Planning

Wi-Fi Lanterns

WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Summary of the contracting process

The Wrexham County Borough Council is initiating a tender process for the procurement of Wi-Fi lanterns to enhance the High Street area. The Council aims to gather information on available Wi-Fi lantern options, including capabilities, lead times, and potential challenges. Interested suppliers are requested to email details of their offerings to procurement@wrexham.gov.uk.

This procurement opportunity is suitable for businesses involved in goods and IT services related to lanterns, internet networks, street-lighting equipment, and software development. The Council is specifically seeking suppliers capable of providing Wi-Fi lanterns with specific technical requirements and maintenance support for a period of 3 to 5 years.

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Notice Title

Wi-Fi Lanterns

Notice Description

Wrexham Country Borough Council (WCBC) is looking to engage with the market to better understand the existing marketplace for Wi-Fi lanterns.The potential purchase of Wi-Fi lanterns forms part of a larger piece of work to regenerate Wrexham's High Street to enhance its potential for events, street markets and cafe culture, while complementing the historic listed buildings in the area.The purpose of this market engagement exercise is to gather information on Wi-Fi lantern options available to WCBC, along with their capabilities, lead times and any potential challenges/opportunities that may exist. Currently the Council is looking to purchase products similar to the below:Lighting with built in Public Wi-Fi:* LED lanterns to be installed onto existing street light columns, matching existing luminaires.* The lanterns will provide free public Wi-Fi within the area. Ideally this will be run by the supplier for a period of 3 to 5 years* Each broadband luminaire needs to have associated access points mounted on lighting column and powered by POE from the broadband luminaire* Minimum requirements:o Wireless backhaulo Fibre point needs to be available to enable ISP connectiono High level network design required - 1Gbps connectivity, latency <1ms.o 1 data /fibre POPo Utilise existing Cisco Meraki MR86 Aps & MR78 to enable broadband luminaireIf any Supplier is interested and capable of providing Wi-Fi lanterns similar to the above, please email an overview of your offering to procurement@wrexham.gov.uk. Please include details of the styles, colours, indicative costs and any ongoing serving and maintenance requirements for your products/offering.Suppliers should note that the above is not a definitive list and the Council would welcome any innovative suggestions or Wi-Fi lantern offerings a Supplier can provide.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-137908
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=137908
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
S2W Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

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

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

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


CPV Codes

31527210 - Lanterns

32412110 - Internet network

34928500 - Street-lighting equipment

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

72212200 - Networking, Internet and intranet software development services

72400000 - Internet services

72411000 - Internet service providers ISP

72420000 - Internet development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WREXHAM COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Tashi Jackson
Contact Email
Not specified
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WREXHAM
Postcode
LL11 1AR
Post Town
Llandudno
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Wrexham
Electoral Ward
Grosvenor
Westminster Constituency
Wrexham

Further Information

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