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Study of Telecommunications Redundancy Options for Tonga

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Details

Tender Closed
RFx ID : 25863169
Tender Name : Study of Telecommunications Redundancy Options for Tonga
Reference # : WPG-0103436 Restricted Tender
Open Date : Thursday, 26 May 2022 5:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Close Date  : Wednesday, 15 June 2022 1:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Department/Business Unit : Crown Funding
Tender Type : Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage : Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :
  • 43000000 - Information Technology Broadcasting and Telecommunications
Regions:
  • International
Exemption Reason : None
Required Pre-qualifications : None
Contact : Emma Murdoch
emma.murdoch@mfat.govt.nz
Alternate Physical Delivery Address  :
Alternate Physical Fax Number  :
Agency Address :
Overview

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade invites suitably qualified suppliers to provide a proposal for a Study of Telecommunications Redundancy Options for Tonga.

The January 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano, and subsequent tsunami, resulted in significant damage to Tonga’s international and domestic submarine telecommunications cables. The Tonga Cable took five weeks to repair and the domestic cable remains out of service, with an estimated twelve month repair timeframe.

This situation demonstrated the pressing need for an effective strategy and executable plan for providing the country with an appropriate, reliable source of redundancy and/or backup solutions, to provide resilience to its existing domestic and international cable systems.

In February 2022, the Government of Tonga (GoT) accepted an offer from the Governments of Australia and New Zealand to progress a study to inform decision-making on connectivity redundancy/backup options, both satellite and cable, for Tonga.

The technical assistance should be targeted to assist the GoT to make informed decisions about communications resilience and redundancy, by providing information on: potential economic and social impacts of connectivity disruption; current status of satellite connectivity in Tonga; submarine cable connectivity options; domestic cable considerations; key areas of risk in existing infrastructure; and redundancy preparedness analysis and planning.

This closed tender will be conducted via Procurement in a Day (PIAD) which requires suppliers to present their proposal to an evaluation panel. Alongside the presentation, suppliers are required to submit a response form (includes pricing template, declaration form and team curriculum vitae for each nominated consultant).

Further information is provided in the attachments but if you have any concerns, please get in touch with us.

RFx Outcome

This tender has been awarded. Total spend value $ 290,000.

  • NETWORK STRATEGIES LIMITED - Level 1, 96c Carlton Gore Road, Newmarket, Auckland 1023, 1023, NEW ZEALAND

Further Award Information:
Thank you for your response to the Study of Telecommunications Redundancy Options for Tonga RFQ.
This was awarded to Network Strategies Limited.

Award Date: Monday, 8 August 2022 (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Date RFx was completed/updated: Thursday, 11 August 2022 2:57 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)