Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-08-09
Buyer: European Patent Office (EPO)
Country: NL
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72700000 | 72720000: Wide area network services
Submission deadline: 2022-09-27
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The network connectivity between the different EPO buildings in Munich is provided through dark fibre connections from each building to the Isar building and to the Pschorrhöfe BT7 building and to the Haar building. As with the inter-building connections, each connection between the buildings in Munich is duplicated for technical security of the network services. Together, all these connections form the Metropolitan Area Network for the EPO Office in Munich. The EPO is looking to renew the existing MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) links.
Bidders may submit offers for one or both lots. It is planned to award one contract per lot and both contracts can be awarded to the same Contractor.
The duration of the agreement for Lot 1 is three years from the date of signature of the contract, with two possible extensions of one year each, at the EPO's discretion.
Proposals for variants, the effect of which would be to reduce significantly the rights and safeguards of the EPO, are not allowed.
Questions submitted after the deadline for receipt of requests for clarification (see VI.3) will not be answered. After expiry of the deadline, the questions submitted by others and the corresponding clarifications will be available in the BIDDING COCKPIT.
Lot 2 - MAN Line from EPO Isar building to EPO Haar building and MAN line from EPO Pschorrhöfe to EPO Haar building
MAN Line from EPO Isar building to EPO Haar building and MAN line from EPO Pschorrhöfe to EPO Haar building.
The duration of the Services of Lot 2 will be further specified in an Order Form, if commissioned, but shall never exceed the termination of the Services of Lot 1.
Proposals for variants, the effect of which would be to reduce significantly the rights and safeguards of the EPO, are not allowed.
Questions submitted after the deadline for receipt of requests for clarification (see VI.3) will not be answered. After expiry of the deadline, the questions submitted by others and the corresponding clarifications will be available in the BIDDING COCKPIT.
If several bidders submit a joint bid, they must be jointly and severally liable for the performance of the obligations under the contract. A declaration to this effect, duly signed by all members of the grouping and appointing a representative authorised to act on behalf of all members, must be submitted with the bid.
Only electronic bids may be submitted. Please note that a qualified electronic signature is required as specified on EPO's website: https://www.epo.org/about-us/tenders/signatures.html
Please note that EPO's procurement procedures are governed solely by EPO's own procurement rules. The relevant rules are described in the EPO's General Conditions of Tender, which are available at the EPO's website https://www.epo.org/about-us/tenders/general-conditions.html.
La connexion entre les différents immeubles de l’Office Européen des Brevets à Munich est faite par de la fibre optique. Les connexions entre les immeubles de Isar et Pschorrhöfe BT7 et ainsi que la connexion avec l’immeuble de Haar sont donc assurées par des fibres optiques.
Ce réseau de fibres entre les immeubles est appelé MAN. L’Office Européen des Brevets veut renouveler son réseau de fibres optiques à Munich.