External Connectivity (WAN & Internet Services)

Concepts

• wide area network
• microsoft o365 services
• cloud services
• remote site connectivity
• internet connectivity
• connectivity
• internet access
• efm connection
• our core cloud services
• external connectivity

Location

London

Description

The Guinness Partnership (TGP) require a contract for fixed line communications including: • Data Centre Connectivity • Wide Area Networking • Internet Connectivity TGP are conducting a competitive Procedure with Negotiation process for a contract duration of 5 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years. The estimated annual value of the contract is £350,000 +VAT.

Total Quantity or Scope

Background: The Guinness Wide Area Network serves all of our remote sites and provides internet access and connection to our core cloud services including Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Oracle Fusion Finance and HCM and Microsoft O365 services. The Guinness IT Strategy is to increase the use of cloud services so the criticality of connectivity will only increase. The WAN is a “hub and spoke” architecture centred around our 2 datacentres, the primary (DCA) is hosted by a third party in Manchester and secondary (DCB) is at the main Guinness IT office in Oldham. The DCs are each served by 10Gb bearers providing WAN and internet connectivity (on separate VRFs) and an additional 10Gb datacentre interconnect. Remote site connectivity ranges from large sites with 300Mb circuits on 1Gb resilient/diverse ethernet bearers, medium sites with single 200Mb or 100Mb circuits on 1Gb ethernet bearers to small sites ranging from EFM connection to FTTC or ADSL.

Renewal Options

The contract is 5 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years. Hence the 84 months detailed above.

CPV Codes

• 32430000 - Wide area network

Indicators

• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

This contract is being procured by the Guinness Partnership Ltd., a registered Charitable Community Benefit Society registered number 031693R, whose registered office is at 30 Brock Street, Regent's Place, London, NW1 3FG (“Guinness”). This contract is being procured by Guinness for and on behalf of the following entities (“Other Users”) who will all be entitled to conclude contracts based on this framework agreement: • Any and all subsidiaries and entities within Guinness’ group of societies and companies (“the Guinness Group”), including but not limited to: o The Guinness Partnership Ltd. (Company No: IP031693R) o City Response Ltd., Trading As Guinness Property (Company No: 04471280) o Guinness Care and Support Ltd. (Company No: IP30337R) o Guinness Developments Limited (Company No: 04175094) o The Guinness Housing Association Limited (Company No: IP17017R) o Guinness Homes Limited (Company No: 05710006) o Guinness Platform Limited (Company No: 06411652) o Hallco 1397 Limited, Registration (Company No: 05998281); and o Any existing and future entities which are contracting authorities within the Group; Guinness reserves the right to abandon this procurement at any time. Guinness shall not, under any circumstances, be responsible for bidders tendering costs or any other costs or losses arising from such abandonment. For further information regarding this tender please review the documents attached to the tender opportunity, or contact Guinness’ Procurement Team via their tender portal. Free and unfettered access is available at https://procontract.due-north.com/.