Telecommunications Framework

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The framework agreements 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 suppliers 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. Bidders were invited to provide a response to one or both lots. Lot 1: Managed Transmission Services In Lot 1, JSL has established framework agreements with bidders that can supply managed transmission services. Lot 2: Dark Fibre In Lot 2, JSL has established framework agreements with bidders that can supply dark fibre. Lot 1: Managed Circuits Only In Lot 1, JSL has established framework agreements with bidders that can supply managed transmission services. 3 suppliers have been appointed to Lot 1. The scope of the framework covers purchases by JSL, Jisc, any Jisc subsidiaries and its members. It also covers purchases by Higher Education institutions, Further Education and Specialist Colleges Research Council establishments in the UK, Charities and Third sector organisations, and by any other organisations connected to or eligible to connect to the Janet network, including Local Authorities, Regional Broadband Consortia, or other bodies whose core purpose is the support or advancement of further or higher education or of research. Many of the above organisations are members of higher and further education purchasing consortia. These consortia are independent organisations that provide a wide range of collaborative purchase agreements to their member institutions. Any member of one of these consortia will be eligible to purchase from this framework by virtue of its membership, as will members of any other similar purchasing consortium in higher or further education that might be formed during the lifetime of the framework. Membership lists for existing higher and further education purchasing consortia may be found at: https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members http://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members http://www.neupc.ac.uk/members http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/ http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members HEAnet - Who We Are Services may also be provided to other National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) internationally and onward to their respective customers, either directly or via GÉANT. GÉANT Home (geant.org) Lot 2: Dark Fibre In Lot 2, JSL has established framework agreements with bidders that can supply dark fibre. 3 suppliers have been appointed to Lot 2. The scope of the framework covers purchases by JSL, Jisc, any Jisc subsidiaries and its members. It also covers purchases by Higher Education institutions, Further Education and Specialist Colleges Research Council establishments in the UK, Charities and Third sector organisations, and by any other organisations connected to or eligible to connect to the Janet network, including Local Authorities, Regional Broadband Consortia, or other bodies whose core purpose is the support or advancement of further or higher education or of research. Many of the above organisations are members of higher and further education purchasing consortia. These consortia are independent organisations that provide a wide range of collaborative purchase agreements to their member institutions. Any member of one of these consortia will be eligible to purchase from this framework by virtue of its membership, as will members of any other similar purchasing consortium in higher or further education that might be formed during the lifetime of the framework. Membership lists for existing higher and further education purchasing consortia may be found at: https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members http://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members http://www.neupc.ac.uk/members http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/ http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members HEAnet - Who We Are Services may also be provided to other National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) internationally and onward to their respective customers, either directly or via GÉANT. GÉANT Home (geant.org)