Telecommunications Framework

Tender description

The framework agreements envisaged are for transmission services, including (but not limited to) leased circuits, dark fibre, wide area Ethernet and xDSL. Leased circuits and wide area Ethernet services are typically required at bandwidths of 1Gbit/s and above. Organisations entitled to use the Framework may wish to procure circuits with a range of bandwidths including lower bandwidth circuits. Whilst bidders might be asked to supply lower bandwidth circuits on occasion entry to the framework will be limited to bidders that can supply a minimum of 1Gbit/s circuits. Whilst JSL welcomes tenders from bidders that have an extensive UK wide network of their own, it does not exclude bidders that have presence in just one region. This could be very important to our regional partners and serves to increase the diversity of choice in a particular area. This procurement is divided into two lots as described below. Potential bidders will be invited to provide a response to one or both lots. Lot 1: Managed Transmission Services In Lot 1, JSL wishes to establish framework agreements with bidders that can supply managed transmission services. Lot 2: Dark Fibre In Lot 2, JSL wishes to establish framework agreements with bidders that can supply dark fibre. JSL expects to set up framework agreements for each of the two lots with bidders that can supply telecommunications circuits as outlined above. JSL anticipates that individual orders under the framework will use a simple process, making use of bidders’ terms and conditions, subject to the mandatory provisions described in Section 5.1. Bidders will however be required to sign up to a framework agreement with JSL. JSL wishes to set up frameworks that will last for four years.