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title: "The ECHO2 Programme: Network Integration Services Procurement"
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# The ECHO2 Programme: Network Integration Services Procurement

Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0328c1

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## Summary

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has successfully completed the procurement process for "The ECHO2 Programme: Network Integration Services," with a focus on telecommunications services. The framework agreement, valued at £184 million, was awarded to Fujitsu Services Limited on 15 March 2022. The procurement method used was selective, involving a competitive procedure with negotiation. The project aims to enhance connectivity for various UK Government bodies, delivering services that will integrate networks across multiple locations, including embassies and consulates worldwide.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses involved in network integration and telecommunications services. Companies specialising in the installation, maintenance, and management of network systems, as well as those providing encrypted communications and secure network management solutions, would be particularly well-suited to compete. By participating in this procurement, businesses can align themselves with UK Government operations and potentially expand their services to other central government bodies that may utilise the awarded framework agreement.

## Notice

The contracting authority on behalf of the Secretary of State for the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Affairs, and the British Council (BC) (collectively the 'Partners' or 'Customers') have awarded a framework agreement to Fujitsu Services Limited for the provision of Network Integration Services (the 'Services'). The contracting authority intends to make the framework agreement available to other UK Central Government bodies. The services will connect ministerial headquarters and other head offices in the UK with their respective embassies, consulates and other office locations across the globe.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The contracting authority has selected a single supplier who can make available the following services under the framework agreement as included below. 1) Implementation services -- the requirements for the implementation of the supplier's solution. 2) Operational Services. (a) Elective services: the requirements that the supplier shall provide across the customer ICT environment(s) as part of its technical solution and which shall be available for consumption by the customer via optional call offs within the call-off contract. (i) Network platform -- providing the customer with a resilient network traffic management capability using next generation networking technologies. (ii) Global connectivity services -- multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) connectivity, providing the customer with the ability to route network traffic over MPLS links from overseas sites to the UK and between overseas sites with guaranteed capacity and performance levels. Very small aperture terminal for sites where the provision of other forms of connectivity are not available or a backup connection is required. (iii) Secure internet gateway -- providing the customer with outbound access to enable end users to securely consume services hosted on the internet. (iv) Software defined perimeter -- providing the customer with secure remote connectivity enabling access to its data and applications through a network security framework that dynamically creates one-to-one network connections between each user and the resources that they access. (v) Next generation firewall -- providing the customer with next generation firewall technologies, enhancing and complementing the traditional stateful inspection firewall with other network device filtering functions, such as but not limited to, in-line deep packet inspection, intrusion prevention system and application awareness. (vi) Encryption devices -- providing the customer with encryption services for Official tier data in transit. (b) Service management: the ongoing service management requirements to support the technical solution, which form part of the services that the supplier shall provide, including obligations in respect of the supplier's service desk, incident resolution, change management, configuration management, release processes and reporting. 3) Optional services -- services such as session border control service may be called off by a customer through a call-off contract. (a) Session border controllers -- support public switched telephone network and cloud unified communications integration to the customer's voice over IP platforms, migrating from legacy in country PSTN solutions. (b) ITSM Toolset technical integration: technical integration of the Supplier's ITSM toolset with the ITSM toolsets of the customers' for selected support activities. The successful supplier will be required to complete transition and cutover to new arrangements prior to the expiry of the existing contract. II) Common services and collaborative call-off contracts The partners intend to work closely together in relation to the services provided under the call-off contracts. There are a number of requirements which the partners anticipates will need to be built in common across all call-off contracts

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008742-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £184,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FUJITSU SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 51 - Installation services (except software)
- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 32400000 - Networks
- 32410000 - Local area network
- 32412000 - Communications network
- 32412100 - Telecommunications network
- 32412110 - Internet network
- 32413000 - Integrated network
- 32413100 - Network routers
- 32415000 - Ethernet network
- 32416000 - ISDN network
- 32416100 - ISDX network
- 32417000 - Multimedia networks
- 32418000 - Radio network
- 32420000 - Network equipment
- 32421000 - Network cabling
- 32422000 - Network components
- 32424000 - Network infrastructure
- 32425000 - Network operating system
- 32426000 - Network publishing system
- 32427000 - Network system
- 32428000 - Network upgrade
- 32430000 - Wide area network
- 50330000 - Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment
- 50331000 - Repair and maintenance services of telecommunications lines
- 50332000 - Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services
- 51300000 - Installation services of communications equipment
- 64200000 - Telecommunications services
- 64210000 - Telephone and data transmission services
- 64211000 - Public-telephone services
- 64211200 - Long distance telephone services
- 64214000 - Dedicated-business telephone network services
- 64214100 - Satellite circuit rental services
- 64214400 - Communication land-line rental

## Release History

- 31 Mar 2022 at 16:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008742-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:258337-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office

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