Contract notice: Wide area network services Tender, Norway - 40885077

Procurement Summary

Country : Norway

Summary : Contract notice: Wide area network services

Deadline : 23 Mar 2020

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 40885077

Document Ref. No. : 088759-2020

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : UTENRIKSDEPARTEMENTET
Office Name: Utenriksdepartementet
Address: Boks 8114 Dep.
Town: Oslo
Postal Code: 0032
Contact Point: Malene Reinertsen

Phone: +47 99314908
Norway
Email :mre@wr.no
URL :https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dep/ud/id833/

Tender Details

Object of the contract
Wide area network services

Description: Contract notice: Wide area network services

Authority Type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Contact Nature: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
Document: Contract notice
Regulation: European Economic Area (EEA), with participation by GPA countries
Award criteria: The most economic tender
CPV code: 72720000, 64200000, 64210000, 72720000, 64200000, 64210000
CPV Description: Wide area network services.

Telecommunications services.

Telephone and data transmission services.

Global WAN Services

Reference Number : 19/2288

Utenriksdepartementet (UD) [the Ministry of Foreign Affairs] invites tenderers to participate in a competition with negotiations for global WAN services. WAN services are included in UD`s global network and it is business critical for the client. UD operates an internal hybrid global network that will function together with WAN from the supplier. This internal network is called UD Global Connect (UDGC). UDGC is establishing an encrypted VPN between the endpoints, and uses WAN as a traffic carrier where this has been ordered. UDGC also uses other traffic carriers, but these are not part of the scope in this contract. WAN must fulfil the primary purpose, hereunder

Main Site : The Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Utenriksdepartementet (UD) [the Ministry of Foreign Affairs] invites tenderers to participate in a competition with negotiations for global WAN services. WAN services are included in UD`s global network and it is business critical for the client. UD operates an internal hybrid global network that will function together with WAN from the supplier. This internal network is called UD Global Connect (UDGC). UDGC is establishing an encrypted VPN between the endpoints, and uses WAN as a traffic carrier where this has been ordered. UDGC also uses other traffic carriers, but these are not part of the scope in this contract. WAN must fulfil the primary purpose, hereunder

(i) ensure that UD`s VPN traffic from UDGC is transported between one location and UD`s main office (HQ) in Oslo; and

(ii) ensure internet access/break in the relevant country or region from a location via the Supplier`s infrastructure /POP. This is important for access to cloud services as close as possible to a location.

2 products must be offered, hereunder

(i) On-net; One fully administered service end-to-end for a location, including access line, CPE/equipment, installation and operational services locally; and

(iii) Off-line: a partially administered service, where the customer is responsible for the access line (locally procured internet), that connects to the tenderer`s CPE/equipment. This is in order to utilise the tenderer`s main network/transport capacity between land and continents, for traffic between a location and HQ.

Tenderers must be registered in a company register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.

The tenderer must have a rating of A or equivalent (or equivalent means credit worth without security`).

The tenderer must have a minimum average annual turnover of 40 000 000 NOK per year for the last 3 years.


Internet address (URL): https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dep/ud/id833/

Documents

 Tender Notice