High-Bandwidth Telecommunications Infrastructure in the AbMAN Region
The contract envisaged is for optical fibre and/or managed transmission services in the range 10Mbps to 1Gbps, with one link of 10Gbps between the core routers. These connections will be used by JANET(UK) build a regional network and connect it to the JANET backbone.
AbMAN is resiliently connected to the JANET backbone by diversely routed optical fibre links, one at the University of Aberdeen’s Foresterhill campus and the other at the University of Aberdeen’s Edward Wright Building off Dunbar Street. The replacement network will also use these locations to connect to the JANET backbone.
Further information can be found in the Prequalification Questionnaire (PQQ) which is available electronically as a word file and an Adobe PDF file.
Suppliers should note that before submitting a response to the PQQ they must register their intent to do this with JANET(UK).
Each potential supplier must register on the JANET(UK) e-tendering opportunities portal at https://tenders.ja.net. Each potential supplier must register as a system user if they are a first time user of the JANET(UK) portal, which is a one-off activity. Once accepted by JANET(UK), each supplier will receive a username and password that should be used for all future accesses to the system. The only time that JANET(UK) will reject a supplier is if there is an attempt to have a duplicate registration for a supplier. Also, please note that this first time registration is not a registration for a particular contract, it is only the registration of the user on the JANET(UK) portal. When username and password are received, then a supplier must log in and then register their interest in a specific contract. It is recommended that a generic mailbox (such as sales@supplier) is set up, so that information from the system can be sent to more than one representative at the company.
The steps and timetable for this procurement are as follows:
Activity |
Date |
Notice of procurement in the EU journal |
12 January 2010 |
Close of registration to take part in the shortlisting |
17 February 2010 |
Final date for clarifications |
11 February 2010 |
Prequalification questionnaire returns by |
12:00 noon, 18 February 2010 |
Complete review of responses and shortlist suppliers to enter the procurement process |
19 March 2010 |
Produce and issue the Operational Requirement and draft contract |
19 March 2010 |
Return of Operational Requirement responses |
28 April 2010 |
Selection of preferred supplier |
end May 2010 |
Contract placed with preferred supplier |
end June 2010 |