CT0831 IP Video Surveillance System

The City of Edinburgh Council requires to update Public Realm CCTV and has successfully submitted a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) bid as part of the 8th City Programme; Scottish Cities Alliance smart cities initiative. The City of Edinburgh Council operates a Central Monitoring Facility (CMF) at the City Chambers. This facility operates 365 days, 24 hours per day; with 206 permanent cameras and rapid deployment cameras. The CCTV system and fibre transmission which services the system currently is predominantly analogue, requiring an upgrade to digital. Lot 1 is for the upgrade of the CMF and maintenance, it is the intention to replace the entire system and potentially install additional permanent cameras in new locations. The public realm CCTV upgrade will be funded from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and match funded from the Council’s capital budget, the maximum budget for the public realm CCTV upgrade is GBP1,500,000 (inclusive of contingency). In addition, maintenance of the IP Video Surveillance System will be met from the Council’s revenue budget. Additional information: A virtual Microsoft Teams event will be held at 14:00 on 12 April 2021 to video record key locations relevant to the project. Please contact darren.moir@edinburgh.gov.uk to register for this event by 12noon on Friday 9 April 2021. The Microsoft Teams event must not be recorded.

The City of Edinburgh Council operates a Central Monitoring Facility (CMF) at the City Chambers. This facility operates 365 days, 24 hours per day; with 206 permanent cameras and rapid deployment cameras. The CCTV system and fibre transmission which services the system currently is predominantly analogue, requiring an upgrade to digital. Lot 2 is for the appointment of a suitably qualified and experienced Contractor for the design, supply and delivery of a fully managed private IP fibre network to support a newly digitalised CCTV network. The new fibre must meet today’s performance requirements but must also have upgradeable bandwidth to futureproof the network. These future requirements are not known, although future bandwidth growth is expected. In addition to the basic needs of CCTV, the Council will see significant benefits of implementing the proposed solution, including: Accelerate the implementation of 5G; Reduced time to develop Internet of Things (IoT) based solutions; Resilient Transport fibre connections; and Contribute to the Council’s smart city ambitions. The Contractor shall take full responsibility for: Solution design; Co-ordinated implementation minimising business continuity interruption; Detailed survey in relation to any proposed installation; Installation, including supply of materials and testing; and On-going support and maintenance once installed. Lot 2 will be solely funded from the Council’s revenue budget, there is no CapEx budget for Fibre Network at present; any associated capital expenditure costs must be absorbed into the annual revenue costs. Additional information: A virtual Microsoft Teams event will be held at 14:00 on 12 April 2021 to video record key locations relevant to the project. Please contact darren.moir@edinburgh.gov.uk to register for this event by 12noon on Friday 9 April 2021. The Microsoft Teams event must not be recorded.