Notice Information
Notice Title
Network Switches
Notice Description
***Please note this is an award notice, not a call for competition*** UK Research and Innovation had a requirement for Network Switches. This Call Off contract has been sourced via a Direct Award procedure to the top ranked supplier against the JISC Network Equipment Framework.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-59fa3ed9-2572-4255-8ac1-8abb761b7bc3
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af170871-a48e-4720-b457-4bb2c2deef11
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
-
- CPV Codes
31214100 - Switches
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £21,833 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £21,833 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Feb 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 13 Feb 2026 - 13 Feb 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWINDON
- Postcode
- SN2 1FL
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK71 Swindon
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Rodbourne Cheney
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af170871-a48e-4720-b457-4bb2c2deef11
24th February 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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