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title: "Voluntary ex ante Transparency notice - Wide Area Network (WAN)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-046cac"
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buyer: "NORTH YORKSHIRE POLICE"
published: "2024-06-11"
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# Voluntary ex ante Transparency notice - Wide Area Network (WAN)

Buyer: NORTH YORKSHIRE POLICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046cac

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## Summary

The North Yorkshire Police, in collaboration with the North Yorkshire Council through their teckal company Nynet Limited, have completed a voluntary ex ante transparency notice for the provision of a Wide Area Network (WAN) service. This procurement process falls under the services category and aims to enable reliable network connections for the Police Force and Fire and Rescue Service within North Yorkshire. The tender, initiated by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, has been cancelled and involves the discontinuation of existing network services and implementation of new broadband solutions. The procurement method used is an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.

This procurement opportunity offers businesses in the networking services industry the chance to engage with the public sector by providing essential WAN services to support critical emergency response functions. Companies specialising in network design, installation, and maintenance, especially those with experience in delivering network solutions for public safety organisations, are well-suited to compete for this contract. The contracting entities aim to enhance secure and resilient communications, achieve cost reduction in shared buildings, and provide reliable network access to support various public service functions in North Yorkshire.

## Notice

Discontinuation of the following: This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority formed on the 7th May 2024 acting on behalf of itself and the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police proposes to contract with North Yorkshire Council by virtue of fully owned teckal company called Nynet Limited (company number 06069791) for the provision of their Wide Area Network Since the formation in 2019 of enableNY (North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service) many areas of the Estates are shared by both organisations, the vision is to have a collaborative arrangement which will deliver opportunities to reduce costs for multi occupancy buildings. Nynet provide broadband to businesses, communities and the public throughout North Yorkshire, all surpluses are re-invested to provide reliable networks across North Yorkshire.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Discontinuation of the following: This is voluntary ex-ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting on behalf of itself and the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police proposes to contract with North Yorkshire Council by virtue of fully owned teckal company called Nynet Limited (company number 06069791) for the provision of their Wide Area Network. The deliverables from the service shall include network links for Police Force and the Fire and Rescue Service, supporting the current and future demand on network traffic,. This will be performed on a site-by-site basis defining the link size and link type required based on criticality of the services within the building. Link types include: * Non-resilient where a single link is presented and should this fail, connectivity is lost * Diverse Routed where two links are provided that exit the building at different locations eventually being routed together to the same supplier exchange or where they exit the building in the same place bur are routed to the different BT exchanges. * Fully Diverse Routed where two links are provided that exit the building at different locations and are routed to separate exchanges powered by different sections of the national grid * Technical requirements will be produced citing bandwidth, latency and jitter parameters that need to be met to support the growing use of voice and video technologies over the network links Project implementation requirements will ensure that where downtime is required it is minimised and takes place during less busy periods. Nynet Limited provide broadband to businesses, communities and the public throughout North Yorkshire, all surpluses are re-invested to provide reliable networks across North Yorkshire. Objectives common to North Yorkshire Council and York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority that will be achieved include but not limited to: * Enables and enhances the ability to perform North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service roles as Category 1 responders under the Civil Contingencies Act 2024 * To facilitate and achieve enhanced secure and resilient communications in an emergency. * Provide day to day reliable access to the public, data and cloud hosted applications supporting all of the organisation's functions. The procurement is to be awarded in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, under Regulation 12 (7), Contracts which establish or implement co-operation between contracting authorities. This award shall satisfy all requirements of Regulation 12(7) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

Options: Options to extend for 2 x 12 months

### Procurement Information

Discontinuation of the following: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below * The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations Explanation: This is voluntary ex-ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting of behalf itself and the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire proposes to contract with North Yorkshire Council by virtue of fully owned teckal company called Nynet Limited (company number 06069791) for the provision of their Wide Area Network. Since the formation in 2019 of enableNY (North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service) many areas of the Estates are shared by both organisations, the vision is to have a collaborative arrangement which will deliver opportunities to reduce costs for multi occupancy buildings. Nynet provide broadband to businesses, communities and the public throughout North Yorkshire, all surpluses are re-invested to provide reliable networks across North Yorkshire. The deliverables from the service shall include network links for Police Force and the Fire and Rescue Service, supporting the current and future demand on network traffic,. This will be performed on a site-by-site basis defining the link size and link type required based on criticality of the services within the building. Link types include: * Non-resilient where a single link is presented and should this fail, connectivity is lost * Diverse Routed where two links are provided that exit the building at different locations eventually being routed together to the same supplier exchange or where they exit the building in the same place bur are routed to the different BT exchanges. * Fully Diverse Routed where two links are provided that exit the building at different locations and are routed to separate exchanges powered by different sections of the national grid * Technical requirements will be produced citing bandwidth, latency and jitter parameters that need to be met to support the growing use of voice and video technologies over the network links Project implementation requirements will ensure that where downtime is required it is minimised and takes place during less busy periods. Nynet Limited provide broadband to businesses, communities and the public throughout North Yorkshire, all surpluses are re-invested to provide reliable networks across North Yorkshire. Objectives common to North Yorkshire Council and York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority that will be achieved include but not limited to: * Enables and enhances the ability to perform North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service roles as Category 1 responders under the Civil Contingencies Act 2024 * To facilitate and achieve enhanced secure and resilient communications in an emergency. * Provide day to day reliable access to the public, data and cloud hosted applications supporting all of the organisation's functions. The procurement is to be awarded in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, under Regulation 12 (7), Contracts which establish or implement co-operation between contracting authorities. This award shall satisfy all requirements of Regulation 12(7) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018042-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 May 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,251,450 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Cancelled |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active, Unsuccessful |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH YORKSHIRE POLICE |
| Locality | NORTHALLERTON |
| Post town | Darlington |
| Postcode | DL6 1BF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE22 North Yorkshire |
| Local authority | North Yorkshire |
| Electoral ward | Northallerton South |
| Westminster constituency | Richmond and Northallerton |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 32430000 - Wide area network
- 72720000 - Wide area network services

## Release History

- 11 Jun 2024 at 14:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018042-2024
- 31 May 2024 at 12:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017016-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk

## Provenance

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