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title: "T20/13_Student Residential Internet Provider"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0291c6"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION"
published: "2021-09-09"
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# T20/13_Student Residential Internet Provider

Buyer: ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0291c6

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## Summary

The procurement process for the contract titled "T20/13_Student Residential Internet Provider" was initiated by Anglia Ruskin University, located in Chelmsford, UK. This contract falls under the category of IT services, specifically focused on consulting, software development, and internet support. The contract was awarded for the provision of comprehensive residential internet services for approximately 1,055 student rooms and related areas, with an emphasis on providing both wired and wireless connectivity. The evaluation of bids concluded, and the successful supplier, Glide Student and Residential Ltd t/a Glide, was awarded the contract on 29 June 2021, with a contract value of £269,280. The contract obligates the supplier to ensure services are fully functional by 1 August 2021, coinciding with the expiry of the prior contract on 31 July 2021.

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for businesses specialising in internet service provision and IT infrastructure, particularly those experienced in meeting the demands of educational institutions. Providers that can demonstrate capabilities in delivering high-speed internet with minimal downtime, alongside robust customer support, will be advantageous contenders. The contract's design also accommodates potential growth in services, making this an attractive project for enterprises capable of future-proofing their solutions and managing transitions from existing suppliers effectively.

## Notice

This contract has been awardedAnglia Ruskin University ("the University") is seeking a Supplier/Provider for the provision of Residential / Guest Internet services across Student accommodation, owned and/or managed by Anglia Ruskin University. Telephony and provision of handsets is excluded.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This contract has been awarded.The University is seeking an agreement for the provision of Internet services across the University owned and managed Student residential buildings (approximately 1055 student rooms.The solution will need to provide both a wired service into each bedroom, plus a wireless (Wi-Fi) service to provide full building coverage to all rooms and communal areas of the buildings (including entrance, social areas, and kitchens within the residential buildings), with no dead spots as students move around their building.In addition to providing services to students, the network is also required to provide wired and wireless connections for any devices needed to support.Laundry Services additional cabling will be required in these areas to facilitate the online functionality.The proposed solution must operate independently of the existing University network infrastructure, and must allow for normal student usage demands, to include online gaming, and legal and reasonable file sharing and downloading.The service level expected should be representative as a current average across UK households, with a typical download speed of at least 100 Mb/s per room (both wired and Wi-Fi). We expect the Infrastructure to be "future proof" for the duration of the contract, to potentially include increasing speed to support emerging functionality. Eduroam should be a provision and not be disadvantaged by their own provision. All student personal data is to be handled according to UK Data protection law and any other applicable legislation. We are committed to delivering an excellent experience to all of our students, and so we require your service to be in line with this commitment. to cat5 e solution as minimum.A facility is required for individual users to utilise and register multiple devices, and any limit on the number of personal devices must be specified. Via AP point in each roomA year-round service is required and must be available to both academic students and also to short-term occupiers (who may include under 18-year-olds, who will require additional filtering options).Residents should be able to upgrade the service if required, and a 24-hour support service is expected to be provided. Provision must also be available for a number of additional guest accounts to enable University staff accounts to access the Internet for housing management, including maintenance purposes.The incumbent supplier's contract expires on 31st July 2021, the successful supplier must be able to co-operate with the incumbent supplier to arrange transition and complete the transition from the existing supplier to their new circuit and solution by the expiry date, schedule to be agreed, please provide details of how this will be achieved. The go live date for the network managed service for all buildings must be 1st August 2021. The transaction must have minimum impact on students in residence. Upon expiry, all active equipment (Switches, Access Points, Firewalls, Servers, P2P line of site bridge) remains the ownership of the current provider. All passive equipment (internal/external cabling, patch panels) remain under the Universities ownership.The network specification detail and drawings must be provided to the University Account Manager.

Options: option to extend on a year by year basis for 24 months after initial term

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022391-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jun 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £269,280 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | CM! 1SQ |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLH3 Essex |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GLIDE STUDENT AND RESIDENTIAL LTD T/A GLIDE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72400000 - Internet services
- 72410000 - Provider services

## Release History

- 9 Sep 2021 at 12:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022391-2021
- 9 Feb 2021 at 17:37 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002655-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.aru.ac.uk
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/angliaruskinuniversity

## Provenance

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