Published date: 15 October 2018

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: 2 November 2018

Contract summary

Industry

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    • Network operating system software development services - 72212214

    • Network management software services - 72511000

Location of contract

RG317SD

Value of contract

£0 to £155,000

Procurement reference

20181015120051-71935

Published date

15 October 2018

Closing date

2 November 2018

Contract start date

1 December 2018

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This tender is for the provision of network and server support including security and resilience to provide additional support to the in house ICT team who support the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFA) and the Thames Valley Fire Control Service (TVFCS). It is estimated that the total contract value will not exceed £155k between 1st December 2018 to 31st March 2021.

The purpose of this contract is to ensure that both services which form part of the Royal Berkshire Fire Authority, the legal entity, have the required network and service resources 24/7, 365 days a year in place; thus a supplier is required whom can provide the necessary cover around the clock if required. The service requirement is therefore to work alongside the in house ICT team to:

• Deliver specific network and server related projects
• Advise and implement adequate security measures to protect the authority and its systems.
• Work closely with the RBFRS senior infrastructure officer on the maintenance and support of the server and business continuity infrastructure
• Provide additional capacity within the ICT team and provide a skills transfer
• Provide an out of hour's resilience service to support both TVFCS and RBFA. 24/7, 365.

The successful organisation will be expected to demonstrate it has the capacity to offer this service with their own team, which can include the use of associates provided their work is covered by the main organisation's public liability. There must also be no one individual spending the majority of their contracted working hours supporting this contract.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Moses Kuria

Address

Newsham Court
Pincents Kiln
RG31 7SD
ENG

Telephone

+44 18934740

Email

KuriaM@RBFRS.co.uk