SD-WAN Connectivity and Enterprise LAN + WiFi
A Tender Notice
by THE ABBEYFIELD SOCIETY
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Goods)
- Duration
- 35.5 month
- Value
- £2M
- Sector
- TECHNOLOGY
- Published
- 16 Sep 2021
- Delivery
- To 02 Oct 2024 (est.)
- Deadline
- 18 Oct 2021 16:00
Concepts
Location
United Kingdom: UNITED KINGDOM
1 buyer
- Abbeyfield Society St Albans
Description
The supplier will provide a WAN solution that supports Abbeyfield’s digital transformation strategies by delivery of a highly available Wide Area Network with unified security, optimal application user quality of experience and meets its bandwidth requirements for each of its sites. Abbeyfield requires faster provisioning of new offices and more efficient changes to configurations and functions. In addition, the qualified Network supplier will design, install and manage enterprise LAN switches, any cabling (minimum CAT6a) and WiFi Access Points to ensure seamless connectivity within all Abbeyfield sites.
Lot Division
| 1 | SD-WAN Connectivity
Abbeyfield are tendering for a qualified telecommunications carrier who can provide high-speed SD-WAN connectivity. Providers are encouraged to be innovative in their proposed solutions as to provide the most cost-effective solution while meeting all technical requirements. Abbeyfield expect a reduction in the network running costs while at the same time increasing the bandwidth, application performance and availability using multiple inexpensive internet lines. Abbeyfield require the solution to provide SD-WAN, security, link balancing and WAN optimisation. This should reduce the footprint at each location and provide savings to the overall running cost of the enterprise WAN & Edge security. Services procured under this SD-WAN RFP are an essential enabler for Abbeyfield’s future IT strategy and include the following: 1)Architecture - The solution must provide a Secure Cloud Enabled SD-WAN with underlay circuits. 2)Bandwidth - The Solution must meet the bandwidth requirements (as per the Abbeyfield Site and Circuit List document) for each site. 3)Performance - The Solution must have the ability to prioritise traffic for business applications based on real-time bandwidth and latency measurements. 4)Security - The Solution must provide integrated Next-Generation FireWall (NGFW) and Unified Threat Management (UTM) ability for every location. 5)Remote Access - The Solution must provide Secure Remote Access to the On-Prem and Cloud Resources hosted by Abbeyfield. 6)Scalability and Availability - The solution must be scalable to support a minimum of 100 sites can grow over the next five years. 7)Public IP Range - The solution must meet Abbeyfield’s current and future public IP address requirement More details and specific requirements are captured in the attached documents for this notice. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/PX46X2J79Q |
| 2 | Enterprise LAN Switches + WiFi
Abbeyfield are tendering for a qualified Network Supplier who can design, install and manage LAN switches, cabling and WiFi access points to all the Abbeyfield sites as stated with the requirements listed below. Suppliers are encouraged to be innovative in their proposed solutions as to provide the most cost-effective solution while meeting all technical requirements and Abbeyfield expect all the equipment to be procured, owned, managed and maintained by the candidate supplier throughout the duration of the contract. The following are conditions which the supplier must provide for 1) Local Area Network Switches 2) Cabling & Access Point Installation 3) Wireless Access Point (WAP) specific requirements 4) WAP and Network Management 5) LAN and WAP Policy Management 6) LAN and WAP System Requirements 7) AP Requirements 8) AP Placement and Installation More details and specific requirements are captured in the attached documents for this notice. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5EVMNZDU3N |
Renewal Options
1) Possibility of up to two voluntary one-year extensions 2) A four-year contract with the possibility of up to one voluntary one-year extension 3) A five-year contract
CPV Codes
- 32412110 - Internet network
- 72720000 - Wide area network services
- 32410000 - Local area network
Indicators
- Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
- This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
- Renewals are available.
- Professional qualifications are sought.
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The contracting authority is subject the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. All information to which the Environmental Information Regulations apply will be dealt with in accordance with those Regulations. The right is reserved not to proceed or not to award a contract for the whole or any part of proposed procurement. Neither the contracting authority nor any person on whose behalf of whom this procurement is undertaken is to be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest or tendering for this contract. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-St-Albans:-Internet-network./6JP3N... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6JP3N6KVRK GO Reference: GO-2021916-PRO-18916930
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-02e17f
- FTS 023052-2021