Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service
Headquarters, Alverton Court, Crosby Road
NORTHALLERTON
DL61BF
Contact
Patricia Green
patricia.green@northyorkshire.police.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKC - North East (England)
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.northyorksfire.gov.uk/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice - Wide Area Network (WAN)
Reference number
2223-0151
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72720000 - Wide area network services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Discontinuation of the following:
This is a voluntary ex ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority formed on the 7th May 2024 acting on behalf of itself and the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police proposes to contract with North Yorkshire Council by virtue of fully owned teckal company called Nynet Limited (company number 06069791) for the provision of their Wide Area Network
Since the formation in 2019 of enableNY (North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service) many areas of the Estates are shared by both organisations, the vision is to have a collaborative arrangement which will deliver opportunities to reduce costs for multi occupancy buildings. Nynet provide broadband to businesses, communities and the public throughout North Yorkshire, all surpluses are re-invested to provide reliable networks across North Yorkshire.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 32430000 - Wide area network
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC - North East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Discontinuation of the following:
This is voluntary ex-ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting on behalf of itself and the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police proposes to contract with North Yorkshire Council by virtue of fully owned teckal company called Nynet Limited (company number 06069791) for the provision of their Wide Area Network.
The deliverables from the service shall include network links for Police Force and the Fire and Rescue Service, supporting the current and future demand on network traffic,. This will be performed on a site-by-site basis defining the link size and link type required based on criticality of the services within the building. Link types include:
• Non-resilient where a single link is presented and should this fail, connectivity is lost
• Diverse Routed where two links are provided that exit the building at different locations eventually being routed together to the same supplier exchange or where they exit the building in the same place bur are routed to the different BT exchanges.
• Fully Diverse Routed where two links are provided that exit the building at different locations and are routed to separate exchanges powered by different sections of the national grid
• Technical requirements will be produced citing bandwidth, latency and jitter parameters that need to be met to support the growing use of voice and video technologies over the network links
Project implementation requirements will ensure that where downtime is required it is minimised and takes place during less busy periods.
Nynet Limited provide broadband to businesses, communities and the public throughout North Yorkshire, all surpluses are re-invested to provide reliable networks across North Yorkshire. Objectives common to North Yorkshire Council and York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority that will be achieved include but not limited to:
• Enables and enhances the ability to perform North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service roles as Category 1 responders under the Civil Contingencies Act 2024
• To facilitate and achieve enhanced secure and resilient communications in an emergency.
• Provide day to day reliable access to the public, data and cloud hosted applications supporting all of the organisation's functions.
The procurement is to be awarded in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, under Regulation 12 (7), Contracts which establish or implement co-operation between contracting authorities. This award shall satisfy all requirements of Regulation 12(7) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Options to extend for 2 x 12 months
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Discontinuation of the following:
This is voluntary ex-ante transparency (VEAT) notice. This notice is to indicate that The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting of behalf itself and the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire proposes to contract with North Yorkshire Council by virtue of fully owned teckal company called Nynet Limited (company number 06069791) for the provision of their Wide Area Network.
Since the formation in 2019 of enableNY (North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service) many areas of the Estates are shared by both organisations, the vision is to have a collaborative arrangement which will deliver opportunities to reduce costs for multi occupancy buildings. Nynet provide broadband to businesses, communities and the public throughout North Yorkshire, all surpluses are re-invested to provide reliable networks across North Yorkshire.
The deliverables from the service shall include network links for Police Force and the Fire and Rescue Service, supporting the current and future demand on network traffic,. This will be performed on a site-by-site basis defining the link size and link type required based on criticality of the services within the building. Link types include:
• Non-resilient where a single link is presented and should this fail, connectivity is lost
• Diverse Routed where two links are provided that exit the building at different locations eventually being routed together to the same supplier exchange or where they exit the building in the same place bur are routed to the different BT exchanges.
• Fully Diverse Routed where two links are provided that exit the building at different locations and are routed to separate exchanges powered by different sections of the national grid
• Technical requirements will be produced citing bandwidth, latency and jitter parameters that need to be met to support the growing use of voice and video technologies over the network links
Project implementation requirements will ensure that where downtime is required it is minimised and takes place during less busy periods.
Nynet Limited provide broadband to businesses, communities and the public throughout North Yorkshire, all surpluses are re-invested to provide reliable networks across North Yorkshire. Objectives common to North Yorkshire Council and York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority that will be achieved include but not limited to:
• Enables and enhances the ability to perform North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service roles as Category 1 responders under the Civil Contingencies Act 2024
• To facilitate and achieve enhanced secure and resilient communications in an emergency.
• Provide day to day reliable access to the public, data and cloud hosted applications supporting all of the organisation's functions.
The procurement is to be awarded in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015, under Regulation 12 (7), Contracts which establish or implement co-operation between contracting authorities. This award shall satisfy all requirements of Regulation 12(7) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-017177
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
Royal Court of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom