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Corporate Wide Area Network for AGCSU

NHS ARDEN & GEM CSU

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24 Mar 2021 at 15:24

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves NHS Arden & GEM CSU seeking a service provider for a Corporate Wide Area Network (WAN) project, titled "Corporate Wide Area Network for AGCSU". This procurement falls under the services industry category, specifically focusing on wide area network services. The current stage of this contract is marked as “complete”, having transitioned from the tender phase. The contract, associated with a value of £812,000.01, was signed on 1st February 2021, with the intention to mobilise fully before the contract end date of 31st March 2024. The procurement method utilised was a limited award procedure without a prior call for competition, based on technical and economic justifications.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses in the telecommunications and IT services sector, particularly those skilled in providing integrated network solutions. Companies that can demonstrate expertise in managing wide area networks and possess the capability to ensure interoperability across multiple sites would be well suited to compete. The unique nature of this tender, which required a direct award due to technical complexities, also suggests that specialised firms with an in-depth understanding of NHS requirements and workflows may find themselves well-positioned to deliver competitive bids in future procurement rounds anticipated in 2023.

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Notice Title

Corporate Wide Area Network for AGCSU

Notice Description

A Wide Area Network (WAN) connecting NHS AGEM CSU corporate sites & Data Centres.

Lot Information

Lot 1

A Wide Area Network (WAN) connecting NHS AGEM CSU corporate sites & Data Centres, consisting of 31 circuits across 17 site locations.

Procurement Information

Technical aspects; interoperability and economic reasons made competitively tendering for only part of the WAN an unrealistic option. Unnecessary duplication of equipment, circuits and technical resource costs in the order of between PS150k to PS200k to achieve a workable technical solution of a split provider WAN network, meant that this was not a value for money (VfM) proposition and service/issue/escalation management of two suppliers would also be an added risk. The CSU having assessed technical reasons, economic reasons (VfM) and compliance aspects considered that the only reasonable course of action was to direct award expiring circuits within its current WAN estates so as to co-term with other in-contract circuits by 31st March 2024. This will enable the CSU to tender for all WAN services in their entirety during 2023 and mobilise before March 2024 contract end date.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-029ecc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005978-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72720000 - Wide area network services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£812,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Mar 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Feb 20215 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHS ARDEN & GEM CSU
Contact Name
Mark Didcock
Contact Email
mark.didcock@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 7970633382

Buyer Location

Locality
DERBY
Postcode
DE1 3QT
Post Town
Derby
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF11 Derby
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Derby
Electoral Ward
Darley
Westminster Constituency
Derby North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VIRGIN MEDIA BUSINESS

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