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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

Student Halls Wi-Fi Upgrade (Pilot Phase)

Communications EquipmentCPV 32000000 32400000 32410000 32412000
Value£5k
Deadline14 Nov 2019
Published19 Dec 2019
RegionSouth East
Timeline
Published 19 Dec 2019ClosedCloses 14 Nov 2019
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£5ktotal contract value
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this tender£0£2.9m

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The brief

The University is upgrading Halls of Residence Wi-Fi, which is a key service used by students for both educational and leisure purposes.

The University is seeking to run a pilot upgrade to test the effectiveness of in-room wall plate mounted access points.

This Tender document relates specifically to the pilot phase of the project only.

The outcomes of the pilot will inform the final design rolled out to the remainder of the Halls estate, should that go ahead.

The pilot model is to install an in-room WAP in every other student bedroom (i.e. approximately one per two rooms) and reposition existing enterprise class WAP in the corridors of each flat.

All WAPs will be free-issue by the University from existing stock.

The Pilot Phase is the initial phase of a wider project the University is looking to undertake to support the upgrade of the student halls.

Wi-Fi service information gathered from the Pilot Phase will inform the approach adopted for the full rollout.

A separate project will be tendered to upgrade the remaining student halls outside of the Pilot Phase.

Awarding of a contract for the Pilot Phase, does not mean the automatic awarding of a contract for the upgrading of the remaining student halls buildings outside of the Pilot Phase.

The University reserves the right to cancel or delay the undertaking of a further tender for the upgrading of the remaining student halls buildings outside of the Pilot Phase.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The outcomes of the pilot will inform

The outcomes of the pilot will inform the final design rolled out to the remainder of the Halls estate, should that go ahead.

02

The Pilot Phase is the initial phase

The Pilot Phase is the initial phase of a wider project the University is looking to undertake to support the upgrade of the student halls.

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Stage
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