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Public procurement

Councils, institutes and public bodies with their own procurement rules.

We prepare bids for public tenders and provide the documentation, the deadlines and the audit trail that a public body needs to be able to demonstrate.

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DataRoad executes IT infrastructure projects for public entities, including contracts awarded through tender. We know the demands of the process: detailed specifications, work certification, contractual deadlines and complete technical documentation at the end of the project — because in a public entity, the job is only done when the file is delivered.

Specification
Followed to the letter, with no undocumented deviations
Certification
Measurement report for each installed socket
Open service
Execution in operational buildings, without interrupting service
Warranty
Maintenance and after-sales service

What distinguishes a public work

Technically, a structured network in a public building is the same as a network in a private office. What changes is everything around it: what was written in the specification must be carried out, the deadline is contractual, and the handover of the work depends on documentation that in a private project is often not even requested.

What is written is what counts

Solution changes, even when technically better, must be formally proposed and approved. Improvising on a public works project is asking for acceptance issues.

The building doesn't lock

Schools, courts, local authorities and customer service points continue to operate during the intervention. Phased planning is not a courtesy — it is a condition.

The evidence is documentary

Without certification reports and final screens, a well-executed project cannot be accepted. The documentation is part of what was awarded.

Deadlines with consequences

Deadlines are contractual and have associated penalties. Materials and team planning is done with that margin in mind.

Handover deliverables for public sector construction projects: technical dossier, certification and warranty reports
Execution is half the contract. The other half is what gets documented and delivered at the end.

What we ran

Area This includes
Structured cabling Certified cabling in new and existing buildings, with point measurement report.
Wireless Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7 with prior coverage analysis and centralised management.
Active equipment Racks, Layer 3 switching, PoE power supply and documented organisation of the distribution.
Physical security Video surveillance and access control, with compliant retention periods and logs.
Post-construction Warranty, preventive maintenance and support, with a defined contact channel.
The question that separates proposals. It's not the price per point — it's who delivers the certification report for each socket, measured with calibrated equipment, and who merely hands over a declaration saying everything is fine.
A close-up of a network patch panel with multiple RJ-45 Ethernet ports and grey cables plugged into them in a server rack, showing the data cabling.

Certifying is not testing

Testing is connecting the two ends and confirming there is continuity. Certifying is measuring attenuation, crosstalk, delay and length on each pair, comparing them against the limits of the contracted category, and issuing a signed report per point.

The difference shows up years later, when the network starts having intermittent faults that nobody can explain — and there is no baseline measurement to compare it with.

How a construction project runs

1

Reading the notebook

Technical analysis of the procurement documents and formal clarification of any ambiguity prior to submitting a tender.

2

Planning

Phasing agreed with the entity, access schedule and safety plan compatible with the service in operation.

3

Execution

Installation, identification of all points and progressive certification as each zone is completed.

4

Delivery

Complete dossier: end screens, shot list, certification reports, inventory and warranty conditions.

Real-life cases

Public Prosecution Service and DCIAP

Repair and modernisation of computer network, structured cabling and fibre optics in various buildings, with installation and certification.

Social Services in the Public Sector

Structured network installation and network certification in a building on Av. Guerra Junqueiro in Lisbon.

National School of Public Health — UNL

Specialised technical installation service for IT cabling.

Union of Parishes of Massamá and Monte Abraão

Complete upgrade of the IT network and installation of public Wi-Fi access.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do you take part in public tenders?

Yes. We regularly execute works awarded by tender, with the documentary history that this type of procedure requires.

What documentation do you hand over at the end of the project?

Final layouts with the executed trace, map and identification of all outlets, rack diagram, equipment inventory, certification reports per point and component warranty terms.

Can you work without interrupting customer service?

Yes, and that is the norm. The work is carried out in zones and at agreed times, with the guarantee that each day ends with the service operational.

Do you carry out aftercare once the building work is finished?

Yes, the warranty covers what was installed and there is the option of a preventive maintenance and support contract, with response times defined in writing.

A chat before making a decision

Whether you’re tackling a specific problem, planning a move or simply looking for a second opinion, we always start in the same way: by understanding your situation before making any suggestions. No obligation, no jargon and no catalogues.

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