Telecommunications services

Tender description

The Scottish Police Authority (known as the ‘the Authority’) require a competent contractor in place for provision of radio masts portfolio marketing, management and maintenance services. The contractor will be required to: — manage and supervise access to the radio sites; — arrange annual condition surveys; — manage a maintenance programme; — market sites for sharing; — manage existing sharing contracts and new installation projects; and — decommissioning from masts. The contract includes managing and carrying out mast repairs/works based on condition surveys, mast access arrangements, negotiating new licences-arranging licence fee reviews of existing sharers on the mast location and to encourage new sharers to the sites to increase annual revenue, negotiate renewal of existing leases and access arrangements (all subject to final authority approval). It will also be the remit to determine if there any efficiencies in terms management (rates, electricity recharges) or releasing loss making non-operationally required sites. Also, decommissioning of sites which are no longer required.