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title: "SD Wan Network"
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# SD Wan Network

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sd-wan-network-ocds-h6vhtk-0315ac). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED: "SD Wan Network". Published status: active. Published Value: £6,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procurement.gwr.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [FIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/first-greater-western-limited-coh-05113733)
- **Published Value:** £6,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 March 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Wide area network services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0315ac`

## 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/sd-wan-network-ocds-h6vhtk-0315ac#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procurement.gwr.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocurement.gwr.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sd-wan-network-ocds-h6vhtk-0315ac#participate

## Description
The Applicant will:
Provision and supply hardware and software appropriate to circa 160 GWR locations 
Implement professional services and and ongoing managed service for the Clients IT Estate (circa 160 sites) using SD-WAN
Review the existing Clients network using inter alia connectivity models, QoS, IP Schema and network diagrams to understand how networking is designed across the Clients existing estate.
Work with the Client to create required Migration Plans, UAT Scripts and other implantation related documentation.
Remove surplus/redundant equipment
Review the existing Clients pilot SD-WAN solution design at the Hub and Edge site locations and within their response explain how they will deliver their solution either using the same technology or similar.  Within your response, please compare/differentiate your solution to the pilot and show the advantages.   
Work with the Client to create site type definitions and appropriate configurations.
The desire outcomes must:
Achieve a fast and reliable services to enable key applications such as CCTV and onboard Body Cameras
Ensure Wi-Fi traffic is secure, fast, and efficiently managed
Ensure an improved service to passengers and the Services at site
Achieve simplified Technology & Service for ease of management and cost savings.
Achieve less complexity and deliver a simplified IT estate

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72720000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £6,000,000
- **Description:** Supply and installation of a SD Wan solution including equipment and ongoing Support & Maintenance.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008506-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-03-30T09:59:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T21:52:33.075Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0315ac