Closed tender

International Telecommunications Data Circuits

Details

Buyer: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Value: €7,760,000
Topic: Telecommunications network
Published: 14 August 2025
Submission: 19 September 2025
Source: ie:e_tenders

Tender description

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade requests tenders from economic operators for the provision of International Telecommunications Data Circuits. In summary, the Services required are: A) End-to-End Layer 2 (where Layer 2 has the meaning given in the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model) synchronous telecommunications data circuits. B) Support and maintenance of synchronous telecommunications data circuits. The full service requirements are as described in Appendix 1 of the Request for Tender (RFT) document.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published14 August 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date19 September 2025

About the buyer

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is an Irish central government department based in Dublin. All purchasing of goods and services must follow a competitive process, apart from exceptional circumstances. Smaller purchases are sourced by seeking quotes from at least three suppliers. Some goods and services are bought through Office of Government Procurement framework contracts instead.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's contract awards have been in transport equipment, public administration and defence and business services.

Decision makers

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-an-roinn-gnothai-eachtracha-agus-tradala.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-an-roinn-gnothai-eachtracha-agus-tradala.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-an-roinn-gnothai-eachtracha-agus-tradala.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-an-roinn-gnothai-eachtracha-agus-tradala.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-an-roinn-gnothai-eachtracha-agus-tradala.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@department-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-an-roinn-gnothai-eachtracha-agus-tradala.gov