Virgin Media Business

Enterprise LAN (SD-LAN) from Virgin Media O2 Business

Enterprise LAN is the collection of latest Software defined wired and wireless technologies designed to keep your network secure and running to its design specs.
The service can be designed and delivered, or provided separately or in combination are as follows:
• Maintenance
• Monitoring
• Management

Features

• Software Defined
• Cloud and on Premise solutions
• Customer Portal (LAN Observability & Analysis)
• Segmentation
• Automation
• Maintained, ITIL Monitored & Managed options
• Secure Access
• Wired and Wireless
• Service Reporting
• Bundled offers with WAN connectivity

Benefits

• Highly Secure
• Fast Activation & Time to service - Improved Agility
• Service Uptime, Availability with Assurance and Guarantees
• Restoral SLA's - Rapid Restore - minimize downtime, minimal impact
• Custom options - Improved flexibility to align with business needs

£180.03 a device a year

• Education pricing available

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

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Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

606860679738979

Contact

Diane Murray
07973 622296
publicprocurement@virginmedia.co.uk

Service scope

• Service constraints: The Service and technology provided is based on Cisco and Meraki LAN & WLAN technologies.; Additional vendors are supported for customers that require a monitored service on their existing estate. More details and supported vendors are available on request
• System requirements:
  • The solution incorporates, Hardware, software and licenses
  • Infrastructure cabling is required, or supplied for greenfield sites

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Email or online ticketing
• Support response times: Yes, available 24/7
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: No
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 24 hours, 7 days a week
• Web chat support: No
• Onsite support: Yes, at extra cost
• Support levels: Various support and maintenance options are available, designed to align with business needs, please consult the account team for more information
• Support available to third parties: No

Onboarding and offboarding

• Getting started: No training is required to use this LAN/WLAN connectivity service, however additional training can be provided for technical teams using the customer portal for LAN observability and analytics.
• Service documentation: Yes
• Documentation formats: PDF
• End-of-contract data extraction: No personal data is retained in the service
• End-of-contract process: This is defined in the contract schedule and can be negotiated depending on the business needs

Using the service

• Web browser interface: No
• API: Yes
• What users can and can't do using the API: Standard API for our IT Service Management (ITSM) tool, ServiceNow
• API automation tools:
  • Ansible
  • Chef
  • OpenStack
  • SaltStack
  • Terraform
  • Puppet
  • Other
• Other API automation tools: Any automation tool that can consume standard API feeds
• API documentation: Yes
• API documentation formats: HTML
• Command line interface: No

Scaling

• Scaling available: Yes
• Scaling type: Manual
• Independence of resources: The Solution is sized during the pre-sales stage through workshops or Q&A sessions to ensure it meets the current and future demands of the business.; Additional capacity/connectivity/devices can be supplied/provisioned on request.
• Usage notifications: Yes
• Usage reporting: Other
• Other usage reporting: Optional, through monthly reporting with Service Management

Analytics

• Infrastructure or application metrics: Yes
• Metrics types:
  • CPU
  • Disk
  • Memory
  • Network
  • Number of active instances
  • Other
• Other metrics: Wi-Fi stats
• Reporting types:
  • API access
  • Real-time dashboards
  • Regular reports
  • Reports on request

Resellers

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Other security clearance
• Government security clearance: Up to Security Clearance (SC)

Asset protection

• Knowledge of data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Data storage and processing locations: United Kingdom
• User control over data storage and processing locations: No
• Datacentre security standards: Supplier-defined controls
• Penetration testing frequency: Less than once a year
• Penetration testing approach: Another external penetration testing organisation
• Protecting data at rest: Physical access control, complying with another standard
• Data sanitisation process: Yes
• Data sanitisation type: Explicit overwriting of storage before reallocation
• Equipment disposal approach: A third-party destruction service

Backup and recovery

• Backup and recovery: Yes
• What’s backed up:
  • LAN & WLAN device configurations
  • SDN Controller Configurations
• Backup controls: Users are unable to control any backups associated with the service. Backups are automated as a standard part of the service
• Datacentre setup: Multiple datacentres with disaster recovery
• Scheduling backups: Supplier controls the whole backup schedule
• Backup recovery: Users contact the support team

Data-in-transit protection

• Data protection between buyer and supplier networks: IPsec or TLS VPN gateway
• Data protection within supplier network: IPsec or TLS VPN gateway

Availability and resilience

• Guaranteed availability: SLAs are available on request. ; Please also refer to Service Definition document.
• Approach to resilience: Various designs including HA (High Availability) are supported. Data available on request
• Outage reporting: API and SNMP alerts; and Email alerts

Identity and authentication

• User authentication: 2-factor authentication
• Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels: Dedicated support teams have access via dedicated management connectivity, typically through a management VRF or VPN
• Access restriction testing frequency: At least every 6 months
• Management access authentication: 2-factor authentication
• Devices users manage the service through: Dedicated device on a segregated network (providers own provision)

Audit information for users

• Access to user activity audit information: Users contact the support team to get audit information
• How long user audit data is stored for: At least 12 months
• Access to supplier activity audit information: Users contact the support team to get audit information
• How long supplier audit data is stored for: At least 12 months
• How long system logs are stored for: At least 12 months

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: British Standards Institute
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: 23/01/2022
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: The ISO 27001 certificate covers the protection of Buyer and Supplier employee information that is managed within the Supplier's organisation.
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Cyber essentials plus: Yes
• Other security certifications: Yes
• Any other security certifications:
  • ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management
  • ISO 20000 IT Service Management

Security governance

• Named board-level person responsible for service security: Yes
• Security governance certified: Yes
• Security governance standards:
  • ISO/IEC 27001
  • Other
• Other security governance standards: • Cyber Essentials Plus • ISO 20000 IT Service Management • ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management • ISO 9001 Quality Management System
• Information security policies and processes: The Supplier has its own information security policy based on ISO 27001, with established internal processes for handling security events. The Supplier has in place security teams dedicated to specific areas, and is audited regularly by external auditors to ensure compliance.

Operational security

• Configuration and change management standard: Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
• Configuration and change management approach: The Change Advisory Board, which includes the Managed LAN Operations Centre manager and the customer originator of the change requests. Its function is to:; • Review all change requests; • Determine their impact on the live service, risk, scope, cost, and schedule; • Approve or decline each change request.
• Vulnerability management type: Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
• Vulnerability management approach: Vendor supplied threat alerts and security notifications. Patches are applied based on criticality, impact and consultation with the end customer.
• Protective monitoring type: Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
• Protective monitoring approach: At a Buyer level, the Supplier will identify repeat incidents on a per site basis through regular trend analysis reporting. Where three instances are identified, across a three consecutive month period where the same site and service is impacted by an incident, the Supplier will undertake special investigation in collaboration with the Buyer. Response processes and timescales depend on the type and severity of the incident. Proactive Problem Management is focussed on identifying and resolving Problems and Known Errors before incidents occur in order to improve the quality of services and minimise any adverse impacts.
• Incident management type: Conforms to a recognised standard, for example, CSA CCM v3.0 or ISO/IEC 27035:2011 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
• Incident management approach: We operate Incident Priorities for the Monitoring and Management services. Each Monitoring and Management supported device will have a device priority associated with it, as determined by the customer and reflecting its criticality in the LAN infrastructure. See full service definition. ; User reports incidents via Service Desk. Incident reporting is provided on request (or provided with optional Service Manager).

Secure development

• Approach to secure software development best practice: Conforms to a recognised standard, but self-assessed

Separation between users

• Virtualisation technology used to keep applications and users sharing the same infrastructure apart: Yes
• Who implements virtualisation: Supplier
• Virtualisation technologies used: VMware
• How shared infrastructure is kept separate: The equipment provided on premise (LAN and WLAN devices) are dedicated to the end customer, This infrastructure is not shared with another organization. ; Monitoring and management tools are typically multi-tenant and separated through Virtualization technology and VPN/VRF separation. However user data is not carried over this infrastructure.

Energy efficiency

• Energy-efficient datacentres: Yes
• Description of energy efficient datacentres: We operate in a sustainable and responsible way. In support of this, we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact, aligned to principles 7, 8 & 9

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Covid-19 recovery
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

  Fighting climate change

  The Supplier’s approach to protecting the environment is detailed in our Environment Policy and guided by certification to internationally recognised standards and systems including ISO14001:2015. The Supplier has internal policies regulating water usage, waste disposal, minimising single-use plastics and carbon emission reduction. ; ; In April 2023, we received validation from the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) for the following carbon-reduction goals: ; • Net zero by 2040 with a 90% reduction in value chain emissions (Scope 1, 2 and 3). ; • Reducing operational emissions (scopes 1 and 2) by 90% and scope 3 emissions by 50% by the end of 2030.; • Reducing operational emissions (scopes 1 and 2) by 60% and scope 3 emissions by 25% by the end of 2025. ; ; As of February 2024, the Supplier has reduced operational emissions by 45% (baseline FY2020). Here are some examples of the actions we’re implementing to achieve our goals:; • A stringent Code of Conduct requiring suppliers to have a board-approved carbon reduction plan with SBTi-aligned Net Zero goals and interim targets.; • Continuing to source 100% renewable electricity to power our network where we control the bill.; • Delivering a Mast De-Carbonisation Project to drive the landlords of third-party sites to source green electricity. In 2023, the Supplier has de-carbonised 1,128 masts.; • Transitioning our fleet of over 4,000 vehicles to electric by the end of 2030.; • Free-of-charge carbon footprint estimations for our solutions, so customers are better equipped to implement technology sustainably. Our model has been certified by the Carbon Trust.; ; The Supplier also aims to achieve zero waste operations and zero waste products by the end of 2025. To support this, all customers (including public sector organisations) can receive cash for trading in their unwanted devices and a minimum of 95% of this waste is recycled.

  Covid-19 recovery

  Immediate response to the pandemic:; The Supplier’s priority during the COVID-19 pandemic was to ensure that communities were safe and supported. Actions included:; • Providing 40GB of free data a month to support home-schooling families struggling to connect during lockdown. ; • Offering any customer who worked for the NHS an extra 10GB of data monthly for six months from Summer 2020. ; • Partnering with environmental charity, Hubbub, to launch ‘Community Calling’, which works with 400+ local community organisations to re-distribute smartphones to people who need them most. ; • Offering vulnerable customers on mobile contracts unlimited minutes and an extra 10GB of data ; • Launching an Essential Broadband tariff for existing customers who receive Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Income Support, Income-based Jobseekers Allowance and/or Income-based Employment Support. ; ; Continued support for those impacted by COVID-19: ; The Supplier recognises that COVID-19 exacerbated existing economic and social challenges, and created new ones, so we’re continuing to contribute to economic recovery and support the most vulnerable. Actions include:; • Continuing to provide return-to-work opportunities – the Supplier recently announced 200 new entry-level positions being created in 2024.; • To ensure our customers can access the information they need, the Supplier offers over 60 zero-rate sites including National Energy Action, Citizens Advice and National Debtline.; • 9.7 million people are now eligible to benefit from the Supplier’s Essential Broadband tariff.; • In 2022, the Supplier provided a £400,000 grant fund to launch the Tech Lending Community. This initiative makes tablets and free data available to community organisations supporting vulnerable individuals across the UK, all while extending the life of second-hand tech. ; • In June 2021, the Supplier announced its support for the ‘Together Coalition’, by offering grants of £1,000 to 400 small charities that champion and celebrate the community spirit, belonging and togetherness across the UK.

  Tackling economic inequality

  The Supplier is committed to tackling economic inequality across the UK. This includes: ; • Hiring over 2,600 apprentices since our award-winning scheme began in 2008. Our ‘blind recruitment’ process opens opportunities to those who have potential but may lack relevant experience.; • Working with organisations, such as ‘Blind in Business’ and ‘Step into STEM’ to help create opportunities for groups often facing barriers to employment. ; • Supporting business creation and growth, through Wayra (start-up cohort) and 5G accelerator hubs. ; • Hosting a virtual work experience programme for 14–16-year-olds, focused on driving diversity in STEM careers.; ; The Supplier works directly with our customers to provide employment and upskilling opportunities in their communities. For example, our nationwide network of 170+ ‘Future Careers Ambassadors’ provides support and guidance to pupils from groups traditionally underrepresented in STEM. The Supplier pays around £2.5m every year through the Apprenticeship Levy and has spent 55% of the levy to date on apprenticeships (versus a UK average of 39%). ; ; Additionally, the Supplier has a significant focus on addressing digital exclusion since this is a key barrier to economic equality. By 2025, we aim to:; • Connect 1 million digitally excluded individuals.; • Equip 6 million people with digital skills, confidence, and tools.; ; The Supplier’s customers benefit from access to subject matter experts in this space, as well as our established partnerships. Our digital inclusion initiatives include:; • Partnership with the Good Things Foundation to create the National Databank, which provides free-of-charge SIMs for individuals experiencing data poverty. Since 2022, over 78,568 SIMs have been distributed. ; • The Supplier’s nationwide ‘Connect More’ programme enables our employees to use their five paid volunteering days to deliver digital skills training through local authority and third-sector drop-in centres. ; • As part of our ‘Community Calling’ initiative, over 18,292 phones have been re-homed.

  Equal opportunity

  The Supplier is dedicated to tackling inequality and enabling everyone across the UK to fulfil their potential.; The Supplier’s diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy, ‘All In’, sets bold ambitions to be achieved by 2027. These are measured and reviewed regularly to ensure that the Supplier is on track.; To support ‘All In’, the Supplier has created an Inclusive Recruitment Programme to ensure our end-to-end recruitment journey for internal/external talent is fully inclusive.; The Supplier also reduces barriers through our policies aimed at providing the right support and flexibility for all employees. This includes:; • Industry-leading Family Friendly people policies which include up to 26 weeks’ paid maternity and adoption leave, 14 weeks’ paternity leave and up to 12 weeks’ paid neonatal leave, plus paid time off for caring, bereavement, emergencies, and more.; • Optimising our workplace adjustment process in collaboration with industry leaders, ‘Microlink’.; • Our ‘Work Smarter, Live Better’ hybrid working policy empowers our people to work in a way that helps them thrive.; • Integrating an ‘Adjustment Passport’ into our HR system, which provides comprehensive documentation of the accommodations provided for employees. This eliminates the necessity to divulge personal information.; • Regularly collaborating with our employee networks which represent the LGBTQ+ community, gender, disabled people, people who are neurodivergent, unpaid carers, and underrepresented ethnic groups.; • Signing up to the Government’s Disability Confident scheme and working towards achieving the Level 2 Disability Confident Leader standard. ; • Attaining the 'Carers Confident' Level 1 classification and actively progressing toward Level 2. ; • Funding gender transition treatment for our transgender and non-binary employees and helping them access medical care and support.; ; Additionally, all our suppliers must provide a Modern Slavery Transparency Statement detailing the actions they have taken to minimise the risk of Modern Slavery in their operations and supply chains.

  Wellbeing

  Improving Health and Wellbeing:; The Supplier promotes a culture of health, education, and wellbeing so that we can support all employees, both personally and professionally. ; Our ‘Thrive’ programme provides a comprehensive range of advice, tools and policies to ensure our people can be their best at work. As part of Thrive, our employees have free 24/7 access to confidential support and advice from trained therapists via Bupa Healthy Minds. Our people can also access free online treatment, such as Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.; The Supplier offers the following management development modules: ; 1) Stamp Out Stigma: Managers’ mental health awareness; 2) Anxiety and Depression: Managers’ toolkit; 3) Workplace Stress: Managers’ survival kit. ; To support physical wellbeing, the Supplier’s employees are enrolled on the Bupa Medical plan from day one. Our people can even choose to extend this to their partner and/or children by paying an amount every month. The Supplier also offers a Ride-to-Work scheme to help our people improve their fitness, reduce their carbon footprint, and save money on the cost of a bike. ; Personal development also has a crucial role in wellbeing, so the Supplier ensures that our people have the right knowledge, skills and behaviours to reach their full potential. We have a wealth of learning and development tools available, including unlimited access to 16,000+ online courses on LinkedIn Learning, which are taught by passionate real-world professionals.; ; Community Integration:; When delivering social value propositions, the Supplier prioritises collaborating with the community to help deliver a shared vision for the area. This includes partnering with the public sector, private sector, and third sector.; Additionally, all the Supplier's employees have five paid volunteering days per year to support and connect with their local communities, digitally and in person. Since 2023 alone, our people have supported over 443 charitable causes.

Pricing

• Price: £180.03 a device a year
• Discount for educational organisations: Yes
• Free trial available: No

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at publicprocurement@virginmedia.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.