Public Sector Broadband Aggregation for Wales

Descriptions

Expressions of interest are sought for commercial partner/s to provide a managed wide-area network and other managed IP services, referred to as PSBA, for public sector organisations in Wales and the immediate proximity.The Contracting Authority is acting on behalf of a range of stakeholders as defined in Section 11.1.6 below. Not all public sector stakeholders commit to place an order for any or all services through the procurement process.The provider will, inter alia:- provide reliable managed wide area networking and associated services to public sector premises and potentially also, if required, to organisations affiliated to the public sector such as, but not limited to: dentists, charitable organisations, private sector partners, opticians or pharmacies and other organisations involved in public sector service delivery;- sustainably maintain best value as the telecoms market, technology and requirements develop over the life of the contract either by sub-letting short term contracts to a number of network providers or through an alternative equivalent arrangement;- maintain and implement operational procedures and standards to fulfil and satisfy the demands of the public sector and in response to public sector policy demands, including adherence to relevant UK Government PSN standards;- evaluate and trial new networking technology for the life of the contract and maintain services in line with evolving business needs and technical opportunities, exploiting relevant opportunities to maximise value from the network infrastructure;- provide technical, commercial, migration, training, support and other associated services;- work alongside staff from the public sector who will provide specialist business and procedural expertise.The Contracting Authority is seeking expressions of interest from integrators with a track record in providing integrated network solutions as well as telecommunications providers. Telecommunications providers will need to demonstrate interworking with other telecommunications providers to deliver a blended, best value, solution to all locations.Further detail is included in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire which is available from bravosolutions etendring portal until the date specified in Section IV.3.4.The Welsh Government, on behalf of the Welsh Ministers, will be conducting this procurement exercise through the etenderwales portal https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk Tender documents and other information must be downloaded from and returned through this portal. If you require any further assistance the BravoSolution helpdesk is available on:Email: help@bravosolution.co.uk Phone: 0800 368 4850/ Fax: 020 7060 0480Full information in accessing the portal is found in Section VI.3.NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required.To access eTenderwales, express your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation please visit https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml and search for PQQ/ITT code 30930 within the appropriate area.