Southern Water has gone out to tender with a contract for the provision of IT infrastructure (hardware) and associated services (build) worth an estimated £12 million.
The water company is looking to appoint a single service provider for the provision of co-location infrastructure, including:
- solution design
- build
- testing
- support to operation
The work will form part of the ongoing co-location facilities project at Southern Water, but is limited to the hardware and associated services only,
Initial contract period is 5 years, with an option to extend by a further period, or periods, up to 5 years (10 years total).
Southern Water said the successful tenderer will be expected to start delivery during March 2019.
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 19th November 2018 – click here to access the tender documentation.
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