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title: "NLB 1Gbps Resilience Lines"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE BOARD"
published: "2023-03-31"
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# NLB 1Gbps Resilience Lines

Buyer: NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE BOARD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-579f59f3-cd42-451b-bee5-8bc927489015

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## Summary

The Northern Lighthouse Board has awarded a contract for the provision of a second line to add resilience to their existing 1Gbps BTNet line, using IT services. The procurement stage was selective, with a call-off from a framework agreement, and the tender period closed on 13th January 2023. The contract period will run from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2028. The total contract value is £61,480 GBP, with the contracting authority located in Scotland.

This tender presents opportunities for service providers offering IT services in the consulting, software development, Internet, and support sectors. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are well-suited to compete for this contract. The contract is aimed at providing a resilient communication line in the UK, offering potential for business growth and innovation in the specified industry category. Interested businesses should consider their capabilities in managing active/active failover systems and load balancing services compliant with the UK electronic communications regulatory framework.

## Notice

The Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) requires an experienced supplier to provide a second line to add resilience to our existing BTNet 1Gbps line and configure as a load balancing service, under CCS Framework RM3808i. This line requires to comply with the UK electronic communications regulatory framework. The line needs to be 1Gbps port speed on a 1Gbps bearer, the same as our current line. Both lines must be configured to work as active/active failover with the traffic and failover managed by the provider. Our Internet traffic will use both lines simultaneously to ensure seamless failover in the event of line failure. The second line, when paired with our existing line, must also be managed in-life as a resilient pair. This means using different fibre cables in separate ducts diversly routed to a different BT exchange throughout the lifetime of the lines. Any failover needs to be instant, seamless, must use our current IP addresses and be fully managed by the line provider. This load balancing will provide us with two active links for simultaneous use in normal operational circumstances as an active/active configuration, with the added ability to provide resilience if one link fails. The supplier will manage the load balancing in the event of a failure. The supplier needs to determine which Point of Presence (POP) is used by our current line and route the new line to a different POP.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c2693c6-8a79-437a-84f0-2bb7623f31ea |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £61,480 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £61,480 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE BOARD |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH2 3DA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 31 Mar 2023 at 10:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c2693c6-8a79-437a-84f0-2bb7623f31ea

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7c2693c6-8a79-437a-84f0-2bb7623f31ea
  31st March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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