Published date: 18 July 2023
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000
Location of contract
South East
Value of contract
£6,011,145.62
Procurement reference
WA13756
Published date
18 July 2023
Closing date
9 July 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
10 July 2023
Contract end date
9 July 2028
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Call-off from a framework agreement
A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board (ICB) (the Commissioner) has awarded a contract for the provision of a Community of Interest Network (CoIN) to British Telecommunications PLC.
The CoIN provides resilient network connectivity for most healthcare providers in Surrey including, Royal Surrey, Ashford and St Peters, Surrey and Borders Partnership (SABP), Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trusts, and Surrey and Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, and serves approx. 210 individual sites across the geography.
The CoIN, along with other regional CoINs, connects to the national Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) and provides a sophisticated perimeter security solution and cybersecurity protection, over and above what individual local sites have.
The procurement followed the Direct Award process as set out in the buyer's guide of the Crown Commercial Services Network Services 2 Framework, RM3808.
The contract has been awarded under Lot 1 - Data Access which covers inter-site connectivity services, enabling site-to-site or site-to-cloud/internet interconnectivity, including but not limited to:
• Wide Area Network (WAN)
• Fibre and other connectivity solutions
• Network equipment (such as switches and routers).
The contract commenced on 10th July 2023 and has been awarded for a term of 5 years.
The estimated annual contract value is £1,202,229.12 ex. VAT and the estimated total contract value is £6,011,145.62 ex. VAT.
This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).
More information
Additional text
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The services procured through this procurement process are fully regulated under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR2015), and the process has been undertaken in full accordance with the law.
Award information
Awarded date
10 July 2023
Contract start date
10 July 2023
Contract end date
9 July 2028
Total value of contract
£6,011,145.62
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
British Telecommunications PLC
Address
1 Braham Street
LONDON
E1 8EEReference
Companies House number: 01800000
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Hannah Morley
Address
Falcon Room, Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill
Reigate
RH2 8EF
England
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