Official UK procurement notice
IT Infrastructure refresh for Student Halls and surrounding buildings at Carmarthen Campus
Authority: University of Wales Trinity Saint David (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University of Wales Trinity Saint David are in the process of upgrading the networking infrastructure within the Carmarthen campus to improve the student halls and surrounding buildings.
UWTSD are solidifying the current footprint of Aruba hardware within the site and wish to take advantage of the technological advantages of having both Aruba switching and wireless access points providing internet services across the campus.
In taking Aruba hardware, UWTSD will have a Single OS (operating System) across their switches across its campuses and will allow long term integration with the existing ClearPass infrastructure with full ClearPass integration including Dynamic Segmentation, User Based Tunnelling, and Dynamic User Roles.
As part of this integration, UWTSD will take advantage of the opportunity to either introduce (or expand) the current VRF, VXLAN, OSPF, BGP protocols across the network.
Aruba switching provides the ability to have Smart rate copper interfaces run at 1,2.5,10Gb/s across the network and in room, WiFi6 APs will be introduced to improve the student experience.
CPV: Hardware
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Jun 2021, 08:54 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jun 2021, 08:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Jul 2021 – …
- Authority reference
UWTSD2021/153- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-013984- Accelerated
- Possibility of shortage of equipment in the supply chain
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02be13Find a Tender
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How it was run
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- Submission deadline
- 12 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 12 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Timeline
21 Jun 2021 → 12 Jul 2021 · 3 dates- Notice published21 Jun 2021, 08:54 BST
- Submission deadline12 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened12 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria