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title: "Corporate Dark Fibre Wide Area Network"
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buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL"
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# Corporate Dark Fibre Wide Area Network

Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2b789d82-8a4d-4600-a288-249872435f77

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## Summary

Leicester City Council is actively seeking suppliers for the "Corporate Dark Fibre Wide Area Network" project, valued at £4,000,000. This procurement falls within the "Networks" industry category and aims to establish an independent dark fibre circuit infrastructure for enhanced connectivity between council sites in Leicester, located in the East Midlands. The tender period is set to conclude on 28th February 2020, with the contract expected to commence on 1st May 2020 and run until 30th April 2031. The procurement method is classified as an open procedure, allowing for broader participation.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for telecommunications and networking firms, particularly those specializing in fibre optic solutions, to expand their business footprint. Companies capable of delivering reliable, high-speed fibre connectivity and maintenance services would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process. Additionally, businesses focused on developing scalable digital infrastructure solutions would benefit from engaging with this contract, supporting Leicester City Council's ambitious digital vision.

## Notice

The Council seeks a suitably experienced organisation to supply Leicester City Council (LCC) with their own dark fibre circuits ("infrastructure") to provide connectivity between LCC sites rather than via a 3rd party network. The purpose of the contract is to give LCC unilateral control and virtually unlimited network bandwidth scalability for the future to support the acceleration of the Councils digital vision. As an absolute minimum, the Council expects any solution to be capable of delivering reliable, resilient and continuous ultra-fast and low latency fibre connectivity. The planning, design and construction of the network will be the responsibility of the Provider, who will further be responsible for all associated implementation and running costs. The Council is not intending to have any responsibility for supporting the dark fibre network and thus the provider must provide its own maintenance programme to ensure the 24/7 operation of the network.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acc9303d-8320-4a63-ac84-aaee2f38e88f |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Jan 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Feb 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2020 - 30 Apr 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE1 6TH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Leicester South |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 32400000 - Networks

## Release History

- 28 Jan 2020 at 16:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acc9303d-8320-4a63-ac84-aaee2f38e88f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acc9303d-8320-4a63-ac84-aaee2f38e88f
  28th January 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.leicester.gov.uk

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