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Wightfibre Circuits - 1Gbps point to point circuit between County Hall and Somerton

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL

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25 Oct 2024 at 14:24

Summary of the contracting process

The Isle of Wight Council has completed a procurement process for a 1Gbps point-to-point circuit between County Hall and Somerton, under the title "Wightfibre Circuits - 1Gbps point to point circuit between County Hall and Somerton". This tender, classified under IT services and software development, was limited to negotiation without the publication of a contract notice due to the unique technical advantages offered by Wight Fibre. The procurement was finalised with the contract being signed on 25 October 2024, and a potential extension is possible from August 2025 to July 2026. The quality (50%) and price (50%) were the main criteria for awarding the contract, and the contract value stands at £11,400.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those capable of providing robust and cost-effective point-to-point connections. Rather than utilising Open Reach infrastructure, this procurement leveraged Wight Fibre’s existing infrastructure, ensuring lower costs and additional benefits such as real-time bandwidth monitoring and enhanced resilience. Businesses in the IT and telecommunications sectors that can offer similar or complementary services and infrastructure could find ample growth opportunities by engaging in future tenders of this nature or collaborating with the Isle of Wight Council to enhance regional digital infrastructure.

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Notice Title

Wightfibre Circuits - 1Gbps point to point circuit between County Hall and Somerton

Notice Description

1 x 1Gbps point to point circuit between County Hall and Somerton

Lot Information

Lot 1

1 x point to point connection between County Hall and Somerton. August 2024 - July 2025 (with 12m extension possible to July 2026) Cost includes whole life cost (12m+12m)

Options: 12m Extension

Procurement Information

1 x point to point connection between County Hall and Somerton. August 2024 - July 2025 (with 12m extension possible to July 2026) The supplier (Wight Fibre) has its own Island Infrastructure already in situ; any other supplier would depend on utilising Open Reach infrastructure to supply our requirements, which in itself carries a higher cost than is offered by Wight Fibre, whose infrastructure is already in place. A cost comparison with another provider was carried out with Wight Fibre as lowest cost, but with additional benefits such as monitoring of real time bandwidth and traffic usage. Wight Fibre's offering also includes a large number of public IP addresses on two of the direct internet connections, upstream DNS mirroring, built in resilience, 24/7 365 days a year coverage for faults, monitoring, and reporting. Continuity of supply of our connection(s) is of high importance and as well as the cost effectiveness mentioned. The Isle of Wight Council will be observing a 10-day standstill period which will end at midnight on 04 November 2024.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b17d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034715-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

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


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£11,400 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Oct 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Oct 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL
Contact Name
Mrs Lucy Chandler
Contact Email
lucy.chandler@iow.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1983821000

Buyer Location

Locality
NEWPORT
Postcode
PO30 1UD
Post Town
Portsmouth
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ34 Isle of Wight
Delivery Location
TLJ34 Isle of Wight

Local Authority
Isle of Wight
Electoral Ward
Newport Central
Westminster Constituency
Isle of Wight West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WIGHT FIBRE

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