Feethams House IT solution fully operational in just seven months
Feethams House in Darlington is being fitted out to become the temporary accommodation for the Darlington Economic Campus.
Five economic facing departments, with up to 600 FTE’s, will work across more than 3,000 square metres of hybrid space at Feethams House. Due to the sensitive nature of the work these departments perform, it’s critical that we provide a secure environment across all digital platforms and physical spaces.
In rapid response to the need for a fully operational IT solution by mid-2022 we mobilised a DDaT (Digital, Data and Technology) team who, in just two weeks, facilitated a supplier engagement session and completed a network survey. The team identified and procured all long lead items, which involved managing excessive supply delays of up to 28 weeks due to global computer chip shortages.
The team quickly progressed to the discovery and design phases in collaboration with the building contractors, building on lessons learned from previous hub deliveries to improve delivery efficiencies.
This rapid response from our DDaT team designed and delivered the full network with all equipment in place ready to deploy in just seven months, to be operationally ready for the first clients in early June 2022.
