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# IT network services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/it-network-services-ocds-h6vhtk-032a66). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Southern Water Services Limited: "IT network services". Published status: active. Planned Pipeline Value: £20,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 May 2022, 23:59 BST. Published submission portal: southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Southern Water Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southern-water-services-limited-coh-02366670)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £20,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 May 2022 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Computer network services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/it-network-services-ocds-h6vhtk-032a66#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-032a66`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/it-network-services-ocds-h6vhtk-032a66#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsouthernwater.bravosolution.co.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/it-network-services-ocds-h6vhtk-032a66#participate

## Description
Southern Water Services are issuing this call for competition to gauge the appetite for agreement for the supply  of communications services and business network equipment and/or business network services.
This is currently with our incumbent supplier Virgin Media Business Ltd (VM).
In Scope -
Enhanced cease periods for services (45 days)
Direct linkage to Cisco support
SLA with regards to delivery of services
IT Services review
Documentation of service improvements
Out of Scope -
Existing Cisco Maintenance contracts
SIP Trunks Services Contract
Mobile Sim Services
Security Checkpoint Services

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** A full description of the services, needs and requirements is provided in the PowerPoint slide presentation included with the tender information on Bravo.
Due to the nature of the estate which is mainly legacy and old there is significant work alread...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009163-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-04-05T15:38:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T04:30:04.127Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-032a66