Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Jisc · National Education and Research Network Provider
- Supplier
- Sky
- Value
- £10,000,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Telecommunications network (CPV 32412100)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 034761-2023 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 Sep 2023
- Published24 Nov 2023Published 71 days after the contract date
Description
Jisc has established an agreement with a single supplier to become the partner for Jisc for a portfolio of fibre-based and cellular connectivity solutions, including (but not limited to) the following: - 1Gbit/s fibre-based Janet connectivity plus cellular backup based on 5G capable hardware. - 10Gbit/s fibre-based Janet connectivity plus cellular backup based on 5G capable hardware. - xDSL internet connectivity plus cellular backup based on 5G capable hardware. - Cellular only internet connectivity based on 5G capable hardware. - SIM-only cellular services. - SD-WAN services - Guest Wi-Fi services. - Capability to provide 100Gbit/s services. - VoIP services. - National field force, able to deliver and support services in all areas of the UK. The successful bidder has the capability to provide all of these service s. The agreement will last for a maximum overall term of eight (8) years. The initial term will be 4 years with two further extensions of 2 years each, up to the maximum ter…
About the supplier
Sky: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02906991).