United Kingdom-London: Telecommunications equipment and supplies

'The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (the Contracting Authority) is putting in place an agreement for mechanisms to access and gain network connectivity and telecommunication services including services over the Public Services Network (PSN) for use by or on behalf of the UK public sector bodies listed at I.2 (and any future successors to these organisations). Although the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is named as contracting authority in this contract notice, any one of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham or Westminster City Council, may ultimately enter into the framework agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the framework agreement will be open to the following public sector bodies in Greater London (but excluding Government Departments) and any statutory successors to and organisations created, merged or absorbed as a result of re-organisation of or organisational changes affecting such bodies. This will include but not be limited to: 1) Local authorities in Greater London i.e. a local authority as defined in Regulation 3(2) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (the Regulations): Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, City of London, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hammersmith and Fulham, Haringey, Hillingdon, Havering, Islington, Hounslow, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth, Westminster City Council; 2) Greater London Authority Group including but not limited to Transport for London, London Fire and Emergency Planning Association, (London Fire Brigade), Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime, Royal Parks and any subsequent body included in the GLA group; 3) Police services in Greater London (i.e. police authorities, and the Metropolitan Police Authority/Service as defined by Regulations 3 (1) (j) (k) (n) and (m) of the Regulations); 4) Educational establishments in Greater London i.e. schools (maintained and academies), school governing bodies; voluntary aided schools; foundation schools; any faith educational establishments including the Roman Catholic Dioceses and Anglican Dioceses, associated with the named Local Authorities including diocesan authorities; academies and free schools; 5) All Registered Providers of Social Housing in Greater London including but not limited to Registered Providers of Social Housing (as defined in the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008), Tenant Management Organisations (TMOs) and their agents within the geographical area of Greater London including all Arms Length Management Organisations (ALMO's) or any successor body of the Local Authorities within Greater London. This also includes CityWest Homes; 6) NHS establishments in Greater London and Primary Care Trusts associated with the Local Authorities; 7) Trusts, Social Enterprises, Mutuals, and Com