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SWERN

JANET South West

Procurement & Transition

Neil ShewryProject Manager

JANET(UK)

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Procurement• Prequalification Questionnaire• Competitive Dialogue• Call for Final Tenders• Preferred & Reserve Supplier• Contract Signed• What we’ve Bought

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Transition• Rollout of the New Network• Migration of Connections

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Prequalification Questionnaire (PQQ)

• Input: 11 suppliers

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Prequalification Questionnaire (PQQ)

• Output: 5 suppliers

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Competitive Dialogue

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Competitive Dialogue

• Input: 5 Suppliers

Technical DialogueLegal Dialogue

Over 30 hours of meetings!

• Output: Call for Final Tenders (CFT)

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Evaluation & Selection

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Evaluation & Selection

• Preferred Supplier

• Reserve Supplier

• Final Contract Negotiation

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Contract Signed?

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What We’ve Bought

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What We’ve Bought

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What We’ve Bought

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Rollout of the New Network

• Contract signature by 30 September 2011• Similar topology to existing SWERN network• Audit & survey all PoPs• New circuits delivered by end February 2012

– Retain a few existing circuits

• Re-use some existing equipment– Purchase spares for ease of transition

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Migration of Connections

• Provisional plan in place• 2 phase approach

– 1. Core– 2. Access

• Estimated 6-8 week window– Dependent on circuit delivery

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Questions?

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