Summary of the contracting process

The Lee Valley Regional Park Authority has initiated a tender for the "Provision of MPLS Wide Area Network Upgrade" to modernise their existing fibre circuit-based MPLS WAN. This procurement falls under the "Wide area network" category in the CPV classification and pertains to the supply of goods. The tender, currently active, is intended to move to a fully virtualised environment, enhancing resilience and reliability. The procurement process is at the tender stage, with the deadline for receipt of electronic submissions set for 16th January 2025 at midday. Interested suppliers must submit their bids electronically, with the contract period set to commence on 17th March 2025, covering 1080 days.

This tender represents a significant business opportunity, particularly for companies specialising in network infrastructure, cloud solutions, and virtualisation services. Enterprises capable of delivering a turnkey solution for secure Wide Area Networks and transitioning server estates to cloud platforms are well-positioned to compete. The project offers growth potential through long-term collaboration with a regional authority, dealing with a sizeable network infrastructure involving diverse internal LAN devices and on-premise server environments. This contract is well-suited for businesses experienced in handling similar WAN upgrades and virtualisation projects, seeking to expand their footprint in the public sector.

Tender

Provision of Mpls Wide Area Network Upgrade

LEE VALLEY REGIONAL PARK AUTHORITY

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

3rd December 2024 15:27:08 PM

Tender Deadline

16th January 2025 12:00:00 PM 25 days remaining
Contract Summary

The Authority currently uses a MPLS WAN made up of fibre circuits (see Mpls Locations below) with varying bandwidths, ranging from 10Mbps to 1000Mbps on varying bearers. We require a /29 subnet at each site.The devices and systems within the internal LAN are a culmination of switches, computers, AP’s, Servers and some small scale CCTV systems. The number of devices connected will vary depending on the size of the site. The Head Office at Myddelton House will have the most with approx. 300 devices connected. Our current handoff is Ethernet. The Authority currently has an on-premise server estate spread across two locations (data centre and at Head Office). As part of this tender we want to move to a fully virtualised environment as this will provide improved resilience and reliability.We are now looking for a turnkey solution for a new secure Wide Area Network with and virtualising our server estate onto a hosted cloud platform.
Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-04c1eb

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

Tender

Procurement Method

Open

Procurement Method Details

Open Procedure

Procurement Category

Goods

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS
Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

32430000

CPV Division(s)

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

LEE VALLEY REGIONAL PARK AUTHORITY

Buyer Name

Alex Thompson

Buyer Email

lvrpaprocurement@leevalleypark.org.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

Myddelton House, Bulls Cross

Enfield

EN2 9HG

United Kingdom

View contract on Find a Tender Service

Provision of Mpls Wide Area Network Upgrade

LEE VALLEY REGIONAL PARK AUTHORITY

Contract Timeline

Contract Summary

Contract Details

Contract Classification

Awarding Authority