Official UK procurement notice
IT network services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Southern Water Services Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouthern Water Services are issuing this call for competition to gauge the appetite for agreement for the supply of communications services and business network equipment and/or business network services.
This is currently with our incumbent supplier Virgin Media Business Ltd (VM).
In Scope -
Enhanced cease periods for services (45 days)
Direct linkage to Cisco support
SLA with regards to delivery of services
IT Services review
Documentation of service improvements
Out of Scope -
Existing Cisco Maintenance contracts
SIP Trunks Services Contract
Mobile Sim Services
Security Checkpoint Services
CPV: Computer network services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1A full description of the services, needs and requirements is provided in the…
A full description of the services, needs and requirements is provided in the PowerPoint slide presentation included with the tender information on Bravo.
Due to the nature of the estate which is mainly legacy and old there is significant work already in play to transform the BAU estate which covers multiple sites across Sussex, Hampshire, IOW and Kent. The transition of the old BAU and Legacy estate which is in transformation stage would be time consuming, complex and add little value to the various current programs running and could cause much disruption to exist BAU service and project programs in this period.
Summary
3000 plus PSTN lines which where transferred to Virgin Media from the existing supplier in 2019.
Many lines provide support service at SWS remote locations.
Total number of lines currently 3081.
Lone worker support within this service plus DSL overlay services.
Due to the BT announcement with regards to the PSTN line Decommissioning in 2024 this is a declining service. (SWS replace program via Mobile SIMS started)
24x7 supported service.
Includes Fibre connectivity.
WLR PSTN & CPS (18 Lines),
Business Broadband wires only 5 lines.
Due to the BT announcement with regards to the PSTN line Decommissioning in 2024 this is a declining service. (SWS replace program via Mobile SIMS started)
Unmanaged (SWS monitor existing supplier does not) IPVPN lines (108).
Managed internet Access (MIA) circuits 3 lines.
Business broadband rental (1 x line).
Unmanaged IPVPN (13 lines),
Managed internet Access MIA (2 lines)
National Ethernet (4 lines) Point to Point Circuits no MPLS
Legacy Fujitsu Broadband and Voice Services.
Business Broadband (wires only 48 lines)
WLR PSTN & CPS (54 lines)
ISDN2 WLR & CPS (34 lines)
ISDN30 WLR & CPS (6 lines).
Total PSTN lines (548 lines) relating to this service signed on current provider terms.
Lone worker support within this service plus DSL overlay services.
Due to the BT announcement with regards to the PSTN line Decommissioning in 2024 this is a declining service. (SWS replace program via Mobile SIMS started)
24x7 supported service.
Includes Fibre connectivity.
NGN Numbers and Services.
More detailed information is included in the presentation.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
Network service providers only
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Apr 2022, 16:38 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Apr 2022, 16:38 BST
- Authority reference
Prj_2887- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-009163- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032a66Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 May 2022, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Apr 2022 → 2 May 2022 · 2 dates- Notice published5 Apr 2022, 16:38 BST
- Submission deadline2 May 2022, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria