The Irish Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources has launched a tender process for the development of a high speed broadband network with minimum service requirements under the National Broadband Plan (NBP).

The selected bidder will design, finance, develop, construct, operate, maintain and exploit a wholesale Next Generation Access network and associated services within the NBP Intervention Area (IA), which currently covers over 750 000 premises. The concession period will be 25 years.

The IA is split into two geographic areas and a combined area as follows:

• Lot Area A: Southern Intervention Area
• Lot Area B: Northern Intervention Area
• Lot Area C: Combined Northern and Southern Intervention Area

Bidders can opt for the Lot Areas individually or for the entire IA.

Interested parties must submit their request to participate on or before 29 February 2016.

See tender announcement:

http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:455315-2015:TEXT:EN:HTML