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title: "SWAN Re-procurement"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000659308"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (\"NSS\")"
published: "2021-08-16"
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# SWAN Re-procurement

Buyer: THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS")  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000659308

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## Summary

The Common Services Agency, commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland (NSS), is initiating the SWAN Re-procurement. This procurement falls under the health and general public services categories and is located in Edinburgh, UK. Currently in the planning stage, the process is aimed at replacing the Scottish Wide-Area Network (SWAN) framework before it expires in March 2023. Interested parties must complete a questionnaire by 12:00 noon on 30th August 2021, ahead of a market briefing scheduled for 7th September 2021. The total value of the procurement is estimated at £350 million.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in telecommunications, broadband network services, and related ICT infrastructure. Companies specialising in providing Wide Area Networks, Local Area Networks, or Internet of Things (IoT) services, as well as those who can innovate within these scopes, would be well-suited to compete in this bid. With the backing of over 90 public sector organisations, successful participation in this procurement could catalyse substantial growth in the Scottish public sector market.

## Notice

The Scottish Wide-Area network (SWAN) Replacement Procurement is an initiative supported by over 90 public sector organisations within Scotland that procure services under the existing SWAN framework agreement. There are now around 6,020 sites connected to the single broadband network. The framework now needs to be replaced before March 2023 to ensure continuity of networking services. The purpose of this notice is to make interested parties aware of the forthcoming re-procurement of the SWAN framework and to enable interested parties to engage with NHS National Services Scotland through a short questionnaire and a market briefing session (see section VI.3 below).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Scottish Wide-Area network (SWAN) Replacement Procurement is an initiative supported by over 90 public sector organisations within Scotland that procure services under the existing SWAN framework agreement. There are now around 6,020 sites connected to the single broadband network. The Programme supports the McClelland review of Scottish Public Sector ICT Infrastructure recommendation for the delivery of a single public services communications network infrastructure for Scotland and builds on the cross sector collaboration established over the duration of the existing SWAN framework contract. The current SWAN framework is due to expire in April 2023 and participating authorities have agreed that the framework needs to be replaced before March 2023 to ensure continuity of networking services. The high-level scope of the SWAN Replacement Procurement is defined as the acquisition of Wide Area Network and all services currently available under the existing SWAN framework, which can be used by potentially all public sector organisations in Scotland and initially by the participating authorities (as existing SWAN Members). The procurement scope is envisaged to include the following key elements: - the future WAN requirements of the participating authorities; and - additional service requirements of the participating authorities (to include LAN, voice, and IoT services).. The questionnaire asks suppliers to identify the services currently available in the marketplace and the anticipated direction of future market development. The questionnaire can be obtained from this PCS site. Suppliers who complete and return the questionnaire by 12:00 noon on Monday 30/08/2021 will be invited to a briefing session with NSS to be held on the afternoon of 07/09/2021.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG424545 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 21 Sep 2021 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £350,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) ("NSS") |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH12 9EB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Drum Brae/Gyle |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South West |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 51 - Installation services (except software)
- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 51314000 - Installation services of video equipment
- 64200000 - Telecommunications services
- 64227000 - Integrated telecommunications services
- 71316000 - Telecommunication consultancy services
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72212200 - Networking, Internet and intranet software development services
- 72212210 - Networking software development services
- 72212214 - Network operating system software development services
- 72212215 - Networking developers software development services
- 72212216 - Network connectivity terminal emulation software development services
- 72212219 - Miscellaneous networking software development services
- 72212515 - Video conferencing software development services
- 72315000 - Data network management and support services
- 72315100 - Data network support services
- 72315200 - Data network management services
- 72511000 - Network management software services

## Release History

- 16 Aug 2021 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG424545

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=AUG424545&idx=1
  16th August 2021 - PIN questionnaire
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG424545
  SWAN Re-procurement - The Scottish Wide-Area network (SWAN) Replacement Procurement is an initiative supported by over 90 public sector organisations within Scotland that procure services under the existing SWAN framework agreement. There are now around 6,020 sites connected to the single broadband network. The framework now needs to be replaced before March 2023 to ensure continuity of networking services. The purpose of this notice is to make interested parties aware of the forthcoming re-procurement of the SWAN framework and to enable interested parties to engage with NHS National Services Scotland through a short questionnaire and a market briefing session (see section VI.3 below).

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.nhsscotlandprocurement.scot.nhs.uk/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000659308
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=659308

## Provenance

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