Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

Tender description

The Council is inviting Tenders for the Supply of Networking Equipment including Support and Maintenance and Associated Services. The following is within scope of this Contract: — Supply of networking equipment which is functionally compatible with the current equipment, — Support and maintenance of current networking equipment and for new networking equipment supplied under this Contract and — Solution design, consultancy, specification/recommendation and implementation of networking equipment. As an optional requirement: Trade in schemes for end of life or surplus networking equipment, directly with the manufacturer. The Council is seeking tenders from organisations interested in maintaining, supporting and supplying networking equipment to the Council. Key deliverables / objectives: The following are within the scope of this procurement: — Supply of new networking equipment which is functionally compatible with the equipment as detailed in Appendix E Hardware Inventory, — Support and maintenance of current networking equipment as detailed in Appendix E Hardware Inventory and any new networking equipment supplied under this Contract, — Solution design, consultancy, specification/recommendation and implementation of networking equipment which is functionally compatible with the equipment as detailed in Appendix E Hardware Inventory and — Efficient management of the Contract to include (but not be limited to) service level agreements, management and performance reports. The ICT Strategy, to be agreed over the coming months, is expected to have an impact on this Contract in terms of quantities purchased or number of items supported. Therefore, quantities may reduce or increase over the period of this Contract. As such the Council cannot provide any commitment to purchasing volumes. The Council is looking for a partner who can provide advice and guidance on harnessing the technologies to ensure efficient delivery and management of the network infrastructure. Service level agreement The Contractor will be expected to adhere to service level agreements, which contain strict response and resolution targets for incidents, with regular reviews of Contractor performance and monthly management reports. Types of equipment: The following list is a typical example of the Council’s requirements for buying new networking equipment: — Switches, — Routers, — Firewall, Access Control and Security Devices, — Wireless Access Points and Wireless LAN Controllers, — Load Balancers and Content Switches and — Data Centre Unified and Converged Fabric Devices. This is not an exhaustive list and support or purchase of additional equipment, which is functionally compatible with existing equipment as detailed in Appendix E Hardware Inventory), may be required during the lifetime of the Contract. Contract term: The Contract shall be a supply arrangement for networking equipment including support and maintenance and associated services, for a period of 3 years with options to extend on an annual basis for up to 2 further years, taking the contract term up to a maximum of 5 years. It is the Council’s intention that the Contract will be fully implemented from 1.11.2018. This is due to the expiration of the existing contract, and urgent business needs based on the Council’s technical development programme. Use of lots: This requirement has not been separated into lots as the Council has a single requirement for generation of efficiencies and the primary Contractor having full responsibility for delivery of the Solution. Contract value: The Contract spend will vary from year to year depending on the equipment reaching end of life and subsequent replacements for new projects. The estimated Contract value is expected to be between 1 650 000 GBP and 3 000 000 GBP over the life of the Contract including all available extensions and options.