Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-10-19
Buyer: Aberdeenshire Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72720000: Wide area network services
Estimated value: 13200000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-11-24
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This Invitation to Tender (ITT) is being run by Aberdeenshire Council to procure the services of a Wide Area Network (WAN) Integrator.
The Council has previously published a request for information (RFI) and a request for proposal (RFP) to gain knowledge and information regarding the current state of the market and likely costs that will be associated with appointing a WAN Integrator.
The Council operates an extensive LAN and WAN Infrastructure spread over approximately 360 sites with over 13 000 connected devices. The number of Sites is expected to vary over the duration of the contract.
The main cores of this network are in Aberdeen, at Woodhill House and BrightSolid Data Centre, where the main networks terminate on a ‘hub and spoke’ basis. There are currently internet breakouts at these points.
The Council’s current network largely comprises a managed radio network and strategic lit (managed) fibres.
This Invitation to Tender (ITT) is being run by Aberdeenshire Council to procure the services of a Wide Area Network (WAN) Integrator.
The Council has previously published a request for information (RFI) and a request for proposal (RFP) to gain knowledge and information regarding the current state of the market and likely costs that will be associated with appointing a WAN Integrator.
The Council operates an extensive LAN and WAN Infrastructure spread over approximately 360 Sites with over 13 000 connected devices. The number of sites is expected to vary over the duration of the contract.
The main cores of this network are in Aberdeen, at Woodhill House and BrightSolid Data Centre, where the main networks terminate on a ‘hub and spoke’ basis. There are currently internet breakouts at these points.
The Council’s current network largely comprises a managed radio network and strategic lit (managed) fibres.
Bidders should provide proof of their relevant security certifications, which will be at least PSN Assured/CAS(T) 2-2-4 standard.or equivalent CyberEssentials Plus Accreditation.
Bidders should provide proof of their relevant security certifications, which will be at least PSN Assured/CAS(T) 2-2-4 standard.or equivalent CyberEssentials Plus Accreditation
This section refers to questions in Section B (Economic and Financial Standing), Part IV of the ESPD Scotland.
In respect of a consortium, each and every consortium member must meet the minimum economic and financial standing selection criteria in its own right or through its reliance on a reliance entity in order for the consortium to achieve a pass. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Consortium consists of multiple entities of which one or all of those entities individually fail to meet the minimum criteria, their combination will not be deemed to have sufficient financial and economic standing in combination to pass.
4B1.3 Where available, tenderers, consortium members or their reliance entities (where applicable) should provide links to an electronic copy of the relevant audited financial statements or other such documentation the Tenderer is offering as means of proof.

Eligibility requirements: Bidders should provide proof of their relevant security certifications, which will be at least PSN Assured/CAS(T) 2-2-4 standard.or equivalent CyberEssentials Plus Accreditation

Award value: 13200000