SuperJANET5 Transmission Infrastructure Procurement - Archive

The SuperJANET5 transmission infrastructure procurement is being conducted under the Negotiated Procedure of the EC Procurement Services Directive.

The next key stage in the procurement of SuperJANET5, the replacement for the current JANET backbone, took place in June 2005 with the publication to potential suppliers of the formal Operational Requirement for the procurement.

The potential suppliers, listed below, were selected as a result of a prequalification process in December 2004.

• Energis
• Geo
• Global Crossing
• MCI
• ntl
• THUS

The Operational Requirement provides a precise specification of the facilities JANET(UK) is seeking for the new backbone, and asks each potential supplier to respond with an equally precise and priced proposal as to how it could provide the backbone required.

• Operational Requirement for the SuperJANET5 Network Backbone (PDF)

A brochure (PDF) to accompany the Operational Requirement has also been published, outlining the key aspects of the Operational Requirement.

Timetable

	Procurement Activity	Dates/Timescales
	Notice of PQQ in European Journal	19th October 2004
	Suppliers' briefing meeting	4th November 2004
	Final date for Registration	12th November 2004
	PQQ responses back	25th November 2004
	Inform suppliers of outcome of PQQ evaluation	Mid December 2004
	Meetings with shortlisted suppliers	January - end April 2005
	Issue operational requirement and draft contract	Mid June 2005
	Return operational requirement responses	Early August 2005
	Select preferred supplier	End October 2005
	Contract placed with preferred supplier	Mid December 2005

Prequalification Stage Archived Information