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ClosedStage · contract

NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT

Provision of a Community of Interest Network (CoIN) to Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board (ICB)

IT ServicesCPV 72000000
Value£6.0m
Deadline9 Jul 2023
Published18 Jul 2023
RegionSouth East
Timeline
Published 18 Jul 2023ClosedCloses 9 Jul 2023
Contract value in context
£6.0mtotal contract value
median £120k
this tender£0£6.5m

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The brief

NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board (ICB) (the Commissioner) has awarded a contract for the provision of a Community of Interest Network (CoIN) to British Telecommunications PLC.

The CoIN provides resilient network connectivity for most healthcare providers in Surrey including, Royal Surrey, Ashford and St Peters, Surrey and Borders Partnership (SABP), Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trusts, and Surrey and Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, and serves approx.

210 individual sites across the geography.

The CoIN, along with other regional CoINs, connects to the national Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) and provides a sophisticated perimeter security solution and cybersecurity protection, over and above what individual local sites have.

The procurement followed the Direct Award process as set out in the buyer's guide of the Crown Commercial Services Network Services 2 Framework, RM3808.

The contract has been awarded under Lot 1 - Data Access which covers inter-site connectivity services, enabling site-to-site or site-to-cloud/internet interconnectivity, including but not limited to: • Wide Area Network (WAN) • Fibre and other connectivity solutions • Network equipment (such as switches and routers).

The contract commenced on 10th July 2023 and has been awarded for a term of 5 years.

The estimated annual contract value is £1,202,229.12 ex.

VAT and the estimated total contract value is £6,011,145.62 ex.

VAT.

This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board (ICB)

NHS Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board (ICB) (the Commissioner) has awarded a contract for the provision of a Community of Interest Network (CoIN) to British Telecommunications PLC.

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This procurement has been carried out by

This procurement has been carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioner(s).

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10798253-6d3b-4c95-8147-f16abfaf06b2
Stage
contract · Contract
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Buyer ref
WA13756
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