--- title: "Wightfibre Circuits - County Hall Datacentre" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04b140" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04b140" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04b140.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04b140.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL" published: "2024-10-25" --- # Wightfibre Circuits - County Hall Datacentre Buyer: ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b140 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04b140) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04b140.json) ## Summary The Isle of Wight Council has concluded the procurement process for "Wightfibre Circuits - County Hall Datacentre" under the services category related to IT services, including consulting, software development, Internet, and support. Located in Newport, UKJ34 region, the project involves providing 2 x 500Mbps direct internet connections at County Hall datacentre with an initial contract period from July 2024 to 2025, and from December 2024 to 2025, with possible 12-month extensions. This tender reached the award stage and was completed on 25 October 2024. The procurement was conducted through a limited, negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice, mainly due to technical reasons ensuring the continuity and resilience of internet services for the council. This tender offers substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for IT service providers capable of guaranteeing high resilience and cost-effectiveness. Given its focus on internet connectivity and IT support, businesses specialising in network infrastructure, real-time bandwidth monitoring, and fault management will find this contract particularly suited to their services. Additionally, the winning supplier, Wight Fibre, already possesses essential local infrastructure, highlighting the importance of having established resources in place. Businesses offering competitive solutions utilising alternative infrastructure, while ensuring cost and operational efficiencies, would also find potential opportunities in future similar procurements. ## Notice 2 x 500Mbps direct internet connections at County Hall datacentre ### Lot Information Lot 1 2 x 500Mbps direct internet connections at County Hall datacentre: (i) July 2024 - 2025 (with 12m extension possible to July 2026) (ii) December 2024 - 2025 (with 12m extension possible to December 2026) Cost includes whole life cost (12m + 12m) for both. Options: 12m extension for both elements ### Procurement Information 2 x 500Mbps direct internet connections at County Hall datacentre: (i) July 2024 - 2025 (with 12m extension possible to July 2026) (ii) December 2024 - 2025 (with 12m extension possible to December 2026). The services are split for additional resilience in the event of a problem arising. The supplier (Wight Fibre) has its own Island Infrastructure already in situ; any other supplier would depend on utilising BT Open Reach infrastructure to supply our requirements, which in itself carries a higher cost than is offered by Wight Fibre, whose infrastructure is already in place. A cost comparison was carried out and Wight Fibre were lowest cost, but with additional benefits such as monitoring of real time bandwidth and traffic usage. Wight Fibre's offering also includes a large number of public IP addresses on two of the direct internet connections, upstream DNS mirroring, built in resilience, 24/7 365 days a year coverage for faults, monitoring, and reporting. Continuity of supply of our connection(s) is of high importance and as well as the cost effectiveness mentioned. The Isle of Wight Council will be observing a 10-day standstill period which will end at midnight on 04 November 2024. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034654-2024 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Oct 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 24 Oct 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 | £32,400 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL | | Locality | NEWPORT | | Post town | Portsmouth | | Postcode | PO30 1UD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ34 Isle of Wight | | Local authority | Isle of Wight | | Electoral ward | Newport Central | | Westminster constituency | Isle of Wight West | | Delivery location | TLJ34 Isle of Wight | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | WIGHT FIBRE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 25 Oct 2024 at 11:27 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034654-2024 - 25 Oct 2024 at 08:53 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034608-2024 ## Notice URLs - http://www.iow.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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