# WAN \(Internet & Switches\)

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by General Medical Council \(GMC\).

## Key facts

- Buyer: [General Medical Council \(GMC\)](/buyers/general-medical-council-gmc/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Colt Technology Services](/suppliers/colt-technology-services/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £1
- Tender value: £1
- Award date: 8 August 2022
- Published: 30 December 2022
- Contract start: 1 February 2023
- Contract end: 31 January 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: d7d333eb-94a5-402b-ba84-37d202021af2-602267
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5a269cc1-f9ff-4a72-b8c5-c7da13a1b32f

## Description

The GMC's current WAN/Internet access agreement comes to an end in January 2023\. We are therefore inviting bids from suppliers who can meet the requirements\.There are currently 7 sites on the WAN solution with 4 of those sites offering full resiliency and 2 Internet Access circuits in the main Data Centres in Manchester and London\.The current GMC WAN adopts Ethernet technology and the strategic roadmap indicates that we do not currently intend to change this technology for the duration of this contract\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d7d333eb-94a5-402b-ba84-37d202021af2-602267)