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Provision of Landline, Mobile & Data Comms Lines [2017 - 2022]

THE HAVEBURY HOUSING PARTNERSHIP

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

31 May 2017 at 09:51

TenderAmendment

15 Mar 2017 at 09:45

TenderAmendment

14 Mar 2017 at 11:59

Tender

14 Mar 2017 at 11:55

Summary of the contracting process

The Havebury Housing Partnership is seeking contractors for the "Provision of Landline, Mobile & Data Comms Lines [2017 - 2022]" project, focusing on telecommunications services in the East of England. This selective procurement, classified under CPV code 32412100, was announced through a restricted procedure, with a total contract value of £700,000. The tender period ended on 17 February 2017, while the awarded contract is set to commence on 19 June 2017 and run until 18 June 2022. The partnership manages over 6,000 homes across parts of Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, and Essex and aims to enhance its communication lines with modern solutions.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for telecommunications and data service providers, particularly those specialising in wireless telecommunications systems and related maintenance services. Businesses that can offer innovative communication solutions and robust support structures will be well-positioned to compete. Given the project's scope and the involvement of both Havebury Housing Partnership and Freebridge Community Housing, businesses focusing on social housing needs and community services could also benefit from aligning their services with the objectives of these housing organisations.

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Notice Title

Provision of Landline, Mobile & Data Comms Lines [2017 - 2022]

Notice Description

Provision, support and maintenance of communication lines for Havebury Housing Partnership, [Lot 2] and Freebridge Community Housing [Lot 1]. The Contract will be awarded to the MEAT, criteria of 60% Quality (Quality Questionnaire) and 40% Cost and is a restricted procedure. Freebridge Community Housing own and manages close to 7,000 homes in West Norfolk. It works closely with local authorities, agencies and community groups to meet local social housing needs and to provide wider community services. Our current communications is based around a point to point connection, leased lines and ADSL internet connections (or FTTC where available). It has a data centre in the centre of King's Lynn and DR services are provided at another location on the outskirts of town. It is starting to back up to Microsoft Azure and the strategy is to use that as secondary DR. Azure also hosts the corporate website. The Havebury Housing Partnership manages over 6,000 homes across Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex. It works closely with local authorities, agencies and other housing associations to meet local social housing needs and to provide community services. It is now in a proof of concept phase with Microsoft Azure. Its current comms is based around MPLS with a data centre in Manchester providing our cloud DR and hosting of our web-facing services. It is planned that this arrangement would be replaced in March 2018, moving to simple Internet connections.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-4d1fc628-41e5-4b7b-a60b-3545a1490ff4
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/abcaa595-4c09-4530-a08d-cb17f0bd07a7
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

50 - Repair and maintenance services

64 - Postal and telecommunications services


CPV Codes

32412100 - Telecommunications network

32510000 - Wireless telecommunications system

50300000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment

64200000 - Telecommunications services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£700,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 May 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Feb 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 May 20178 years ago
Contract Period
18 Jun 2017 - 18 Jun 2022 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE HAVEBURY HOUSING PARTNERSHIP
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
debra.mclean@havebury.com
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BURY ST EDMUNDS
Postcode
IP33 3SP
Post Town
Ipswich
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH64 West Suffolk
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
West Suffolk
Electoral Ward
Minden
Westminster Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CAVENDISH COMMUNICATIONS LTD AND ALTERNATIVE NETWORKS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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