Telecommunications network

Tender description

HFRS are undertaking Market Engagement to explore Enhanced (secure and resilient) Connectivity covering the following areas: Hardware (resilient) which provides local connectivity for an incident ground and hardware that connects an incident ground with remote servers (at our HQ for example), such things as: — Vehicle hubs that use 4G connection and then provide WIFI ‘bubble’ to connect other devices to, — 4G / WIFI mesh systems, — Private LTE’s — Streaming devices for drones etc, — Satellite communications Software (secure) which delivers VPN or packages information and swops between connections (WIFI, 4G, Satellite) identifying in the best one. HFRS are exploring such equipment to gain an understanding of the market and allow HFRS to make decisions about our future Incident Command unit and how we can integrate this with our appliances. Suppliers are invited to attend a Supplier Information Day on 25.7.2018 commencing at 9:00 am. At Service Headquarters in Eastleigh Hampshire This is an opportunity to have one to one conversations between suppliers and service users. Suppliers are asked to bring samples of products to demonstrate and information on the functionality of the products. At point of registration you will be allocated a demonstration timeslot, and given an outline of what we would require covering as part of the demonstration. There are limited spaces available on a first come basis — Suppliers will be allocated a space via correspondence on In-tend once the questionnaire has been completed. Drop off and parking arrangements will be given at point of registration confirmation. Responses to the supplier day will not be used to evaluate your company, create a short-list or guarantee inclusion or exclusion in any resulting tender exercise. This exercise is to obtain feedback to inform any potential future tender process only, which will require further registration and appropriate assessment. This is a market information gathering opportunity to aid us in developing our requirements Suppliers will be neither advantaged nor disadvantaged by responding to the questionnaire as this is part of our market research only. To book your place, please register in In-Tend and complete the questionnaire associated with the project titled Enhanced Connectivity by 4:00 pm 11.7.2018