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Invitation to Tender

      The Telecommunications Office of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter "the Office"), which under Section 6(1)(b) of Act no. 610/2003 (hyperlink) Coll. on Electronic Communications ("the Electronic Communications Act"), as amended,  is a state administration authority in the field of electronic communications, hereby invites tenders in accordance with Section 32(6), (7) and (8) of the Electronic Communications Act

for the allocation of a block of frequencies to establish and operate mobile communications network services  in the Slovak Republic in the frequency band 872–876 MHz/917–921 MHz.

     The objective of this tender procedure is the allocation of frequencies or a block of frequencies in the band 872-876 MHz/917-921 MHz, covering the whole territory of the Slovak Republic, for a period of 20 years.

     The successful tenderer will be allocated one block of three radio channels occupying a bandwidth of 3.75 MHz along with those channels with which they form a single duplex pair, as defined in an annex to the frequency spectrum utilization plan (no. FP/MS-10). This annex lays down the principal conditions for using frequencies in the band 870-876 MHz/915-921 MHz in the Slovak Republic and it is published on the website of the Office at http://www.teleoff.gov.sk/sk/Radiocom/Plan/ms-10.rtf

     The allocated block of frequencies is designated for the operation of a single nationwide mobile communications network that is based on digital broadband technology and provides a publicly accessible electronic communication service.

     Responsibility for the planning of frequencies within the allocated band lies with the licence holder, who is also responsible for complying with the stipulated conditions at the state border, as defined in international agreements.  

Frequency 872.000-875.800 MHz is designated for terminal equipment.

Frequency 917.000–920.800 MHz is designated for base stations.

Frequencies 875.800-876 MHz and 920.800-921 MHz are protected frequencies.

The duplex distance is 45 MHz.

The Office lays down a single evaluation criterion, namely, the amount of the lump sum offered for the allocation of the frequencies or frequency blocks. Bids are expected to be at least SKK 30 000 000 (thirty million Slovak koruny).

The successful tenderer will be whoever offers the highest lump sum and will become the only participant. Should a bid include a discrepancy between the numerical amount and the amount written out, the written out number shall apply. If no bid is the highest, the Office shall invite those applicants who made equally high bids to increase their offer and shall set the deadline by when they should submit it to the Office.

     The applicant shall submit to the Office the application drafted in the Slovak language and signed either by a person or persons authorized to act on behalf of the applicant according to  an entry in the  Commercial Register, Trade Licence Register or similar register, stating their first name, last name and position, or by another person authorized to act on behalf of the applicant on the basis of a power of attorney or the delegation of a power. The signature(s) on the application must be officially attested.

The application must include:

·     the first name, last name and address of the applicant, if a natural person; or the business name and registered office, if a legal person; or the business name and place of business, if an unincorporated business; and the identification number (IČO) of the natural person or legal person, if they have already been assigned one for the purpose of carrying on another activity;

·     the frequencies requested and the demarcation of the envisaged territory;

·     the purpose of the frequencies and how they are to be used;

·     the period for which the applicant is seeking a frequency allocation;

·     as an annex, the original or an attested copy of the extract from the Commercial Register or Trade Licence Register or similar register, or another similar document of the applicant's registration issued by a competent state authority and including an official translation into the Slovak language, which is not older than three months;

·     as an annex, the original power of attorney or delegation of a power, including  the attested signature of the principal or delegating authority, where the person who is to act for the applicant is not the person authorized to act on their behalf according to an entry in the Commercial Register, Trade Licence Register or other similar register.

    The applicant shall also submit to the Office the bid drafted in the Slovak language and signed either by a person or persons authorized to act on behalf of the applicant according to the entry from the Commercial Register, Trade Licence Register or similar register, stating their first name, last name and position, or by another person authorized to act on behalf of the applicant on the basis of a power of attorney or the delegation of a power. The signature(s) on the bid must be officially attested.

     The bid must be designated as a "Tender bid for the allocation of frequencies to establish and operate a mobile communications network service in the Slovak Republic in the frequency band 872–876 MHz/917-921 MHz", and it must include:

·     the first name, last name and address of the applicant, if a natural person; or the business name and registered office, if a legal person; or the business name and place of business, if an unincorporated business; and the identification number (IČO) of the natural person or legal person, if they have already been assigned one for the purpose of carrying on another activity;  

·      the amount of the lump-sum bid in Slovak koruny (expressed both numerically and in words);

·     as an annex, the original power of attorney or delegation of a power, including the attested signature of the principal or the designating authority, in the event that an authorized person other than the one who signed the application is to sign the bid under a power of attorney or the delegation of a power.

     An applicant who does not meet all the conditions laid down in this invitation to tender  will be excluded from the tender procedure.

     The application and bid must be placed in an envelope that is closed and sealed, or otherwise protected against accidental opening. On the envelope there must written the first name, last name and address of the applicant, if a natural person; or the business name and registered office, if a legal person; or the business name and place of business, if an unincorporated business; and there must be the designation "Tender procedure 872–876 MHz/917-921 MHz – not to be opened!".

     The application and offer must be delivered to the Office no later than 13:30 on 29 April 2008, at the following address: Telecommunications Office of the Slovak Republic, Továrenská 7, 810 06 Bratislava 16. An application delivered after this deadline will not be included in the tender and will be returned to the applicant unopened.

     The submission office is open each working day from 8:00 to 11:00 and from 12:00 to 13:30.

     For any queries relating to this invitation, please contact the Office by e-mail at the following addresses: roman.vavro@teleoff.gov.sk.

Bratislava 25. March 2008.

Mgr. Branislav Máčaj 

president TO SR

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For any queries relating to this invitation, please contact the Office by e-mail at the following addresses: matej.svec@teleoff.gov.sk (for foreign applicants).