Tender

Provision of a Core Network Infrastructure Upgrade

YORKSHIRE AND HUMBER POLICE PROCUREMENT (Y&HPP)

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Tender

18 Nov 2016 at 20:17

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Yorkshire and Humber Police Procurement (Y&HPP) is conducting a selective tender for the "Provision of a Core Network Infrastructure Upgrade" aimed at enhancing the reliability and capacity of their network services. This procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with a tender period concluding on 17th February 2016. The project has a budget of up to £2.5 million and will focus on two main data centres located in Bradford and Wakefield, United Kingdom. The contract period is set to commence on 15th June 2016 and will last for a decade, until 14th June 2026. Networking services across critical police operations are crucial for ensuring public and officer safety, especially for systems such as Command and Control as well as emergency call handling.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specializing in computer network services or IT infrastructure upgrades. Companies capable of delivering high-capacity, reliable networking solutions will be well-positioned to compete. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) should consider this an ideal opportunity to engage with the public sector and contribute to vital policing services, ensuring the necessary technological advancements to support operational effectiveness in emergency response scenarios.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of a Core Network Infrastructure Upgrade

Notice Description

West Yorkshire Police wish to update and upgrade the core Network Infrastructure. This tender is to identify potential suppliers who could deliver the required solution in upgrading the infrastructure to meet the increasing: Capacity, Reliability and Resilience that is essential to support current and future requirements. There are 2 main Data Centres at Bradford and Wakefield with a 3rd smaller centre in another area of Wakefield. The Data Centres are inter-connected by 2 (diversely routed) 10Gbs fibre circuits, which terminate directly on each of the 4 core nodes. Both Data Centres run in an active/active or active/standby scenario on numerous critical IT systems. Servers are load balanced by a mixture of Kemp's and Cisco ACE load balancers. Both Data Centres act as a 'Virtual Data Centre' by means of stretching VLANs between the 2 sites. WYP deployed an EMC Isilon storage solution and is in the process of rolling out an 'in force' Elastic Cloud Storage solution (ECS) over 4 sites (3xData Centres and 2xDivisions). Isilon replication takes place across the forces Local Area Network (LAN)/Wide Area Network (WAN) network between Bradford - Wakefield (both ways) and Bradford (both ways). ECS is seen to operate in a similar way. A critical area that is heavily dependent on the availability and reliability of WYPs main LAN/WAN infrastructure is the force Command and Control system and the Integrated Communications and Control System. These support the Customer Contact Centre which is responsible for handling all 999 and Non-emergency calls and the five District Control rooms that handle Emergency Radio dispatch and local call handling. Any disruption to these has a major impact in both service delivery and Officer / Public safety. In addition to above, there are multiple systems that require 24x7 access to ensure both Officer and Public safety, delivering Policing effectiveness utilising multiple systems such as: ANPR, Crime recording, Forensics and Custody

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-31ecf357-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7ec55e57-ec0c-495e-89d2-d339efcecdfb
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72700000 - Computer network services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Nov 20169 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Feb 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
14 Jun 2016 - 14 Jun 2026 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
YORKSHIRE AND HUMBER POLICE PROCUREMENT (Y&HPP)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WAKEFIELD
Postcode
WF2 0XH
Post Town
Wakefield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE45 Wakefield
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Wakefield
Electoral Ward
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
Westminster Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell

Further Information

Notice Documents

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