Awarded contract

Wireless Management System Procurement

Details

Buyer: Kingston upon Hull City Council
Supplier(s): VIRGIN MEDIA LIMITED
Value: £724,028
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Local area network
Published: 4 January 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Procurement of wireless management solution for Hull City Council buildings and halls. This tender is only open to suppliers who are on the crown commercial services network services 2 framework - specifically lot 2 local connectivity services. The authority proposes to enter into a 5 year contract (+2 year optional extension) commencing 1st June 2022. Such extension will be at the discretion of the authority and subject to satisfactory performance.

Timeline

Completed: Award date30 December 2022
Completed: Award published4 January 2023
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date29 December 2027in 15 months

About the buyer

Kingston upon Hull City Council is the local authority for Hull, and its larger contracts are procured through a Corporate Procurement Team. Tenders above the quotation level are advertised on YORtender, the Yorkshire and Humber e-tendering portal, where registration is free. Higher-value notices go to Find a Tender through the Central Digital Platform, with Contracts Finder used for mid-value contracts. Council rules presume in favour of central purchasing arrangements and frameworks for regular repeat purchases. Procurement Category Managers publish pipeline notices of larger upcoming activity. Supplier support is delivered with YORprocure, YPO and the Government Commercial Agency.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Kingston upon Hull City Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

32410000 · Local area network
32424000 · Network infrastructure
51611100 · Hardware installation services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kingston-upon-hull-city-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kingston-upon-hull-city-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kingston-upon-hull-city-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kingston-upon-hull-city-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kingston-upon-hull-city-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@kingston-upon-hull-city-council.gov