--- title: "Wightfibre Circuits - direct internet connection at St Mary's datacentre" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04b16c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04b16c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04b16c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04b16c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL" published: "2024-10-25" --- # Wightfibre Circuits - direct internet connection at St Mary's datacentre Buyer: ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b16c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04b16c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04b16c.json) ## Summary This procurement process was conducted by the Isle of Wight Council for a project titled "Wightfibre Circuits - direct internet connection at St Mary’s datacentre." The procurement falls under the IT services category, specifically consulting, software development, Internet, and support, with a project location in the region of UKJ34. The procurement stage is complete, and the contract was awarded to Wight Fibre on 25th October 2024. The awarded contract involves a direct internet connection of 500Mbps at St Mary’s datacentre, running from May 2024 to April 2025, with a potential 12-month extension to April 2026. The total contract value is £12,000 GBP. This procurement followed a limited, negotiated procedure without publication of a contract notice, due to technical reasons such as the existing infrastructure of Wight Fibre, which offers cost benefits and technical advantages. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in IT services, particularly those offering internet connectivity solutions. Companies equipped to provide infrastructure services, internet bandwidth management, and support could find growth opportunities by exploring similar tenders. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with a robust infrastructure and technical expertise in internet services would be well-suited to compete in such procurements, especially those that can offer competitive pricing and unique technical benefits. The procurement process underscores the importance of leveraging existing infrastructure to achieve cost-effectiveness, highlighting a potential niche for technically specialized service providers. ## Notice 1 x 500Mbps direct internet connection at St Mary's datacentre ### Lot Information Lot 1 1 x 500Mbps direct internet connection at St Mary's datacentre May 2024 - April 2025 (with 12m extension possible to April 2026) Cost includes whole life cost (12m + 12m). Options: 12m extension ### Procurement Information 1 x 500Mbps direct internet connection at St Mary's datacentre, May 2024 - April 2025 (with 12m extension possible to April 2026). The supplier (Wight Fibre) has its own Island Infrastructure already in situ; any other supplier would depend on utilising 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 with another provider was carried out with Wight Fibre as 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/034691-2024 | | Notice type | Award 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 | 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 | £12,000 | ## 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 13:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034691-2024 ## 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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