Cambridgeshire County Council · Awarded contract

Awarded

Provision of Managed Wide Area Network Services to Cambridgeshire County Council and EastNet Partners

Awarded 31 Mar 2024

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Awarded31 Mar 2024

Value£7,543,787.00

SupplierVirgin Media Business Limited

AgencyCambridgeshire County Council

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryTelecommunications

Expires in 4y 5mo7y term, 37% elapsed

Awarded 31 Mar 2024Expires 30 Mar 2031

About

Cambridgeshire County Council awarded a contract to Virgin Media Business Limited for the provision of a managed Wide Area Network (WAN) and additional core services under the EastNet partnership.

The contract, valued at £7,543,787, was awarded via a further competition using CCS Framework RM6116 Network Services 3 Lot 1a: Inter Site Connectivity (Wider Area Network) / Data Access.

The partnership comprises over 500 predominantly MPLS circuits and includes multiple councils across Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, and Buckinghamshire, such as Peterborough City Council, Cambridge City Council, and Milton Keynes City Council.

The service includes an in-house centralised Single Point of Contact (SPOC) team managing contractual negotiations and network architecture.

Each partner entered into its own individual call-off contract with the successful provider.

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