Cellular M2M Communications Services for SMP (Procurement 2)

Tender description

The Contracting Entity intends to procure a reliable and high availability cellular M2M communications Service Contract to enable end-to-end communications between components of the ESB AMI system, and a range of implementation and enduring services. Communications Service – The provision of reliable communications within the bounds of agreed SLAs between ESB IT systems and Smart Electricity Meters (SEMs); Implementation Services – The provision of services to design, implement and integrate the communications interfaces with the SEMs and the ESB IT systems and infrastructure, and Enduring Support Services – Services to provide an incident management system, testing services and reporting services. Lot 1: The Contracting Entity intends to procure a reliable and high availability cellular M2M communications Service Contract to enable end-to-end communications between components of the ESB AMI system, and a range of implementation and enduring services. It is envisaged that during the Initial Period the services will be comprised of Implementation Services, Communications Service for up to 2,000,000 including the provision of eSIM/SIMs and Enduring Services. It is proposed that the Contract will include services under the following headings: Communications Service – The provision of reliable communications within the bounds of agreed SLAs between ESB IT systems and Smart Electricity Meters (SEMs); Implementation Services – The provision of services to design, implement and integrate the communications interfaces with the SEMs and the ESB IT systems and infrastructure, and Enduring Support Services – Services to provide an incident management system, testing services and reporting services. It is proposed that the Contract will include services under the following headings: Communications Service – The provision of reliable communications within the bounds of agreed SLAs between ESB IT systems and Smart Electricity Meters (SEMs); Implementation Services – The provision of services to design, implement and integrate the communications interfaces with the SEMs and the ESB IT systems and infrastructure, and Enduring Support Services – Services to provide an incident management system, testing services and reporting services. Please refer to the individual instructions for submission of bids relevant to each tender issued via the system.