Distributed Antenna System within Landlord Office Space in Central London

Concepts

• communications equipment
• office space
• provision of a distributed antenna system
• antenna system
• existing landlord system
• office building
• central london
• landlord office space
• uk parliament
• excelredstone converged solutions

Location

Description

The provision of a Distributed Antenna System as an extension to the existing Landlord system within office space occupied by the Contracting Authority including the supply of equipment, detailed design, installation, testing, commissioning and Service and Support over a 3-year term.

Total Quantity or Scope

UK Parliament intends to contract with ExcelRedstone Converged Solutions Limited for the provision of a Distributed Antenna System as an extension to the existing Landlord system to service an office building occupied by the Contracting Authority consistent with its responsibilities under the lease.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 32570000 - Communications equipment

Legal Justification

UK Parliament has entered into a new lease for office accommodation in Central London. The Landlord has an existing In-Building Cellular solution to support their own mobile communications which is capable of being extended for the accommodation UK Parliament is occupying. The Landlord has supplied the digital Distributed Antenna System 'back-bone' (first-fix) infrastructure throughout the building as part of their CAT A works undertaken by the Landlord contracted to ISG. ExcelRedstone Converged Solutions Limited completed this Distributed Antenna System as a subcontractor to ISG under this contract. The Landlord has a contract with Avison Young as the Building Managing Agent who have also appointed ExcelRedstone Converged Solutions Limited for the maintenance of the existing Distributed Antenna System. The proposed system within Landlord office space is an extension to the landlord system which is a different system to that the Authority usually operates. The Landlord system already has connection to EE, O2 and Vodafone with capacity to support the number of subscribers on the floors occupied by the Authority. Therefore, the proposed scope is an extension of the existing Landlord system as introducing a new system based on the Authority's existing system would mean a further requirement for new base stations from the mobile operators which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance together with the associated costs. Accordingly, Regulation 32(5)(b) "the extension of existing supplies or installations where a change of supplier would oblige the contracting authority to acquire supplies having different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance" is deemed to apply.

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