Published date: 18 March 2022

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: 31 March 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Telecommunications equipment and supplies - 32500000

  • Telecommunications cable and equipment - 32520000

  • Fibre-optic materials - 32560000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP667160101

Published date

18 March 2022

Closing date

31 March 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

18 April 2022

Contract end date

19 April 2027

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Northumbria is seeking a supplier to provide all fibre cabling work for the next 5 years. The scope of this tender covers an example project (see below) which will be used to evaluate the approach and cost of suppliers in the market.

We expect to replace all our old OM1 fibres within all our buildings to either OM3 or OM4 standard, dependant on distances. We also expect to run in new 48 core single mode fibres between all our buildings on the City and Coach Lane campuses. In addition to the above planned works, we expect there to be additional opportunity to run fibre cabling for projects and repairs.

The successful supplier will be offered a 5-year preferred supplier agreement, which means that all work in these 5 years will be offered to this supplier.

Suppliers are asked to provide a proposal and cost for the following project across a number of key areas of our Newcastle City Campus.

•Supply, install, terminate and test 1x No. 48 core OS2 fibre optic cable from Ellison Building CBlock Comms Room to the Sutherland Basement Comms Room. Approximate length 1000 metres.
Supply, install, terminate and test 2 No. 48 core OS2 fibre optic patch panels.
Fusion splice each core with OS2 pigtails and present onto the patch panel with LC type connectors.

•Supply, install, terminate and test 1x No. 16 core OM4 fibre optic cable from Northumberland Building Ground Floor Comms Room to the main Machine Room. Approximate length 50 metres.
Supply, install, terminate and test 2 No. 16 core OM4 fibre optic patch panels.
Fusion splice each core with OM4 pigtails and present onto the patch panel with LC type connectors.

Each supplier is required to submit 2 pricing proposals:
1.All work to be undertaken during business hours
2.All work that can be disruptive to teaching and learning (for example taking out existing cables, running big bundles of copper or fibre, drilling or taking down roof tiles etc,) to be done outside of business hours and the remainder of the work during business hours.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Liam Blackie

Address

Pandon Building
Camden Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
UK

Telephone

01912273854

Email

liam.blackie@northumbria.ac.uk