RailTel invites EOI for enhancement of Data Centre and its networking infrastructure

RailTel Corporation of India has invited Expression of Interest for Selection of Partner from empanelled business associate for exclusive pre-bid teaming arrangement for supply, installation & commissioning of for enhancement of data centre and its networking infrastructure for end customer organization for agreed scope of work.

  • Tender Reference Number: RailTel EOI NRMKTG EB DEF 2021-22 DC
  • Name of Work: Exclusive Pre-Bid Teaming Arrangement For Supply, Installation & Commissioning of for Enhancement of Data Centre and its Networking infrastructure for end Customer Organization for agreed
  • Bid Validity(Days): 210 Days 
  • Document Download / Sale Start Date: 10-Mar-2022 
  • Document Download / Sale End Date: 14-Mar-2022 
  • Bid Submission Start Date: 10-Mar-2022 
  • Bid Submission End Date: 14-Mar-2022 
  • Bid Opening Date: 14-Mar-2022 

Scope of Work & Partner Selection:

  • The scope of work will be as mentioned in the end Customer Organization RFP for Supply, installation and Commissioning for Enhancement of Data Centre and its Networking infrastructure at CoR premises.
  • Introduction:
    • Customer of RailTel (CoR) consists of more than 110 work centers across India and is interconnected by means of point-to-point leased lines. The IT wing of CoR i.e., DIT&CS has been developing large number of applications, indigenously developed ERP modules. which allows CoR users to carryout day to day IT activities.
    • The present proposal seeks the turkey solution for carrying out an Enhancement of Data Center and its Networking infrastructure for CoR community for various needful IT service.
    • It is proposed to provide and maintain DX based lnrack cooling, Network & server racks, UPS, DCIM and BMS, Network Monitoring Software, Fire Detector & Suppression System, Network Switches, IP CCTV with DVR Solution for CoR Intranet across CoR. 
    • Solution provider need to offer solution with no single point of failure in hardware and without any downtime in accessing Intranet applications and services hosted on offered IT infrastructure.
    • Detail technical specifications will be provided to bidder after signing of NDA (Non- Disclosure Agreement) document.
  • Interested partners need to Buy the Technical Documents of this EoI from Office of RailTel Corporation of India Limited, Northern Region at Delhi as per schedule mentioned above. 
  • Bidder may submit their response in form of duly signed and stamped and submit techno- commercial bid at the E-nivida portal through Online mode, within the stipulated date and time, as mentioned in this EOI document. Address of the RailTel office from where Physical Technical Document may be bought is:

Background of EOI:

  • RailTel Corporation of India Ltd (hereafter referred to as ‘RailTel’) an ICT arm of Indian Railways has been in the forefront of building innovative platforms and solutions and vision to build range of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Services for its customers. 
  • In this regard, RailTel intends to participate in the tender floated by Defence Organisation (hereafter referred to as ‘CoR’) and accordingly seeks to select a suitable partner for pre-bid arrangement.
  • The RFP floated by Indian Defence Organization For Supply, Installation & Commissioning is for Enhancement of Data Centre and its Networking infrastructure for end Customer Organisation.

About RailTel: 

  • RailTel Corporation of India Ltd (RailTel) is one of the largest neutral telecom
  • infrastructure providers in the country owning a Pan-India optic fibre network on exclusive Right of Way (ROW) along Railway track. 
  • The OFC network presently reaches to over 4500 towns & cities of the country including several rural areas. 
  • With its Pan India high-capacity network, RailTel is working towards creating a knowledge society at various fronts. 
  • The portfolio of services provided by RailTel includes Data Centre & DR services, Tele-presence as a service, NLD services, IP-1 services, Internet and Broadband services on a pan-India basis.
  • Equipped with an ISO 9001, 20000-1:2011 & 27000 certification, RailTel offers a wide gamut of managed telecom services to Indian Telecom market including Managed lease lines, Tower colocation, MPLS based IP-VPN, Internet, Data Centre services, NGN based voice carriage services to Telecom Operators, Dark fibre leasing to MSOs/LCOs. 
  • The major customer segment for RailTel comprises of Enterprises, Banks, Government Institutions/Department, Educational Institutions/Universities, Telecom Service Providers, Internet Service Providers, MSOs, etc.
  • RailTel being a “Mini Ratna (Category-I)” PSU is steaming ahead in the enterprise segment with the launch of various services coupled with capacity augmentation in its Core network.

The complete Bid Document can be viewed / downloaded from the e-Procurement portal i.e. https://www.ireps.gov.in.


Source: RailTel-Tender | Image Credit (representational): RailTel

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