Supply and Maintenance of the JANET Core Videoconferencing Equipment
JANET(UK) has selected Direct Visual as preferred supplier.
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This procurement is to appoint a single supplier to supply suitable equipment and to provide its maintenance. The contract will form a framework agreement that JANET(UK) will use for initial purchase and a phased replacement of the existing core equipment including the gatekeeper hierarchy and networking equipment over the next few years.
The Prequalification Questionnaire (PQQ) is available electronically below as a Word file and 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 |
Insert Notice of procurement launch in the EU Journal |
28th January 2008 |
Close of registration to take part in procurement process |
26th February 2008 |
Final date for clarifications |
26th February 2008 |
Prequalification Questionnaire returns |
12:00 Noon on Tuesday 4th March 2008 |
Complete review of responses and shortlist suppliers to receive the Operational Requirement |
28th March 2008 |
Final date for clarifications |
Wednesday 30th April 2008 |
Operational Requirement returns |
12:00 Noon on Wednesday 7th May 2008 |
Selection of preferred supplier |
30th May 2008 |
Contract placed with the preferred supplier |
20th June 2008 |
Equipment installed and commissioned |
29th August 2008 |
JANET(UK) reserves the right to vary this timetable if the need arises, within the constraints of the European Directive.