Published date: 24 December 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 28 January 2022, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • IP telephone services - 64215000

  • Local area network services - 72710000

Location of contract

BD1 2ST

Value of contract

£1

Procurement reference

AHG_000398 - (CS68)

Published date

24 December 2021

Closing date

28 January 2022

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

6 June 2022

Contract end date

6 June 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Anchor are seeking to engage with a supplier to provision and manage internet connectivity for it's residents and staff at approximately 1600 locations covering approximately 60000 residents throughout England.

The aim of the service will be to provide a fully managed service (including the provision of internet circuits, local LAN equipment and the management and support of such) and must include the following
1. Internet service for each resident in our Housing and Care locations that is either logically or physically separated from other residents and staff.
2. Full flood Wi-Fi based internet connectivity throughout the location for staff based at these locations for anywhere from 1 staff member at housing locations to 30 at care locations
3. Full flood Wi-Fi connectivity throughout the location for 3rd party or guest access
4. Fixed line or Wi-Fi internet connectivity for IOT devices
5. Connectivity for our SIP based telephony systems replacing legacy analogue systems (this would include alarm-based systems)

It is important to note that Anchor have embarked on a Cloud-first strategy with all corporate services being delivered through public internet interfaces. As such no WAN configuration is required as part of this solution.



The opportunity can be accessed by following this URL and registering on our e-sourcing platform:

https://anchorhanover.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewEvent.aspx?EventID=857

More information

Additional text

The opportunity can be accessed by following this URL and registering on our e-sourcing platform:

https://anchorhanover.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewEvent.aspx?EventID=857

About the buyer

Contact name

Alexander Holdsworth

Address

Anchor Hanover Group
2 Godwin Street
Bradford
BD1 2ST
England

Email

procurement@anchorhanover.org.uk

Website

https://anchorhanover.wax-live.com/S2C/DisplayModules/TradeModules/Negotiations/Opportunities/ViewEv