Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-05-17
Buyer: 50Hertz Transmission GmbH
Country: DE
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 48000000
Submission deadline: 2021-06-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contracted party will also be responsible for the continuous evolution and growth of the 50Hertz/ELIA network.
For ELIA, delivery and support additionally have to be provided with regards to an existing VoIP infrastructure which consists of a Cisco core installation and additional third party products. This VoIP related product portfolio to be handled is specified below, along with the required tasks to be covered beyond mere supply of hard- and software.
For 50 Hertz, such services may be required for a VoIP infrastructure based on a Cisco core installation later (which will be explained to the bidder in detail then).
The RfP part for ELIA, Belgium in scope of this technical specification implies focus on an Office environment, and not the ELIA GRID network interconnecting the 800+ substations the ELIA office environment is spread out over Belgium, as detailed on the official ELIA website. It is composed of the headquarters, main service centers and satellite service centers. Beyond this focus, the successful bidder should occasionally be able to deliver ruggedised routers and switches, and provide services for these components as described in this document.
In case of 50 Hertz such a distinction between office environment and GRID network is not helpful for understanding the scope of this technical specification. 50 Hertz will order delivery and services covering a scope of vendors and component types named in this technical specification, which are used at German 50 Hertz sites with varying focus of infrastructure usage. The requirements regarding service delivery etc. in case of 50 Hertz will consequently be expressed by service level objectives, no matter if a case is related to Office or GRID networking. Such sites are located in several German federal states, as explained in more details in a paragraph of this technical specification aiming at understanding the geographic scope to be covered by
The contracted party will also be responsible for the continuous evolution and growth of the 50 Hertz/ELIA network.
For ELIA, delivery and support additionally have to be provided with regards to an existing VoIP infrastructure which consists of a Cisco core installation and additional third party products. This VoIP related product portfolio to be handled is specified below, along with the required tasks to be covered beyond mere supply of hard- and software.
For 50 Hertz, such services may be required for a VoIP infrastructure based on a Cisco core installation later (which will be explained to the bidder in detail then).
The RfP part for ELIA, Belgium in scope of this technical specification implies focus on an office environment, and not the ELIA GRID network interconnecting the 800+ substations the ELIA office environment is spread out over Belgium, as detailed on the official ELIA website. It is composed of the headquarters, main service centers and satellite service centers. Beyond this focus, the successful bidder should occasionally be able to deliver ruggedised routers and switches, and provide services for these components as described in this document.
In case of 50 Hertz such a distinction between office environment and GRID network is not helpful for understanding the scope of this technical specification. 50 Hertz will order delivery and services covering a scope of vendors and component types named in this technical specification, which are used at German 50 Hertz sites with varying focus of infrastructure usage. The requirements regarding service delivery etc. in case of 50 Hertz will consequently be expressed by service level objectives, no matter if a case is related to Office or GRID networking. Such sites are located in several German federal states, as explained in more details in a paragraph of this technical specification aiming at understanding the geographic scope to be covered by
Proof from the insurer of the existence of professional liability insurance, stating the sums insured (per claim and maximised insurance period) for property damage and personal injury as well as for financial losses, or a declaration by the applicant that he/she will have appropriate professional liability insurance at the time of the service provision.
Proof from the insurer of the existence of a business liability insurance policy, stating the sums insured (per claim and maximised insurance period) for property damage and personal injury as well as for financial losses, or self-declaration that the applicant will have a corresponding business liability insurance policy at the time of the service provision.
The applicant must provide information on the total turnover, as well as the turnover of the branch of business to which the subject of the tender is comparable.
1) The supplier must have the Cisco Gold Partner certification/Status and to provide a proof about it;
2) The supplier confirms the delivery of hardware and provision of services for the following manufacturers, which are used by the clients:

Eligibility requirements: 1) Commercial register not older than 6 months.
1. Auszug Handelsregister, nicht älter als 6 Monate