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 provide maintenance support for an associated Network Management System that also supports Carrier Ethernet technology. JANET(UK) will supply the hardware for the Network Management System.
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.
JANET(UK) will place a contract with one supplier who can supply and provide maintenance support for both the Ethernet Switches and the Network Management System.
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 interested supplier is required to register its intention to submit a response to this PQQ via 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.
A detailed Supplier User Guide on how to use the JANET(UK) portal can be downloaded from the portal itself, or from or the JANET website at:
http://www.ja.net/company/invitations-to-tender/index.html.
The steps and timetable for this procurement are as follows:
Notice of procurement in the EU journal |
14th July 09 |
Close of registration to take part in the shortlisting |
28th July 09 |
Final date for clarifications |
24th July 09 |
Prequalification questionnaire returns by |
12:00 noon, 29th July 09 |
Complete review of responses and shortlist suppliers to enter the procurement process |
7th August 09 |
Produce and issue the Operational Requirement and draft contract |
7th August 09 |
Return of Operational Requirement responses |
20th August 09 |
Selection of preferred supplier |
2nd September 09 |
Contract placed with preferred supplier |
end September 09 |