Published date: 30 April 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 31 August 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Local area network - 32410000

  • Network equipment - 32420000

  • Wide area network - 32430000

    • Networking, Internet and intranet software package - 48200000

    • Network servers - 48821000

    • Networking, Internet and intranet software development services - 72212200

Location of contract

SO17 1BJ

Value of contract

£45,000,000

Procurement reference

2022UoS-0576

Published date

30 April 2024

Closing date

31 August 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

22 April 2024

Contract end date

21 April 2031

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive dialogue (above threshold)

Tenders are invited from pre-qualified suppliers after discussion of requirements and potential solutions.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The University of Southampton has a vision to be a top 10 UK university and digital services are considered to be an enabler in assisting the University to achieve this goal. A high capacity, high availability network that is secure and is architected in a way that delivers optimal data services to researchers, students and administrator is critical.

For students residing in the University's Halls of residence, the quality of the in-room network services is an essential component of their day-to-day experience at the University of Southampton.
The Network Transformation Programme will disrupt the cycle of infrequent capital-intensive network replacements driven by failing and end-of-life infrastructure, and establish a forward-looking, agile, and responsive business-aligned network environment which can be adapted and sustained to support changing business needs through both the short- and long-term planning horizons.

The Project will replace all end-of-life wired and wireless network infrastructure, at the various layers - core, distribution, access. The scope will include all permanently connected campuses and smaller sites in the local region (includes academic campuses, sport facilities, data centres and halls of residence), focusing on internal and external spaces. The project will engage strongly with the 10-year building programme.

There is however more to this programme than simply replacing hardware. The scope will include the ongoing development of features and capabilities required to deliver the listed objectives, along with other user-orientated or device-orientated journeys required from a modern 'smart' campus network.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

The Provision of Design and Build Services for a modern and secure LAN, WLAN infrastructure for the Campus, Halls of Residence and Data Centre using a capital funded refresh approach

  • Opportunity
  • Published 20 March 2023

Award information

Awarded date

21 October 2023

Contract start date

22 April 2024

Contract end date

21 April 2031

Total value of contract

£45,000,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

CAE Technology Services Limited

Address

CAE House
Maylands Avenue
Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate
Hemel Hempstead
England
HP2 7DE

Reference

Companies House number: 2685146

Value of contract

£45,000,000

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

BUILDING 37, HIGHFIELD CAMPUS,UNIVERSITY ROAD
SOUTHAMPTON
SO17 1BJ
England

Telephone

02380 595000

Email

procurement@soton.ac.uk

Website

https://www.southampton.ac.uk/