Network as a Service (Naas)

Tender description

Digital Health and Care Wales ("DHCW") Commercial Services Team is conducting a procurement exercise to procure a managed network as a service type offering, enabling DHCW to strategically interconnect its physical datacentre estate, public cloud platforms and consumer base using a resilient underlay/transit network. Lot 2: External Services (OPTIONAL) The NaaS solution must interoperate/interconnect with the CORE solution. Ensuring traffic destined for the Contracting Authorities on-premises or public cloud platforms services are routed efficiently. Please note this is an optional requirement from the Authority. Lot 3: Meet Me Room – Equipment Hosting (OPTIONAL) The Bidder is to provide a secure means of rack space allocation within “Meet Me Room” or similar facilities. This is to enable the Contracting Authority to operate services managed by Third Parties or its own services where demand outstrips the capabilities of virtualised equipment, meaning physical equipment is the only available option. Please note this is an optional requirement from the Authority. Lot 1: Direct Cloud Connects (CORE) The Contracting Authority requires the bidder to provide connectivity between its National Datacentres Wide Area Network ("WAN") presentation and the Network as a Service ("NaaS") solution.