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# Wide Area Network (WAN) Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wide-area-network-wan-services-ocds-h6vhtk-029033). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Aberdeenshire Council: "Wide Area Network (WAN) Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Aberdeenshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aberdeenshire-council-ons-s12000034)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Wide area network services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM50
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £9,300,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029033`

## 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/wide-area-network-wan-services-ocds-h6vhtk-029033#tl-md)

## Description
This Invitation to Tender (ITT) was run by Aberdeenshire Council to procure the services of a Wide Area Network (WAN) Integrator.
The Council has previously published a Request for Information (RFI) and a Request for Proposal (RFP) to gain knowledge and information regarding the current state of the market and likely costs that will be associated with appointing a WAN Integrator.
The Council operates an extensive LAN and WAN Infrastructure spread over approximately 360 Sites with over 13,000 connected devices. The number of Sites is expected to vary over the duration of the contract.
The main cores of this network are in Aberdeen, at Woodhill House and BrightSolid Data Centre, where the main networks terminate on a “hub and spoke” basis.  There are currently internet breakouts at these points.
The Council’s current network largely comprises a managed radio network and strategic lit (managed) fibres.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** This Invitation to Tender (ITT) was run by Aberdeenshire Council to procure the services of a Wide Area Network (WAN) Integrator.
The Council had previously published a Request for Information (RFI) and a Request for Proposal (RFP) to gain knowledge ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 002252-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Scot-Tel Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-4437`
  - Value: £9,300,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 002252-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £9,300,000
  - Signed Date: 02/02/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002252-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-02-04T12:48:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T08:20:30.592Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029033