---
title: "External Connectivity (WAN & Internet Services)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-041dc6"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-041dc6"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-041dc6.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-041dc6.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD"
published: "2023-11-30"
---

# External Connectivity (WAN & Internet Services)

Buyer: THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041dc6

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-041dc6)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-041dc6.json)

## Summary

The Guinness Partnership is seeking tenders for the procurement of External Connectivity (WAN & Internet Services). The procurement is being conducted through a competitive Procedure with Negotiation process for a contract duration of 5 years, extendable for an additional 2 years. The estimated annual contract value is £350,000 +VAT. The buying organization is The Guinness Partnership Ltd, based in London, United Kingdom. The procurement stage is currently active, with the tender period ending on January 5, 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in fixed line communications, including data centre connectivity, wide area networking, and internet connectivity, to compete for a significant contract valued at £2,450,000. Companies specializing in IT and telecommunications services suited to the wide area network domain may find this tender particularly relevant. Interested parties can engage with The Guinness Partnership's Procurement Team via their tender portal for further information and to participate in the competitive selection process.

## Notice

The Guinness Partnership (TGP) require a contract for fixed line communications including: * Data Centre Connectivity * Wide Area Networking * Internet Connectivity TGP are conducting a competitive Procedure with Negotiation process for a contract duration of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years. The estimated annual value of the contract is PS350,000 +VAT.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Guinness Partnership (TGP) require a contract for fixed line communications including: * Data Centre Connectivity * Wide Area Networking * Internet Connectivity TGP are conducting a competitive Procedure with Negotiation process for a contract duration of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years. The estimated annual value of the contract is PS350,000 +VAT. Background: The Guinness Wide Area Network serves all of our remote sites and provides internet access and connection to our core cloud services including Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Oracle Fusion Finance and HCM and Microsoft O365 services. The Guinness IT Strategy is to increase the use of cloud services so the criticality of connectivity will only increase. The WAN is a "hub and spoke" architecture centred around our 2 datacentres, the primary (DCA) is hosted by a third party in Manchester and secondary (DCB) is at the main Guinness IT office in Oldham. The DCs are each served by 10Gb bearers providing WAN and internet connectivity (on separate VRFs) and an additional 10Gb datacentre interconnect. Remote site connectivity ranges from large sites with 300Mb circuits on 1Gb resilient/diverse ethernet bearers, medium sites with single 200Mb or 100Mb circuits on 1Gb ethernet bearers to small sites ranging from EFM connection to FTTC or ADSL.

Options: The contract is 5 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years. Hence the 84 months detailed above.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035384-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,450,000 |
| Lots value | £2,450,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North West London |
| Postcode | NW1 3FG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Regent's Park |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 32430000 - Wide area network

## Release History

- 30 Nov 2023 at 15:38 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035384-2023
- 29 Nov 2023 at 15:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035249-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.guinnesspartnership.com/
- https://procontract.due-north.com/
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=8e800b4b-4738-ee11-8124-005056b64545
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=ca38cfda-f58d-ee11-8125-005056b64545&fromRfxSummary=True&rfxId=3fe67030-fb8d-ee11-8125-005056b64545

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-041dc6. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-041dc6.json.