Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 October 2018
502. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which the only remaining bidder for the national broadband plan is compliant with the process in view of the changes that the consortium has undergone since the process commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39420/18]
View answerI have been advised by my Department that the bidder in the National Broadband procurement process is led by Granahan McCourt and that the bidder has nominated a number of key subcontractors including enet, Nokia, Actavo, the Kelly Group and KN Group to assist in the delivery of the National Broadband Plan Contract.
Bidders wishing to participate in the ongoing NBP procurement process had to pre-qualify in order to participate in that process. Only those bidders that could demonstrate they had the necessary economic and financial standing, together with the required technical and professional capability, were allowed to participate in the procurement. I understand from my Department that the bidder which submitted its Final Tender to my Department on 18 September 2018 met these relevant thresholds set out for the procurement process.
My Department is evaluating the Final Tender submission. This is a significant milestone as the NBP procurement process has now entered its final stage.
