Supply of ICT Hardware, Licensing, WAN Connectivity & Related Services

Council's computing network comprises appproximately 150 users across 3 primary sites. The server environment comprises a mixed Novell Netware and Microsoft Windows Active Directory environment witha single virtual (VmWare) host supporting the recently deployed Microsoft Active Directory & Exchange 2007 email system, TRIM, Local History and Backup Servers. The IT environment also hosts several other workgroup Windows 2003 appplication server including a Citrix Presentation server and a Linux server. File and Print servers are housed on two old HP servers with Network Attached Storage (NAS) loaded with the Novell Netware operation system.

The current computing environment is placing limitations on Council's daily business processes and does not have the capacity to seamlessly grow in line with the size and complexity of the organisation. Subsequently there is a need to expand the storage and processing power of the network, standardise on an Active Directory environment, upgrade Desktop Administration tools and switching equipment in addition to entering into a services contract for the planning, configuration, implementation and longer term high end technical support of the above.

Further, Council wishes to locate a SAN and two servers at an external collocation facility in addition to implementing the Wide Area Network infrastructure to provide connectivity between the Local Government Centre and the collocation site.

Connectivity between Council's three primary sites (Local Government Centre, Library and Field Services Centre) are out of scope whereas bandwidth requirements to a fourth small location may be implemented.