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Tender description

Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was formally established by the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. Its mission is to develop and promote Ireland as a world centre of excellence for horse racing and breeding. Its primary functions include the development and promotion of the Irish Horseracing Industry, the development of authorised racecourses, the administration of prize-money at race fixtures and the control of the operation of authorised bookmakers. Subsidiaries of HRI include: • Tote Ireland Ltd; • HRI Racecourses Ltd; and • Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Ltd; • HRI Racecourses Ltd owns and operates Leopardstown, Fairyhouse, Navan and Tipperary Racecourses. Horse Racing Ireland has three connections which this tender process is looking to replace. Each connection is terminated at a vender supplier router and then connected into Horse Racing Ireland equipment. Please refer to the attached Invitation to Tender document for a detailed specification of requirements. Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) was formally established by the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. Its mission is to develop and promote Ireland as a world centre of excellence for horse racing and breeding. Its primary functions include the development and promotion of the Irish Horseracing Industry, the development of authorised racecourses, the administration of prize-money at race fixtures and the control of the operation of authorised bookmakers. Subsidiaries of HRI include: • Tote Ireland Ltd; • HRI Racecourses Ltd; and • Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Ltd; • HRI Racecourses Ltd owns and operates Leopardstown, Fairyhouse, Navan and Tipperary Racecourses. Horse Racing Ireland has three connections which this tender process is looking to replace. Each connection is terminated at a vender supplier router and then connected into Horse Racing Ireland equipment. • the primary connection to Government networks is a 100 Mb fibre connection, terminating by a Cisco 4431 router; • the secondary connection to Government networks is a 20 Mb licensed wireless connection termination on a supplier supplied OneAccess ONE50; • the dedication connection to the data centre is a 30Mb connection over fibre, terminated on both sides by a Cisco 2921 router. Please refer to the attached invitation to tender document for a detailed specification of requirement.