Multi-million pound contract awarded for Wi-Fi provision at community halls in Renfrewshire

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A multi-million pound contract for the provision of Wi-Fi at 24 community halls in Renfrewshire has been awarded by the council.The deal with Commsworld, which has a maximum value of around £22million, will run for two decades at most but will have review points after seven and 14 years.The move was approved by elected members at Thursday's Finance, Resources and Customers Services Policy Board.A current contract for public Wi-Fi, which covers a small number of buildings and three town centres, will expire in February.The local authority also has separate Wi-Fi services in schools and many council offices, which a report said had been "implemented on a piecemeal basis over the last 10 to 12 years".Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here. It wanted to appoint a new service provider for all of its Wi-FI requirements and the new contract needed to be in place by September 20 of this year to allow for a transition period before the current deal expires.It is expected that the offering will see the provision of corporate and public Wi-Fi across Bargarran Community Centre, Beechwood Community Centre, Bishopton Community Centre, Cargill Hall, Cochrane Castle Community Centre, Elderslie Village Hall and Library, Erskine Library, Foxbar Community Centre and Library, Foxbar Rivers Community Centre, Gallowhill Community Centre and Library, Glenburn Community Centre and Library, Howwood Village Hall, Hunterhill Community Centre, Johnstone Castle Community Centre, Johnstone Town Hall, Kirklandneuk Community Centre, Langbank Community Hall, McKillop Institute, New Tweedie Hall (including