DSB Wi-Fi solution onbord rolling stock

Kort beskrivelse

DSB is tendering for supplier for a complete Wi-Fi system for rolling stock to be designed and delivered by supplier and operated by supplier upon DSB’s installation into the rolling stock.

Beskrivelse af udbuddet

DSB is tendering for a supplier for Wi-Fi service for rolling stock to be designed, managed and operated on DSB’s rolling stock (trains).
The business objectives for the DSB passenger Wi-Fi service on rolling stock are:
— a stable quality Wi-Fi service to DSB’s passengers and personnel travelling on rolling stock from time to time covered by the scope;
— through the establishment and operation of DSB passenger Wi-Fi facilitating that DSB’s passengers and personnel can rely on being able to work while travelling by using internet carried services, i.e. facilitating a Functional Workspace on trains; and.
— to ensure that the DSB passenger Wi-Fi solution and related services are affordable and cost effective to DSB.
The contract is an end-to-end delivery of DSB Public Wi-Fi, including;
— a design for a quality Wi-Fi service for DSB’s rolling stock in scope, such Wi-Fi service to be compatible with and operated by using DSB’s pre-installed external antennas and cables on rolling stock,
— relevant and adequate train-side hardware and software components as well as required back-end functionalities (hardware and software, as applicable) to establish and operate such Wi-Fi service,
— certain training and assistance in terms of DSB performning the installation into rolling stock,
— the relevant services ensuring the continuous satisfatory operation of the Wi-Fi service according to agreed KPI’s and other functional requirements, certain monitoring services and maintenance support, and performing certain administrative services in terms of DSB’s contracts for data backhaul, ensuring that data backhaul is provided and made available for consumption through the Wi-Fi service in rolling stock.For a detailed definition of the scope please refer to Schedule 1.2 Scope, and for requirement specifications please refer to Schedule 2.2 DSB´s Wi-Fi Requirement Specification both documents provided as part of the tender material.

Beskrivelse af mulighederne

The tender include a range of options, for which the applicant must describe the specific technical solution and state a price.
DSB has included options for 4 additional types of rolling stock. The OTU rolling stock type is covered by 2 alternative options. Further, a number of options regarding technical functionalities for the Wi-Fi service are included:
1. Options to include additional rolling stock types:
a. Delivery of equipment for and operation of a Wi-Fi service in up to 77 (seventy seven) IC4 train sets;
b. Delivery of equipment for and operation of a Wi-Fi service in up to 135 (one hundred and thirty five) S-train train sets (Type SA and SE);
c. Delivery of equipment for and operation of a Wi-Fi service in up to 20 (twenty) Desiro train sets;
d. Delivery of equipment for and operation of a Wi-Fi service in up to 34 (thirty four) OTU train sets owned by DSB only;
e. Delivery of equipment for and operation of a Wi-Fi service in up to 111 (one hundred and eleven) OTU train sets, whereof 34 are owned by DSB and 77 are owned by 4 Swedish entities. This specific option comprises train sets which are operating in a joint pool for traffic services in both Danmark and Sweden;
The rolling stock types are included as options as DSB needs the flexibility to postpone the final decision on installing the Wi-FI service solution into these rolling stock types.
The 111 OTU trainsets are managed as one pool of rolling stock comprising 34 trainsets owned by DSB and 77 owned by Swedish entities. All units are deployed across Swedish and Danish railway operation as business demands requires.
2. Options for technical functionalities and properties:
a. SDD Hard drive in controller prebuild with an available capacity of 1TB. This option covers the capacity of factory build hard drive, which must be a SSD HD (Solid State Drive) HD (Hard drive) available for e.g. virtual server, FTP server, data collection or other future OBN services.
b. Module based OBN controller. Option covers controller flexibility. The factory build module based controller must be able to operate with changeable modems, HD (Hard drive) and available space for new modules, for future upgrades.
c. Data analysis integration. Option regarding data analysis integrated to DSB’s data warehouse, so that DSB data analysts can access the logged data from the Wi-Fi service.
d. “Content partner IP whitelisting”. Suppliers back end functionalities shall support “DSB content partner IP whitelisting”, meaning that if DSB makes a partnership with a content provider, then the supplier should be able to provide DSB and its content providers with an IP address range, that can be whitelisted with the content provider. This includes granting access to the content without further / additional login.
e. Wi-Fi mesh failover. Option to include use of Wi-Fi mesh connections for failover purposes between access points to improve operation stability of the Wi-Fi service in case a jumper between 2 train coaches is failing. Mesh is only intended to support Wi-Fi mesh technology between the trains coaches.
f. DSB envisions the Service Provider to supply DSB with an affordable built-in simplified Passenger Counting System (PCS). The output from the PCS should be available and accessible from the Service Provider NOC, where DSB can analyse the data.

Yderligere oplysninger

Please notice that the procurement entails joint procurement in relation to option Nº 1E. DSB completes the entire procurement on behalf of it selves and in relation to option Nº 1E also on behalf on the 4 Swedish entities stated, cf. section VI.3. Danish law governs the entire procurement procedure. Danish courts determine any litigation about procedure.

Based on the decision made by the Complaint Board (Klagenaevnet for Udbud) at 26.1.2018, DSB has chosen to withdraw the award decision made at 18.12.2017, and cancel the tender process 2017/S 088-172973. DSB intends to start a new tender process within few months.

Præcise oplysninger om fristerne for gennemgangsprocedurer

Complaints regarding pre-qualification covered by the utilities procurement directive must be filed the Complaints board for public procurement within 20 days calculated from the day after the Contracting Authority has sent the notification to the the applicants about the result of the pre-qualification. Complaints regarding a tender covered by the utilities procurement directive must be filed with the Complaints board for public procurement within 45 calendar days after the Contracting Authority published a contract award notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (with effect from the day following the publication date). The complainant must inform the contracting authority of the appeal in writing, at the latest simultaneously with the lodge of the complaint to The Complaints Board for Public Procurement. The complainant shall state whether the complaint was lodged during the standstill period. If the appeal was not lodged during the standstill period, the appellant must also state whether he requests.
The appeal to have a delaying effect.