Carrier Ethernet Equipment

The procurement is for the supply of equipment and software together with a maintenance/support contract for Ethernet switch equipment supporting Carrier Ethernet technology. In addition the supplier will need to supply and maintain an associated network management system that also supports Carrier Ethernet technology. JANET(UK) will supply the hardware for the network management system. Both the supply and maintenance agreements will run for two years with the option to extend for up to a further two years.

The equipment purchased as a result of this procurement will be used by JANET(UK) to construct a network testbed that will enable JANET(UK) to gain both operational experience of, and to investigate the features and functionality of, Carrier Ethernet technology in the context of the JANET network environment.

Further information can be found in the Operation Requirements (OR) which is available electronically as a word file and an Adobe PDF file.

Suppliers should note that before submitting a response to the OR 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: