Thames Valley Region Optical Fibre Network
JANET(UK) wishes to procure a dark fibre network in the Thames Valley region of the JANET network, known as the Thames Valley Network (TVN).
Sites that will definitely be connected to TVN are:
- University of Oxford
- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
- UKAEA Culham Division
- Reading University
Further information can be found in the Operational Requirement document (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:
Note: if your company is not already registered as a user of the JANET(UK) portal it is necessary first to register as a user of the portal. Once this registration is accepted by JANET(UK), a username and password will be issued, and should be used for all future accesses to the portal. Note also that JANET(UK) will reject a supplier’s registration if there is already a registration on the portal for that supplier. Please remember also that this initial registration is not a registration for a particular contract, it is only the registration of the supplier on the JANET(UK) portal. When the username and password are received, it is necessary then to login and register interest in a specific contract.
When registering, 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 to European Journal |
7th October 2009 |
Final date for registration |
23rd November 2009 |
Final date for clarifications |
18th November 2009 |
Closing date for tenders |
12:00 Noon on Wednesday |
Selection of preferred supplier |
9th December 2009 |
Contract placed by |
End January 2010 |
Scheduled Connection Date for service commencement by |
31st July 2010 |