**GÉANT GN5 - IP / MPLS Routing And Switching Infrastructure Replacement - Supply & Support **
This Prior Information Notice, is designed to help inform relevant market providers about GEANT’s forthcoming requirement for replacement IP / MPLS routing and switching equipment, as well as a range of around the box services that will encompass build and maintenance requirements as the project evolves.
The intended timing for the project is to formally commence tender proceedings later this year with a view to awarding a single Framework Agreement in the first quarter of 2023. The roll out of new equipment and transitioning services to the new platform will begin thereafter and is expected to run for at least 2 years.
The scope of the tender will be the supply and support of IP/MPLS routing and switching equipment, VAT compliant delivery, installation, commissioning and decommissioning services at PoP sites across the whole of Europe