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title: "Voluntary ex ante transparency notice - Wide Area Network (WAN)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-046d06"
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buyer: "NORTH YORKSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE"
published: "2024-06-11"
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# Voluntary ex ante transparency notice - Wide Area Network (WAN)

Buyer: NORTH YORKSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046d06

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## Summary

The North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service, in collaboration with North Yorkshire Council and Nynet Limited, has concluded a tender process for the provision of a Wide Area Network (WAN) services. The procurement stage was completed on June 3, 2024. The WAN services contract is part of a collaborative vision to streamline costs for multi-occupancy buildings in North Yorkshire by enhancing network connectivity for emergency services and public access.

This awarded contract presents opportunities for businesses in the network services industry to partner with North Yorkshire Council, who subcontract the services to Nynet Limited. Suitable businesses would benefit from providing reliable network services meeting critical requirements for public safety and secure communications. The contract's objective is to enhance digital infrastructure for emergency response services, ensuring resilient and secure communications in emergency situations and day-to-day operations.

## 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: 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/018041-2024 |
| 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 | £621,400 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH YORKSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE |
| 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/018041-2024
- 3 Jun 2024 at 14:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017177-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.northyorksfire.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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