Published date: 9 March 2018

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


Closing: 16 October 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Network cabling - 32421000

Location of contract

Wales

Value of contract

£1

Procurement reference

tender_143310/658451

Published date

9 March 2018

Closing date

16 October 2017

Contract start date

9 February 2018

Contract end date

31 December 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The BBC has a major building project currently underway, at Central Square in Cardiff, known within the BBC and referred to hereafter as CSq. This building requires the design and installation of a structured cabling infrastructure including UTP and fibre optic cable

The following items are in scope:

- Installation, termination and testing of UTP (unshielded twisted pair) structured cabling between apparatus rooms and general offices, selected parts will be dual homed. Includes apparatus room distribution frame panels, patching cables and cables to equipment in the apparatus room. Includes termination faceplates and cable connectors in general offices e.g. at user workstations, meeting rooms, corridors, reception areas, high level points and high level wi-fi access points. Includes some termination in production areas such as control rooms and studios, on 19" mounting panels.
- Installation, termination and testing of fibre optic structured cabling between apparatus rooms. Includes apparatus room distribution frame shelves and tielines between apparatus rooms.
- Provision of termination boxes

The successful supplier will be responsible for designing the structured cabling system to BBC specifications.

The following items are out of scope:

- Procurement and installation of data switches.
- Procurement and installation of RF head end system and local splitters.
- Procurement and installation of fibre transmission equipment.
- Provision of electrical power to apparatus room equipment bays.
- Bulk Provision of ductwork and cable trays.
- Racks and patching frames (these will provided as part of the base build)

Award information

Awarded date

26 January 2018

Contract start date

9 February 2018

Contract end date

31 December 2020

Total value of contract

£1

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Line Management Group

Address

16 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7EG

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Lee Hayward

Address

BBC Cymru/Wales
Caerdydd/Cardiff
CF5 2YQ
Wales

Email

lee.hayward@bbc.co.uk