Trafford Council · Awarded contract

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Support and Maintenance of Voice Platform and Core Switches for Trafford Council

Awarded 31 Jul 2017

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Awarded31 Jul 2017

Value£293,724.00

SupplierFreedom Communications (UK) Ltd

AgencyTrafford Council

RegionNorth West

CategoryTelecommunications

Ended 5y 3mo ago4y term

Awarded 31 July 2017Expired 30 July 2021

About

Trafford Council awarded a contract to Freedom Communications (UK) Ltd for support and maintenance of its voice platform and core switches, valued at £293,724.

The contract covers a network serving approximately 90 schools and 50 corporate sites, including hybrid locations, with connectivity for corporate clients in non-council establishments such as homeworkers, health care trusts, and GM Police.

The infrastructure uses Alcatel 6200, 6400, 6800, and 6900 series switches for customer premise equipment, with bandwidth ranging from 10mbps to 1gbps for corporate sites, 10mbps to 50mbps for primary schools, 100mbps for secondary schools, and ADSL over MPLS layer 3 VPN up to 24mbps for homeworkers.

Services supported include internet connectivity, voice, CCTV, Wi-Fi, backup, proxy, and security facilities.

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