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# Secure City Programme (SCP), WAN Communications Upgrade

Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a5163f8a-1522-4b13-a622-7fa77e535178

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## Summary

The City of London Corporation has awarded a contract for the Secure City Programme (SCP), WAN Communications Upgrade, valued at £98,878. The procurement method used was a direct procurement through a Single tender action (below threshold). The procurement stage has been completed, with the contract period starting on October 1, 2022, and ending on October 1, 2024. The tender period ended on September 28, 2022. The project falls under the industry category of Communications network and is located in London, United Kingdom.

This contract presents opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organizations (VCSEs) to participate in providing services for the Secure City Programme. Businesses offering IT and communication solutions, particularly those specializing in WAN communications and network upgrades, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The City of London Corporation, as the buying organization, has specifically sought to achieve cost efficiency and enhanced connectivity through this procurement process, aiming to benefit from modern technologies and streamlined solutions.

## Notice

In line with Secure City Programme (SCP), WAN communications there is the requirement for camera sites communications links to be upgraded (FY 22/23) and other sites (FY 23/24). These require 100Mb/s upload connections on 100Mb/s bearers. The larger sites (Southwark Bridge) (FY 22/23);Blackfriars Bridge (FY 23/24) will require 1Gb/s upload connections on 1Gb bearers. There will be a decommissioning of current circuits with replacement in order to realise benefits of SD-Wan over current legacy RS1000 analogue networks, such as monetary, scalability and control. During the IT Category Board, 10/09/2020, it was requested through the AOB that a further pilot was to be carried out within the next few months to show a single, unified solution providing secure, seamless connectivity to all locations and all cloud-based resources and applications. Through reviewing the market, it was realised that with Barracuda devices are the only device on the market at the moment that provide the required unified connectivity with BT/CoLT telco lines. This is still the case now in FY22/23 and Barracudas are used throughout the IT estate not just on Secure City We have received an 8% discount form Original suppliers passed from Barracuda to preferred supplier Fortem, where otherwise other suppliers would be 20% more expensive. On top of this we managed to secure cPS8,000 saving - 44 x T93 appliances with power supplies and 2Yr subs - 4 x T93 appliances to be kept as SPARES (No subs or PSU) - 10 x T200 appliances with 2Yr subs - 1 x T200 appliance to be kept as a SPARE (No subs) - 48 SFP cables for connections to Cameras

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e2f467aa-6b7d-4a80-82bb-0408caa29a00 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2022 - 1 Oct 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £98,878 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £98,878 |
| 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 | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2P 2EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Clerkenwell |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 32412000 - Communications network

## Release History

- 28 Oct 2022 at 11:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e2f467aa-6b7d-4a80-82bb-0408caa29a00

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e2f467aa-6b7d-4a80-82bb-0408caa29a00
  28th October 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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