Provision of Community of Interest Network (CoIN) to Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board

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NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit awarded a contract to British Telecommunications PLC for the provision of a Community of Interest Network (CoIN) to Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Board.

The CoIN provides resilient network connectivity for most healthcare providers in Surrey, including Royal Surrey, Ashford and St Peters, Surrey and Borders Partnership (SABP), Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trusts, and Surrey and Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust, serving approximately 210 individual sites across the geography.

The CoIN connects to the national Health and Social Care Network (HSCN) and provides a sophisticated perimeter security solution and cybersecurity protection beyond what individual local sites have.

The procurement followed the Direct Award process under the Crown Commercial Services Network Services 2 Framework, RM3808, Lot 1 - Data Access, covering inter-site connectivity services such as Wide Area Network (WAN), fibre and other connectivity solutions, and network equipment.

The contract commenced on 10th July 2023 for a term of 5 years, with an estimated annual value of £1,202,229.12 ex.

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