Published date: 17 April 2019

Last edited date: 17 April 2019

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: 16 May 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Networks - 32400000

Location of contract

so50 6ad

Value of contract

£0 to £730,000

Procurement reference

P/RAD 0712/2019

Published date

17 April 2019

Closing date

16 May 2019

Contract start date

1 July 2019

Contract end date

30 June 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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

The purpose of this project is the review, re-design and replacement of the current Radian WAN infrastructure. A considerable amount of the networking hardware is currently end of life or out of support, and not standardised across make/model/functionality, increasing management overhead.

Radian is currently going through a digital transformation programme and therefore require a fast, flexible and secure network which enables the new technology that we are implementing.

The current network (see Appendix B) is one that has grown mainly by acquisition or merger and as such has been 'bolted' together and grown organically rather than designed. Radian currently uses multiple providers for connectivity and again this should be reviewed as part of this project to ensure best fit and best value.

As part of the review, replacing, renewing or extending the (Multiprotocol Label Switching) MPLS to other sites is also a requirement. Radian are looking to use a SD-WAN approach to reduce 3rd party responsibilities but all technologies will be considered.

Wireless connectivity is out of scope for this project, but ease of integration and support should be a consideration in any design or proposal. Radian are not currently looking at 3G/4G/5G, however this could be a consideration for remote sales offices in the future.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Paul Anderson Turner

Address

bishopstoke road
Eastleigh
Southampton
so50 6ad
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 02380628210

Email

Paul.Anderson-Turner@radian.co.uk