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IT Hardware (Network Equipment)

N H S SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES

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29 Nov 2024 at 10:22

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Summary of the contracting process

The NHS Shared Business Services has completed the awarding process for the procurement titled "IT Hardware (Network Equipment)." This procurement focused on acquiring Fortinet hardware to support SD-WAN deployment across 197 GP access sites under the SWLICB locations in London, UK. The total contract value amounts to £708,299.71 GBP. The procurement followed a selective method through a call-off from a framework agreement, with the tender period ending on 2nd August 2024, and the contract period spanning from 16th August 2024 to 31st March 2025. The tender falls under the Network Infrastructure industry category, classified under CPV code 32424000.

This contract presents robust business growth opportunities particularly for companies involved in providing network infrastructure and IT hardware solutions. Firms specialising in network hardware, especially those equipped with Fortinet SD-WAN and Next Generation firewall technology, would be well-suited for similar future tenders. The awarded supplier, Specialist Computer Centres Denmark Ltd, is a large-scale organisation, indicating the need for businesses with considerable technical and logistical capacity to supply and support the extensive deployment requirements effectively.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

IT Hardware (Network Equipment)

Notice Description

The intention of this procurement is to specifically obtain the Fortinet hardware necessary for 197 GP access sites to complete the deployment of Fortinet SD-WAN across all SWLICB locations in a hub and spoke network topology to allow access to the Internet, other peering networks and cloud providers through the central hub datacentres. Thus, the scope of this procurement extends only to the provision of a single FortiGate-91G appliance and associated FortiCare Premium and FortiGuard UTP licences for each of the 197 GP access sites to simultaneously fulfil the network hardware requirement for SD-WAN endpoint and the Next Generation firewall across the SWLICB GP estate.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-338a086c-0010-4e37-90df-8437d35b83c8
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b1d5624-a87a-42d7-8217-02d5ee277399
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

CPV Codes

32424000 - Network infrastructure

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£708,299 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£708,299 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Nov 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
2 Aug 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Aug 20241 years ago
Contract Period
15 Aug 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
N H S SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SALFORD
Postcode
M50 2UW
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Salford
Electoral Ward
Quays
Westminster Constituency
Salford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES DENMARK

Further Information

Notice Documents

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