--- title: "Vehicle Connectivity Request for Information 2" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-65f0c9e7-8990-439b-8fe9-fa984964dd77" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-65f0c9e7-8990-439b-8fe9-fa984964dd77" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-65f0c9e7-8990-439b-8fe9-fa984964dd77.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-65f0c9e7-8990-439b-8fe9-fa984964dd77.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SUSSEX POLICE" published: "2025-01-14" --- # Vehicle Connectivity Request for Information 2 Buyer: SUSSEX POLICE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-65f0c9e7-8990-439b-8fe9-fa984964dd77 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-65f0c9e7-8990-439b-8fe9-fa984964dd77) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-65f0c9e7-8990-439b-8fe9-fa984964dd77.json) ## Summary Sussex Police have issued a Request for Information (RFI) for a Vehicle Connectivity Solution under the title "Vehicle Connectivity Request for Information 2". The procurement process is focused on the services category, specifically around upgrading connectivity equipment in approximately 500 police fleet vehicles. This open procedure aims to enhance the flexibility and secure connectivity of vehicles to both datacentres and cloud-hosted SaaS solutions. Potential suppliers are invited to submit proposals by 31st January 2025 at 12:00 (Noon), with the contract period expected to start on 3rd February 2025 and conclude by 4th February 2025. The opportunity is suitable for SMEs and covers a wide geographic area including the UK, Channel Islands, and British Overseas Territories. This RFI presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for companies specializing in telecommunications, IT services, networking, and system integration. The requirements include conceptual designs, cost outlines, and timelines, allowing businesses to showcase their innovative solutions capable of transforming police vehicle connectivity. Businesses offering advanced telecommunication services, data transmission equipment, and IT consulting services will find this opportunity well-matched to their expertise. The incremental vehicle migration plan provides ongoing partnership potential, making it an attractive tender for firms ready to support operational policing through enhanced technological solutions. ## Notice BACKGROUND TO THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY Surrey and Sussex Police currently connect approximately 500 vehicles to our Force datacentres using a third-party private APN. The number of vehicles connected is continuing to grow in line with business needs. The solution, whilst reliable, does not provide the levels of flexibility we would like to make best use of available technology and connectivity paths. We are therefore exploring alternative vendor offerings that will not only allow traffic to be securely transferred to and from our datacentres but also connect to cloud-hosted SaaS solutions through localised in-vehicle Internet breakout. CURRENT SITUATION The Force currently uses unmanaged routers within the vehicles, connecting services back to our datacentres over a private-APN. The Force would like to maximise productivity and connectivity options from the vehicles, creating a secure office on wheels work environment that can benefit operational policing. The existing private APN enables ANPR reads to be sent to our datacentres as well as lookups of data from national systems. A single provider SIM within the router provides the cellular connectivity to the mobile provider edge, before handing off to IPsec tunnels to protect the data from provider edge, into our datacentres. All traffic needs to traverse the APN, and there is no way to securely send data outside of the APN to leverage the capability of cloud-hosted Force and third-party managed solutions. The Force also do not have the connectivity in-place to allow for efficient management and updates of in-vehicle systems, which currently require vehicles to return to workshops for hardware to be removed, updated, and reinstalled. OUR AIMS - WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE We are seeking a solution to replace our existing unmanaged routers within approximately 500 fleet vehicles. Vehicles would gradually be migrated in-line with business need and as new vehicles are introduced and old, decommissioned. As part of this RFI the Force wishes to understand the following: o Outline costs for budgeting and planning purposes. o Identification of revenue and capital costs. o Gain a conceptual design for different solutions available based on the requirements outlined in this RFI. Within the design an architectural diagram and description of components should be added. o Understand potential timelines around migrating to a new solution, bearing in mind the desire of the Force to gradually transition to the new service to minimise operational impact. o Learn how pricing is structured so requirements can be created around a future catalogue. o Build an understanding around the markets price vs quantity. o Under how realistic certain requirements are. For example, is a 4-hour SLA possible for managed components of the service. Deadline for responses is 31st January 2025 at 12:00 (Noon). Please note... Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba405b2b-12c1-44db-945b-eb9d99735b91 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Jan 2025 | | Submission deadline | 31 Jan 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 3 Feb 2025 - 4 Feb 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | 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 | SUSSEX POLICE | | Locality | SUSSEX | | Post town | Brighton | | Postcode | BN7 2DZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC | | Local authority | Lewes | | Electoral ward | Lewes Bridge | | Westminster constituency | Lewes | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting - 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 45 - Construction work - 48 - Software package and information systems - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 64 - Postal and telecommunications services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting - 31700000 - Electronic, electromechanical and electrotechnical supplies - 32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 32200000 - Transmission apparatus for radiotelephony, radiotelegraphy, radio broadcasting and television - 32260000 - Data-transmission equipment - 32270000 - Digital transmission apparatus - 32300000 - Television and radio receivers, and sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus - 32320000 - Television and audio-visual equipment - 32400000 - Networks - 32420000 - Network equipment - 32430000 - Wide area network - 32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies - 32570000 - Communications equipment - 32580000 - Data equipment - 45000000 - Construction work - 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work - 45310000 - Electrical installation work - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package - 48210000 - Networking software package - 48800000 - Information systems and servers - 48820000 - Servers - 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services - 50310000 - Maintenance and repair of office machinery - 50330000 - Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment - 64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services - 64200000 - Telecommunications services - 64210000 - Telephone and data transmission services - 64220000 - Telecommunication services except telephone and data transmission services - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services - 72240000 - Systems analysis and programming services - 72250000 - System and support services - 72300000 - Data services - 72310000 - Data-processing services - 72400000 - Internet services - 72410000 - Provider services - 72700000 - Computer network services - 72720000 - Wide area network services ## Release History - 14 Jan 2025 at 08:37 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba405b2b-12c1-44db-945b-eb9d99735b91 - 14 Jan 2025 at 08:36 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba405b2b-12c1-44db-945b-eb9d99735b91 - 14 Jan 2025 at 08:27 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba405b2b-12c1-44db-945b-eb9d99735b91 - 14 Jan 2025 at 08:25 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba405b2b-12c1-44db-945b-eb9d99735b91 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba405b2b-12c1-44db-945b-eb9d99735b91 14th January 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sussexpolice/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - http://www.sussex.police.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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