Fibre Switches
Details
- Buyer
- West Lothian Council
- Supplier(s)
- Softcat PLC
- Value
- £117,910.74
- Topic
- Network equipment
- Published
- 9 April 2024
Tender description
Requirement for fibre switches including support and maintenance to ensure appropriate infrastructure is in place to support the needs of the business. Lot 1: The council has the requirement to maintain access to the main data storage area via fibre connected switches, these switches provide connectivity within the data centre in Livingston and the DR data centre in Bathgate. The councils’ main data storage appliances receives and transmits data over the fibre switches to servers and onward clients connected who require to access applications and data. The switches must be capable of sending and receiving large amounts of data in a timeously fashion, directly attached with fibre and allow for management of allocated fibre channel provisioning.. Direct award via HealthTrust Europe Digital Technology Framework (ComIT 3 - Complete IT)
Timeline
- Completed: Award date26 March 2024
- Completed: Award published9 April 2024Current notice
About the buyer
West Lothian Council is the local authority for West Lothian, based at the Civic Centre in Livingston. Contract opportunities are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the Scottish Government's procurement portal. A dedicated Corporate Procurement Unit within the council handles supplier enquiries and offers procurement guidance. Collaborative and electronic procurement routes are used alongside conventional tendering for day-to-day buying. A Contract and Supplier Management Framework tracks contracts and supplier performance through the procurement lifecycle. The council takes part in the Supplier Development Programme, offering meet-the-buyer events for businesses across Scotland.
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 West Lothian Council's contract awards have been in waste, cleaning and environmental services, construction work and transport equipment.
Relevant CPV codes
- 32420000 · Network equipment
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@west-lothian-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@west-lothian-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@west-lothian-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@west-lothian-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@west-lothian-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@west-lothian-council.gov |
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