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Secure City Programme (SCP), WAN Communications Upgrade

CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION

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28 Oct 2022 at 11:16

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Summary of the contracting process

The City of London Corporation has awarded a contract for the Secure City Programme (SCP), WAN Communications Upgrade, valued at £98,878. The procurement method used was a direct procurement through a Single tender action (below threshold). The procurement stage has been completed, with the contract period starting on October 1, 2022, and ending on October 1, 2024. The tender period ended on September 28, 2022. The project falls under the industry category of Communications network and is located in London, United Kingdom.

This contract presents opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organizations (VCSEs) to participate in providing services for the Secure City Programme. Businesses offering IT and communication solutions, particularly those specializing in WAN communications and network upgrades, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The City of London Corporation, as the buying organization, has specifically sought to achieve cost efficiency and enhanced connectivity through this procurement process, aiming to benefit from modern technologies and streamlined solutions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Secure City Programme (SCP), WAN Communications Upgrade

Notice Description

In line with Secure City Programme (SCP), WAN communications there is the requirement for camera sites communications links to be upgraded (FY 22/23) and other sites (FY 23/24). These require 100Mb/s upload connections on 100Mb/s bearers. The larger sites (Southwark Bridge) (FY 22/23);Blackfriars Bridge (FY 23/24) will require 1Gb/s upload connections on 1Gb bearers. There will be a decommissioning of current circuits with replacement in order to realise benefits of SD-Wan over current legacy RS1000 analogue networks, such as monetary, scalability and control. During the IT Category Board, 10/09/2020, it was requested through the AOB that a further pilot was to be carried out within the next few months to show a single, unified solution providing secure, seamless connectivity to all locations and all cloud-based resources and applications. Through reviewing the market, it was realised that with Barracuda devices are the only device on the market at the moment that provide the required unified connectivity with BT/CoLT telco lines. This is still the case now in FY22/23 and Barracudas are used throughout the IT estate not just on Secure City We have received an 8% discount form Original suppliers passed from Barracuda to preferred supplier Fortem, where otherwise other suppliers would be 20% more expensive. On top of this we managed to secure cPS8,000 saving - 44 x T93 appliances with power supplies and 2Yr subs - 4 x T93 appliances to be kept as SPARES (No subs or PSU) - 10 x T200 appliances with 2Yr subs - 1 x T200 appliance to be kept as a SPARE (No subs) - 48 SFP cables for connections to Cameras

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a5163f8a-1522-4b13-a622-7fa77e535178
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e2f467aa-6b7d-4a80-82bb-0408caa29a00
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Single tender action (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

32412000 - Communications network

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£98,878 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£98,878 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
28 Sep 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Sep 20223 years ago
Contract Period
30 Sep 2022 - 1 Oct 2024 2-3 years
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
CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2P 2EJ
Post Town
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Further Information

Notice Documents

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