Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 April 2019
112. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date on which the tender process will open for competition in respect of finding a provider for digital radio services to An Garda Síochána and other emergency services in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17951/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraOfficials of my Department are engaged in an OJEU procurement exercise to establish a new replacement framework for the delivery of a nation-wide, narrowband, secure, managed digital radio service for voice and data purposes and for the supply of associated services. It advertised its intention to procure replacement services in January 2017 and is currently in the process of a competitive procedure with negotiation with Stage 2 RFT documents due to be published to pre-qualified candidates in Quarter 2 2019.
