--- title: "ITT for Active Network Infrastructure Refresh" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9c951033-56bb-4d19-a8ff-12fc67302d2f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9c951033-56bb-4d19-a8ff-12fc67302d2f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9c951033-56bb-4d19-a8ff-12fc67302d2f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9c951033-56bb-4d19-a8ff-12fc67302d2f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "TRURO AND PENWITH COLLEGE" published: "2021-06-08" --- # ITT for Active Network Infrastructure Refresh Buyer: TRURO AND PENWITH COLLEGE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9c951033-56bb-4d19-a8ff-12fc67302d2f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9c951033-56bb-4d19-a8ff-12fc67302d2f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9c951033-56bb-4d19-a8ff-12fc67302d2f.json) ## Summary Truro and Penwith College, a prominent tertiary institution situated in Cornwall, is initiating a tender titled "ITT for Active Network Infrastructure Refresh". This project falls within the network infrastructure industry category and aims to enhance the college's IT services across its main campuses in Truro and Penzance. The tender is currently in the active stage and closes on 9th July 2021. The contract is expected to commence on 20th July 2021 and conclude on 20th November 2021. This procurement follows an open procedure above the threshold, allowing a wide range of suppliers to participate. This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in network components, Ethernet networks, and networking software packages. Companies with expertise in providing reliable and modern network infrastructure solutions would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. Additionally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, enabling them to expand their market presence in the educational sector, optimising services for the approximately 12,000 staff and students that rely on the college's network. ## Notice Truro and Penwith College is a large tertiary college with two main campuses located in Truro and Penzance plus some smaller sites. The College also provides full IT services and connectivity to a partner (Callywith) College located in Bodmin. The network supports approximately 12,000 staff and students, 3,000 wired desktops 1,200 laptops and 300 wireless AP's which frequently see over 5,000 connected devices. The Penwith Campus typically has 20% of the overall student, staff and desktop count with most of the activity taking place on the larger Truro Campus. The College network has grown over the years and has been continually added to with the result that edge switches date anywhere between 2006 and 2020. These are primarily a mixture of Procurve and ComWare based HP devices with some Dell N series added between 2017 and 2020. In 2017, the previous HP 5400 cores were replaced with Dell S4000 series devices and the network has performed poorly ever since. The decision has now been taken to replace the entire network from Core to Edge with a consistent range of devices from a single vendor. 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/6e75d5f7-89e0-4b27-8d8e-fd75b6be4cf0 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Jun 2021 | | Submission deadline | 9 Jul 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 20 Jul 2021 - 20 Nov 2021 | | 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 | TRURO AND PENWITH COLLEGE | | Locality | CORNWALL | | Post town | Truro | | Postcode | TR1 3XX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | Local authority | Cornwall | | Electoral ward | Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend | | Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 48 - Software package and information systems ### Codes - 32415000 - Ethernet network - 32422000 - Network components - 32424000 - Network infrastructure - 48210000 - Networking software package ## Release History - 8 Jun 2021 at 15:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e75d5f7-89e0-4b27-8d8e-fd75b6be4cf0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6e75d5f7-89e0-4b27-8d8e-fd75b6be4cf0 8th June 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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