Who won: Network Strategy SD-WAN and Security Service Edge (SSE)

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Background information - The current WAN solution is coming to the end of the contract and GMC are looking to move to a new provider and a new WAN Solution across all GMC sites. We have approx. 1,800 staff who work in a remote working hybrid model with only 20% of these are onsite at any one-time. Remote workers connect via VPN into the Manchester and London Datacentres. We are therefore inviting bids from suppliers who can meet the requirements outlined in the sections detailed in the required Lots below. - The current GMC WAN adopts point to point ethernet technology and the strategic roadmap is to move to a more flexible Cloud based SD-WAN model. - GMC locations: * London - Regent’s Place, 350 Euston Road, London, NW1 3JN * Manchester – 3 Hardman Street, Manchester, M3 3AW * Manchester – 3 Hardman Square, Manchester, M3 3EB * Manchester – St James's Buildings, 79 Oxford Street Manchester, M1 6FQ * Edinburgh – The Tun, 4 Jackson's Entry, Edinburgh EH8 8PJ * Cardiff – Caspian Point 2, Caspian Way, Cardiff Bay, CF10 4DQ * Belfast - Bedford House, 16–22 Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7FD Current Wide Area & Internet Networks - The GMC operates from 7 main site in the UK and N. Ireland

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