Fully Managed SD WAN Services 2022

Concepts

• public transport services by railways
• software defined wide area network
• network traffic management
• sd wan services
• scope of this project
• data transmission
• necessary client premise equipment
• south western railway
• behalf of firstgroup holdings ltd.
• network security

Location

LONDON

Description

The progressive replacement of private data access circuits and where necessary Client Premise Equipment (CPE) supporting a current flat Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Wide Area Network (WAN) and the migration/optimisation to Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN). This includes any SDWAN appliances/software and/or security appliances/software necessary to integrate to existing networking and security infrastructure. The replacement/upgrade of dedicated private access circuits for CCTV and where necessary the migration to IP CCTV. The scope of this project is a Three Year Term and up to two years extensions (subject to DFT approval) with the overall purposes/objectives: 1. Improve network traffic management whilst reducing backhauled data centre traffic; 2. Improve network security & segmentation utilising core & edge security solutions; 3. Improve network bandwidth using multiple/different network transport types; 4. Design the cloud and on-premises solution which maximises existing investments; 5. Improve network insight (Monitoring/reporting); 6. Improve agility to manage service level agreements; 7. Improve network automation, orchestration and virtualisation; 8. Progressively migrate to SDWAN minimising business impact; 9. Demonstrate product roadmaps and innovation; 10. Progressively reduce network cost. The governance for this project will be Two separate procurements on behalf of FirstGroup Holdings Ltd. (FGH) and its two subsidiary companies, "South Western Railway (SWR)" & "Great Western Railway (GWR)". There will be two lots and each bidder may bid for one or both lots.

Lot Division

CPV Codes

• 60210000 - Public transport services by railways
• 64210000 - Telephone and data transmission services
• 72720000 - Wide area network services

Indicators

• Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
• Bids should cover a maximum number of lots.
• Bids may cover one or more lots.
• Renewals are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

- Access to the PQQ & Tender will only be granted after a potential bidder has sent an "Expression of Interest" through our Wax Digital Portal and signed an NDA (or can provide proof of an existing & relevant NDA that has been executed between our companies). - Suppliers must submit a PQQ response by the expressed deadline in the PQQ. Applicants will be able to download initial Procurement Documents which include the Outline Scope, detailed specification and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire documents for information about conditions for participation. - Only suppliers shortlisted at the PQQ stage will be asked to submit a full Tender response. - For the avoidance of doubt, FGH shall maintain and comply with a procurement policy that is consistent with all requirements (including all publication or notification requirements that apply from time to time) of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 ("Procurement Policy"). -FGH shall act in accordance with such Procurement Policy in relation to all processes to procure goods and services that are commenced during the Emergency Measures Agreement ("EMA") Term or, if extended, the Extended Term or subsequent National Rail Contracts ("NRC") - Due to a material value change in our previously published Contract Notice (CN) Ref # 2022/S 000-020192 and the limitation of the Find-a-Tender platform, we need to cancel the existing CN and issue a new one. - This new version of the CN has been published today, but please note that you do not need to submit a new Expression Of Interest (EOI) or sign another NDA (if submitted already), as we will transfer your submission details to the new CN. All other details including the project timetable and link to our EOI in Wax Digital contained within the CN remains the same.