Published date: 20 August 2024

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


Closing: 22 January 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Networks - 32400000

  • Wide area network - 32430000

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£45,000,000

Procurement reference

CCC001-DN682050-04303533

Published date

20 August 2024

Closing date

22 January 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2031

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The EastNet partnership was set up to procure a managed Wide Area Network (WAN) and additional core services to help support that WAN.

The partnership is made up of over 500 predominantly MPLS circuits utilising carriers' national network via a managed supplier integrator. The partnership is made up of the following organisations around Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, and Buckinghamshire.

• Cambridgeshire County Council (including Cambridgeshire Schools)
• Peterborough City Council
• Cambridge City Council
• South Cambridgeshire District Council
• Huntingdonshire District Council
• Fenland District Council
• East Cambridgeshire District Council
• West Northamptonshire County Council
• North Northamptonshire County Council
• Milton Keynes City Council

Currently, the partnership runs an in-house centralised SPOC (Single Point of Contact - a centralised partnership management team). This team comprises a Contracts and Service Manager who manages all aspects of contractual negotiations with partnership and maintains that the service received meets with what is contracted. The other members of the SPOC team are 2 x Network Architects who oversee the implementation of the new network, any changes which would affect multiple partners and new technology implementations during the length of the contract.

This is a further competition using CCS Framework RM6116 Network Services 3 Lot 1a: Inter Site Connectivity (Wider Area Network) / Data Access. All partners will enter in to their own individual call-off contracts with the successful provider.

More information

Additional text

This award notice is for Cambridgeshire County Council and Cambridgeshire Schools only.

Award information

Awarded date

15 April 2024

Contract start date

31 July 2024

Contract end date

30 July 2031

Total value of contract

£7,543,787

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Virgin Media Business Limited

Address

500 Brook Drive,
Reading,
RG2 6UU

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

New Shire Hall
Alconbury Weald
Huntingdon
PE28 4YE
England

Email

procurementandcommercial@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/