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An IT firm will supply four Gwent councils, as well as the office of the police and crime commissioner, with replacement network switches and wireless access points.
The £416,948.50 contract has been awarded, through a process run by Caerphilly County Borough Council, to IT firm CAE – which is a Cisco Infrastructure provider.
Why is Caerphilly in Gwent?
Caerphilly County Borough was formed on April 1, 1996, by the merger of the Rhymney Valley district of Mid Glamorgan with the Islwyn borough of Gwent.
Administratively, for local services such as the police and health, the borough now falls under a wider region referred to as Gwent. This comprises the council areas of Caerphilly, Newport, Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent and Monmouthshire.
The police and crime commissioner’s office, and Newport, Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire, and Torfaen councils, all used Cisco equipment and systems.
A report to approve the contract stated: “Cisco is our only option for partial refreshes.”
Newport City Council is putting in the biggest chunk of the contract with a £157,790.70 contribution, with the police and crime commissioner stumping up £141,856.40.
Meanwhile, Monmouthshire must pay £83,162.70, with Blaenau Gwent adding £25,245.20 and Torfaen only has to find £8,893.50.
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