Monaghan), Republic of Ireland.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The DETI for
Northern Ireland and the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural
Resources (MCENR) for the Republic of Ireland jointly require the
provision of a direct telecommunications submarine cable connection from a
new or existing North American submarine cable to the North West Region of
Ireland (the landing point must be to the West of Rathlin Island), with
subsequent terrestrial connections to Letterkenny in County Donegal and
Monaghan in County Monaghan (and with the possibility for bidders to bid
to provide additional terrestrial connections in the North West of the
Island of Ireland as defined in the tender douments) and for the provision
of telecommunications services over these connections as detailed in the
tender documentation. The submarine cable link to the North West of the
island of Ireland may be from an existing North American submarine cable
(by means of a branching unit) or connect directly to a landing point of a
transatlantic cable. DETI will be the prime contracting authority with the
successful service provider, on behalf of itself and the MCENR. Project
Kelvin is being funded by a grant from the EU INTERREG IVA Programme for
Ireland, Northern Ireland and Western Scotland 2007-2013. The project has
a maximum budget of 30 000 000 EUR.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 64200000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: The provision of the submarine cable and
services as detailed in the tender documentation.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 30 000 000 EUR.
II.2.2) Options: No.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 120 (from the award of the contract).
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: The successful bidder will be
required to supply DETI with a Performance Bond as detailed in the tender
documentation.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: As detailed in the
tender documentation.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: Joint and several liability.Such a
consortium or grouping must nominate a lead member to deal with CPD on all
matters relating to this procurement competition.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: Yes.
As in tender documentation.
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 requirements are met: Suppliers
Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your
company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once). - Browse to
the eSourcing Portal: https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.com and click the
link to register. - Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”.
- Enter your correct business and user details. - Note the username you
chose and click “Save” when complete. - You will shortly receive an email
with your unique password (please keep this secure). 2. Express an
Interest in the tender: - Login to the portal with the username/password.
- Click the “PQQs/ITTs Open To All Suppliers” link. (These are
Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any
registered supplier). - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the
content - Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the
left-hand side of the page. - This will move the PQQ/ITT into your “My
PQQs/ My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects
only). - You can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and
Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box 3. Responding to the tender - You
can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting).
- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer
and seek any clarification. - Note the deadline for completion, then
follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT. - There may be
a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is
detailed online help available). If you require any further assistance
please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: A supplier's tender
submission must comply with all of the mandatory requirements and
undertakings specified in the tender documentation, not only any relating
to economic and financial capacity, to ensure its tender proposal is
compliant otherwise DETI reserves the right not to evaluate their tender
or award a contract.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As stated in the tender
documentation.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: As stated in the tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As stated in the tender
documentation.
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 below:
1. Telecommunications infrastructure and service. Weighting: 30.
2. Investment sum. Weighting: 20.
3. Product discounts. Weighting: 20.
4. Technical viability. Weighting: 10.
5. Commercial sustainability. Weighting: 10.
6. Timescale and deployment. Weighting: 10.
7.
8.
9.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
Project_52.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
26.8.2008 - 15:00.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the
tender: Duration in month(s): 9 (from the date stated for receipt of
tender).
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders: Date: 26.8.2008 - 15:30.
Place: Clare House, UK-Belfast, Northern Ireland.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: No.
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU
FUNDS: Yes.
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): EU INTERREG IVA Programme for
Ireland, Northern Ireland and Western Scotland 2007-2013.
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Contracting Authority intends to use an
eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to
use a reverse auction.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 2.7.2008.

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