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01816B Provision of Fibre Backhaul to SPS Establishments (COVID-19)

SCOTTISH PRISON SERVICE

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Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Prison Service has successfully completed the procurement process for the contract titled "Provision of Fibre Backhaul to SPS Establishments (COVID-19)." This contract, initiated as an open tender, aimed to enhance communication solutions for individuals in custody, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project was executed in Scotland and has been awarded to British Telecommunications plc. The fibre backhaul connection is essential for improving the telephony service across SPS prison sites, addressing varying mobile signal strengths. The contract was signed on 12 May 2020, with a total value of £268,478.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in telecommunication services and infrastructure, particularly those with capabilities in fibre optics and mobile device management systems. Companies that can provide innovative solutions for enhancing communication in environments with challenging signal conditions will be well-suited to compete in future tenders of this nature. The strategic decision by the Scottish Prison Service to expedite the award under the Crown Commercial Services Framework indicates a strong emphasis on urgent and efficient service delivery, which may bode well for agile suppliers in the sector.

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Notice Title

01816B Provision of Fibre Backhaul to SPS Establishments (COVID-19)

Notice Description

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, SPS was required to implement a telephony solution (including the provision of mobile phone handsets and a mobile device management system) to improve current communication arrangements for those in our care to maintain family contact. Due to varying mobile phone signal strengths across all SPS prison sites, a fibre backhaul connection would provide SPS with the ability to increase the number of concurrent calls to be made by those in our care and improve the overall service.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The COVID-19 outbreak has had a profound impact on many aspects of the Scottish Prison Service's daily operations. This included the need to place restrictions on the prison regime in the interests of the health and wellbeing of those living and working in establishments in Scotland. A number of decisions were necessarily made to curtail aspects of the prison regime in order to support effective social distancing measures. Once such measure was the temporary cessation of prison visits. This, alongside limited access to existing shared telephones, severely limited the ability of those in our care to make contact with family and friends. SPS therefore identified an urgent requirement to increase access for those in our care to make telephone contact with family and friends. SPS urgently procured an in-cell telephony solution based on mobile phones via a dedicated and uncontended private network and managed through local mobile device management systems (MDMS). To provide coverage and capacity across the entire prison estate and to handle the anticipated call volumes, SPS also required to procure fibre backhaul services. The desired timescales available for implementing fibre backhaul were restricted, especially when operational stability was a primary concern. Therefore, SPS made the strategic decision to expedite the award of this contract by making a direct award under the Crown Commercial Services Framework RM3808.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000628254
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC401468
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

72400000 - Internet services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£268,478 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Dec 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 May 20205 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH PRISON SERVICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
stuart.dodds@sps.pnn.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1313303596

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH12 9HW
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Drum Brae/Gyle
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC401468
    01816B Provision of Fibre Backhaul to SPS Establishments (COVID-19) - In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, SPS was required to implement a telephony solution (including the provision of mobile phone handsets and a mobile device management system) to improve current communication arrangements for those in our care to maintain family contact. Due to varying mobile phone signal strengths across all SPS prison sites, a fibre backhaul connection would provide SPS with the ability to increase the number of concurrent calls to be made by those in our care and improve the overall service.

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