Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-02-28
Buyer: Dublin City Council
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 32000000 | 32400000 | 32500000 | 48211000 | 72000000
Estimated value: 600000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2020-03-27
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: EU Fund

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
Single Party Framework Agreement for the Design, Supply, Installation and Management of Community and Public WiFi Services across Dublin City Council
The requirement of this tender is to provide the delivery of end-to-end WiFi connectivity and managed service solutions on behalf of Dublin City Council (including site surveys, delivery of access points, installation, wiring, filtering, support services, and backhaul) at multiple sites across the administrative area.
This framework will be used initially to deploy WiFi services under the WiFi4EU initiative to approx. 44 site locations. It may also be used to include other public WiFi services on behalf of Dublin City Council including connectivity for Euro 2020 Fan Zones and other events or programs across the administrative area in order to support digital connectivity and inclusion.
The requirement of this tender is to provide the delivery of end-to-end WiFi connectivity and managed service solutions on behalf of Dublin City Council (including site surveys, delivery of access points, installation, wiring, filtering, support services, and backhaul) at multiple sites across the administrative area.
This framework will be used initially to deploy WiFi services under the WiFi4EU initiative to approx. 44 site locations. It may also be used to include other public WiFi services on behalf of Dublin City Council including connectivity for Euro 2020 Fan Zones and other events or programs across the administrative area in order to support digital connectivity and inclusion.
Dublin City Council through its Smart City program was successful in achieving a maximum allocation of four vouchers worth 15 000 EUR each to install or upgrade public or community WiFi services across the administrative area as part of the recent WiFi4EU funding call. The vouchers will cover the cost of the equipment, installations and connections only. All tenderer’s must register as a supplier on the WiFi4EU platform in order to claim payment for the vouchers. See: https://wifi4eu.ec.europa.eu/#/supplier-landing
Note: the WiFi4EU voucher element must be drawn down by the successful tenderer directly from the EU. Further information regarding the WiFi4EU initiative, criteria, payment procedures and processes and other general information can be found via this link: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/wifi4eu-questions-and-answers#Implementation.
The Department of Rural and Community Development will match the funding provided by the European Commission, doubling the value of the investment in public Wi-Fi networks and supporting installation costs and extension of the network in local authorities.
The contracting authority reserves the right to extend the term of the framework agreement for a maximum period of up to 1 year, such extensions will be on the same terms and conditions as the initial framework agreement, subject to the contracting authority’s obligations at law.
The WiFi4EU (https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/wifi4eu-free-wi-fi-europeans) initiative is a European Commission scheme to support the provision of free WiFi access in indoor or outdoor public spaces (e.g. public administrations premises, health centres, public parks and squares).
1) Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2014. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts.
2) It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required;
3) Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications;
4) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words ‘or equivalent’ will always be appended;


Award value: 600000