This notice is for prior information only
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: Suffolk County Council
Postal address: Procurement & Contract Management Endeavour House 8 Russell Road
Town: Ipswich
NUTS code:
UKH14 SuffolkPostal code: IP1 2BX
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Gillian Glanville
E-mail:
gillian.glanvillle@suffolk.gov.ukTelephone: +44 1473264478
Internet address(es): Main address:
www.suffolk.gov.uk I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityRegional or local authority
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Suffolk Pan Public Sector Wide Area Network.
Reference number: CD0970-2
II.1.2)Main CPV code32400000 Networks
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
Suffolk County Council & partner public sector organisations (Local Authorities & NHS CCGs & Acute Hospitals) are intending to procure a single pan-public sector Wide Area Network (WAN) to replace existing WANs, and to meet their collective current and future communications requirements. The contract value is expected to be in the range 20,000,000 to 50,000,000 GBP.
It is not the Council's intention to break this requirement into lots. The Council wishes to consult with Potential Providers with the necessary capacity to deliver a Wide Area Network at the required scale. A market engagement event will be held on 23.11.2017 at East Suffolk House, Station Road, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1RT starting at 11am. Spaces are limited & priority will be given to Potential Providers who are PSN & HSCN Stage 1 compliant. Please register to attend the event at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/market-engagement-event-suffolk-pan-public-sector-wide-area-network-tickets-39289102764
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
64200000 Telecommunications services
32500000 Telecommunications equipment and supplies
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: UKH EAST OF ENGLAND
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Suffolk County Council is leading a public sector partnership, which includes other Local Authorities and NHS CCGs and Acute Hospitals in the county of Suffolk and adjoining geographic areas, to procure a single pan-public sector Wide Area Network (WAN) to replace existing WANs, and to meet their collective current and future communications requirements. By aggregating demand among the public sector partners, the aim is to secure the benefits of economies-of-scale. As well as providing connectivity between the 700+ sites on the WAN, the network needs to provide peering to a number of cloud-based services used by the public sector organisations. In addition, the aim is to leverage the public sector investment in a WAN to meet public sector communications requirements, to leverage further private sector investment to extend the reach of fibre infrastructure in the area to the benefit of the wider Suffolk economy, as envisaged by the Government's Local Full Fibre Networks (LFFN) Programme. The Council envisages the provision of both managed WAN services and infrastructure, with around a 5 — 7 year renewal term for managed WAN services and around a 15 — 20 year renewal term for infrastructure. The Council will engage in a competitive dialogue process with qualified Potential Providers to refine the detail of the final competitive tender.
II.2.14)Additional information
Potential providers will be required to register on the Suffolk County Councils e-tendering portal at www.suffolksourcing.uk to access tender documents when issued.
II.3)Estimated date of publication of contract notice:02/11/2017
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:01/11/2017
