Published date: 28 May 2024

Last edited date: 25 June 2024

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 1 July 2024

Contract summary

Industry

  • Networks - 32400000

Location of contract

England

Procurement reference

HEREFCC-DN725967-36562287

Published date

28 May 2024

Closing date

1 July 2024

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Herefordshire Council have operated a partner network across the Herefordshire geography for a number of years providing connectivity for local partners within Public Sector and Health including Herefordshire Council, Wye Valley NHS Trust, NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB) incorporating GP surgeries and other care providers.

The current contract is coming to an end in January 2025 and Herefordshire Council and partners are looking to identify the future costs associated with operating Wide Area Connectivity for the stakeholder organisations within a single contract and understand the opportunities available to create both a more efficient and a more cost-effective data network through exploring new and innovative approaches to prepare and inform the requirements for the future data network provision for the stakeholder organisations in preparation for the current contract ending.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - For Data Connectivity and Wide Area Network For Herefordshire Council and Partners

  • Early engagement
  • Published 28 May 2024

Additional text

Herefordshire Council has published this opportunity on the 'Supplying the Southwest Portal'. To view the tender documentation related to this opportunity you will need to register on the portal, if you are not already register with Procontract, and express an interest in the opportunity.

To Register with Supplying the Southwest Portal (Procontract) click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your browser address bar; https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

About the buyer

Contact name

Phillip Clayton

Address

Council Offices
Plough Lane
Hereford
HR4 0LE
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1432260409

Email

phillip.clayton2@hoopleltd.co.uk

Website

https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk