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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Wales Central Square - Structured Cabling

Communications EquipmentCPV 32421000
Value£1
Awarded15 Oct 2017
Published9 Mar 2018
RegionWales
Outcome — awarded

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£1total contract value
median £101k
this tender£0£2.9m

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The brief

The BBC has a major building project currently underway, at Central Square in Cardiff, known within the BBC and referred to hereafter as CSq.

This building requires the design and installation of a structured cabling infrastructure including UTP and fibre optic cable The following items are in scope: - Installation, termination and testing of UTP (unshielded twisted pair) structured cabling between apparatus rooms and general offices, selected parts will be dual homed.

Includes apparatus room distribution frame panels, patching cables and cables to equipment in the apparatus room.

Includes termination faceplates and cable connectors in general offices e.g. at user workstations, meeting rooms, corridors, reception areas, high level points and high level wi-fi access points.

Includes some termination in production areas such as control rooms and studios, on 19" mounting panels. - Installation, termination and testing of fibre optic structured cabling between apparatus rooms.

Includes apparatus room distribution frame shelves and tielines between apparatus rooms. - Provision of termination boxes The successful supplier will be responsible for designing the structured cabling system to BBC specifications.

The following items are out of scope: - Procurement and installation of data switches. - Procurement and installation of RF head end system and local splitters. - Procurement and installation of fibre transmission equipment. - Provision of electrical power to apparatus room equipment bays. - Bulk Provision of ductwork and cable trays. - Racks and patching frames (these will provided as part of the base build)

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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The successful supplier will be responsible

The successful supplier will be responsible for designing the structured cabling system to BBC specifications.

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