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title: "Provision of Design and Build Services for a modern and secure LAN, WLAN infrastructure for the Campus, Halls of Residence, and Data Centre using a capital funded refresh approach."
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# Provision of Design and Build Services for a modern and secure LAN, WLAN infrastructure for the Campus, Halls of Residence, and Data Centre using a capital funded refresh approach.

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b00c77d7-0673-4ff3-b281-813049543eec

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## Summary

The University of Southampton has awarded a contract for the provision of Design and Build Services for a modern and secure LAN, WLAN infrastructure. The contract is valued at £45,000,000 GBP and has a contract period starting from April 22, 2024, to April 21, 2031. This contract was awarded through a Competitive Dialogue procurement method under the Competitive Dialogue (above threshold) process. The contract is aimed at creating a high capacity, high availability network to support researchers, students, and administrators, focusing on enhancing network services at the University's various campuses and facilities. The tender period ended on August 31, 2023.

This tender by the University of Southampton provides business opportunities primarily for service providers specializing in network infrastructure solutions and related software services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate. The University aims to create a smart campus network environment aligned with its long-term objectives, with a strong focus on user experience. Businesses involved in networking, software development, and infrastructure services would find this opportunity well-suited for growth and collaboration in the education sector.

## Notice

The University of Southampton has a vision to be a top 10 UK university and digital services are considered to be an enabler in assisting the University to achieve this goal. A high capacity, high availability network that is secure and is architected in a way that delivers optimal data services to researchers, students and administrator is critical. For students residing in the University's Halls of residence, the quality of the in-room network services is an essential component of their day-to-day experience at the University of Southampton. The Network Transformation Programme will disrupt the cycle of infrequent capital-intensive network replacements driven by failing and end-of-life infrastructure, and establish a forward-looking, agile, and responsive business-aligned network environment which can be adapted and sustained to support changing business needs through both the short- and long-term planning horizons. The Project will replace all end-of-life wired and wireless network infrastructure, at the various layers - core, distribution, access. The scope will include all permanently connected campuses and smaller sites in the local region (includes academic campuses, sport facilities, data centres and halls of residence), focusing on internal and external spaces. The project will engage strongly with the 10-year building programme. There is however more to this programme than simply replacing hardware. The scope will include the ongoing development of features and capabilities required to deliver the listed objectives, along with other user-orientated or device-orientated journeys required from a modern 'smart' campus network.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45cf41a5-6e7a-4a3e-ab66-50ad296f13a8 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive dialogue (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | 21 Apr 2024 - 21 Apr 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £45,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £45,000,000 |
| 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 | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO17 1BJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Electoral ward | Portswood |
| Westminster constituency | Southampton Test |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CAE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 32410000 - Local area network
- 32420000 - Network equipment
- 32430000 - Wide area network
- 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
- 48821000 - Network servers
- 72212200 - Networking, Internet and intranet software development services

## Release History

- 30 Apr 2024 at 13:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45cf41a5-6e7a-4a3e-ab66-50ad296f13a8
- 20 Mar 2023 at 16:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/621b8c2e-eea5-46f6-b013-a51eb59f45e2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45cf41a5-6e7a-4a3e-ab66-50ad296f13a8
  30th April 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/621b8c2e-eea5-46f6-b013-a51eb59f45e2
  20th March 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.southampton.ac.uk/

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