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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

Isle of Wight Council

Provision of Data Network Core Switch Replacements (Black Diamonds) plus Support and Maintenance

Communications EquipmentCPV 32000000 51000000 72000000 71356000
Value£212k
Awarded7 Jun 2023
Published2 Aug 2023
RegionSouth East
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£212ktotal contract value
median £101k
this tender£0£2.9m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Radio, TV & Communications Equipment band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 6,686 valued Radio, TV & Communications Equipment tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The provision of Data Network Core Switch Replacements (Black Diamonds) plus support and maintenance and licenses.

1. (a) Data Network Core Switch replacements 1. (b) Support, Maintenance and Licenses (S/M/L) will commence after installation and acceptance testing milestone sign off.

This will start the S/M/L element of the contract for the Data Network Core Switch replacements.

The initial term of the S/M/L contract will be 3 years from the date of the acceptance testing milestone sign off.

2.

Existing Equipment Support and Maintenance (S/M) and any required Licenses (one off or ongoing).

To clarify, this element of the contract will have a separate start/end date to the S/M/L contract that will be in place for (1) above.

The initial term of the contract will be three years for (1) above once the Installation Phase is completed.

The initial term of the contract will be three years for (2) above from the start date of the contract.

Both elements of the contract (1) and (2) can be extended by up to 24 months in 2 x 12 month segments, at the sole discretion of the Authority.

The contract price may be increased by no more than the rate of CPI at the time of the new contract year commencing.

The procurement was carried out via further competition under the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Network Services Framework RM3808 Lot 2.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The provision of Data Network Core Switch

The provision of Data Network Core Switch Replacements (Black Diamonds) plus support and maintenance and licenses.

02

1. (b) Support, Maintenance and Licenses (S/M/L)

1. (b) Support, Maintenance and Licenses (S/M/L) will commence after installation and acceptance testing milestone sign off.

03

Existing Equipment Support and Maintenance (S/M)

Existing Equipment Support and Maintenance (S/M) and any required Licenses (one off or ongoing).

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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