Information technology services

Tender description

Cambridgeshire County Council is conducting the re-procurement of a replacement Wide Area Network includingManaged Internet Access and Wireless LAN services as part of the wider CPSN partnership. The CPSN partnership comprises a number of public authorities in the Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Norfolk area that came together to procure a flexible, capable and value for money telecommunications network that supports and enables their operations within the community. Due to unforeseen delay there is a requirement to extend the current service provision for a period of 18 months to allow continued service provision and an effective transitions period and to fully include NHS organisations within the region as they move from N3 to HSCN. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority is a participant in the above partnership. Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Authority in partnership the current CPSN members is seeking to award directly for the continuation of WAN and Wi-Fi services across the current bespoke core. The Partnership envisions the procurement of the new network (EastNet) will be seen as the public services network of choice within the region and wishes to extend the opportunity to the numerous NHS bodies within the region as they transition from N3 to HSCN, to allow closer working and greater sharing opportunities. To facilitate this, the current network and services needs to be maintained beyond June 2018, this will allow for a full procurement exercise to be undertaken and, if required, a reasonable period for transition to a new provider.