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CISCO Hardware Support

THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

ContractTermination

10 Aug 2026 at 14:18

UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
Award

02 Jun 2025 at 12:38

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Cumbria procured services to supply and maintain its CISCO network equipment. The requirement covers ongoing hardware support for the university’s network infrastructure, including the provision of relevant CISCO equipment and associated maintenance. The buying organisation is the University of Cumbria, based in Cumbria. Delivery was intended for the United Kingdom. This is a technology services requirement for suppliers able to support an established institutional network environment, rather than a general purchase of office hardware. Businesses operating in network infrastructure support, CISCO equipment supply, maintenance services or related networking services would find the requirement relevant. The procurement was arranged as a single requirement for the university, with the selected supplier responsible for delivering the service and associated equipment support.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Logicalis UK Limited. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 23 May 2025, ran from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026, and had a gross value of £65,193.77. The contract was terminated on 31 July 2026 because it was completed; implementation recorded a final gross value of £65,193.77, including a net value of £54,328.14. The award was for services under a single lot. The process therefore records a completed, single-supplier CISCO network equipment supply and maintenance arrangement, rather than a competitively evaluated tender. Its route shows that the buyer used a below-threshold direct procurement for this requirement.

This procurement indicates demand from the University of Cumbria for specialist support of CISCO network equipment, combining equipment supply with maintenance rather than a standalone product sale. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement of this kind would have credible capability in CISCO networking, hardware support, fault diagnosis, maintenance and the supply of compatible equipment. Relevant experience supporting universities, public bodies or other sizeable institutional networks would help demonstrate that the supplier can maintain service continuity across an operational network environment. Competitors should also be able to manage the service commercially as a single, integrated requirement and provide clear evidence of technical competence, responsive support and dependable delivery. The previous direct award suggests that understanding the university’s installed environment and presenting a practical support solution would be commercially important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CISCO Hardware Support

Notice Description

The University of Cumbria require supply and maintenance of CISCO Network equipment.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-052a93
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075770-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72212200 - Networking, Internet and intranet software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£65,193 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 May 20251 years ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Terminated

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CUMBRIA
Postcode
CA1 2HH
Postcode Area
Carlisle
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD1 Cumbria
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD13 Cumberland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cumberland
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Carlisle

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LOGICALIS UK LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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