Supply and Support of Routing & Switching Equipment
JANET(UK) has selected ntl:Telewest Business, Imtech Telecom Global Limited, Alcatel-Lucent Telecom Limited and BT Convergent Solutions Ltd as preferred suppliers.
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JANET(UK) wishes to establish a number of call off contracts to cover the supply and support of routing and switching equipment for JANET and regional networks as well as any other organisations that receive JANET service.
The Prequalification questionnaire (PQQ) is available electronically as an Adobe PDF file.
Clarifications
As matters for clarification arise they will be answered by JANET(UK) and made available on the JANET(UK) e-tendering opportunities portal. Suppliers that have registered their intent to submit a proposal will be notified each time this is updated.
Registration
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 new 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 | 19th October 2007 |
| Close of registration to take part in the procurement process | 19th November 2007 |
| Final date for Clarifications | 19th November 2007 |
| Prequalification questionnaire returns by: | 12:00 noon, 26th November 2007 |
| Complete review of responses and shortlist suppliers to enter the procurement process | 7th December 2007 |
| Produce and issue the Operational Requirement and draft contract | 15th January 2008 |
| Return of Operational Requirement responses | 25th February 2008 |
| Selection of preferred suppliers | 14th March 2008 |
| Contracts placed with preferred suppliers | 30th April 2008 |
JANET(UK) reserves the right to vary this timetable if the need arises, within the constraints of the European Directive.