Cavan Co Co takes lead on council tech tender
Signage and playground tenders also issued
Cavan County Council is tendering to establish a 'Single Party Framework Agreement' for IT infrastructure services on behalf of itself and five other local authorituies.
The provision of Advanced Network Services Tender is for Cavan, Louth, Monaghan, Longford, Leitrim and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.
The establishment of the Framework will be tendered as one package, with the successful bidder required to sign separate contracts with each county council. Services covered under the tender include switching, routing, security, network architecture and systems support.
The tender will replace another fulfilled by Louth County Council on behalf of the counties some years back.
A spokesperson for Cavan County Council explained that the tender is being run as a framework and five other named councils can also avail of the services as part of the same tender.
“The combined expenditure of all six counties listed on the framework is estimated to fall within the range of €50,000 to €150,000 per year. The initial term of any potential contract will be for a period of two years.”
The deadline for applications is April 14.
Design of tourism signage for Cavan Town
Meanwhile, the council has reissued tenders from a suitably qualified and experienced tourism design team to research, design, and produce a Wayfinding & Tourist Signage Plan for Cavan Town.
The tender includes a design proposal for a Heritage Town Trail also.
The project has been funded through Fáilte Ireland’s Destination towns scheme, which seeks to drive a regional spread of overseas and domestic visitors and spend. The scheme aims to make towns more attractive places to visit.
A spokesperson for the council explained: “The key objective is the delivery of a bespoke high quality signage plan, which will improve tourist wayfinding around and into Cavan Town and enhance the overall visitor experience.”
The tender was first issued earlier this year.
They adds that the reissuing of the tender was to “provide additional technical information, which will help ensure any responses received contain sufficient detail and are correctly aligned with the objectives outlined above.”
The deadline for response is March 30.
Playground refurbishments for Cootehill and Kilnaleck
A tender has also been issued by the council for the refurbishment of Cootehill and Kilnaleck playgrounds.
The scope of the works consists of excavating and disposing of existing surface materials including asphalt, rubber impact mats, wetpour, damaged kerbs and associated hardcore, and the installation of Cl804, wetpour and Asphalt material, kerbing, new play equipment, and associated landscaping.
The deadline for response is April 6.