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Invitation to Tender Document for the Third Mobile Licence Auction process,
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3rd Mobile Invitation to Tender Clarifications:
TRA has received a number of questions regarding the ability of bidders to meet the pre-qualification criteria in cases where the bidder is either a partnership or consortium. In order to assist potential; Bidder to draw together the appropriate pre-requisite experience TRA considers it important that these clarifications are made available in advance of the registration and question submission closing dates.
In the event that the bidder is a partnership, will fulfilment of the pre-qualification criteria be pro-rated depending on the shareholding of each partner (e.g. in the case of the condition of have 10 million subscribers)?
In the event that the bidder is a partnership/consortium, then overall the partnership/consortium must meet all of the pre-qualification criteria.
Would a reputable vendor with international operating outsourcing arrangements to service subscribers indirectly qualify for the pre-qualification criterion of possessing 10 million subscribers?
The pre-qualification criterion with regards to having at least 10 million subscribers worldwide refers to an operator’s subscribers not to subscribers using a particular vendor’s equipment, network or system. The relationship must be a direct relationship between the subscriber and the operator.
In the event that the bidder is a partnership where one partner meets all or most of the pre-qualification criteria, what is the minimum acceptable qualifying shareholding of that partner?
There is no minimum shareholding interest that must be met by a partner in the partnership or member of a consortium. In cases where the partner or consortium member holding the required qualifications equity is minimal it will be incumbent on the bidder to demonstrate through the technical submission that the requisite level of knowledge, expertise and capabilities will be made available to the operating company.
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