Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply of Enterprise Network Switching and Wireless Infrastructure
Notice Description
The Contracting Authority is seeking to procure enterprise-grade switching, wireless, and associated licences/support services. Suppliers must be authorised Aruba partners or otherwise demonstrate the ability to provide genuine equipment with full manufacturer warranty and support entitlement. The Authority operates an existing Aruba network environment which has been deployed following Department for Education investment across our Trust estate. The purpose of this procurement is to expand and enhance that existing infrastructure. Solutions must therefore be compatible with the existing Aruba Central and ClearPass environment to maintain a consistent and centrally managed network architecture. The Authority requires interoperability with its existing Aruba Central and ClearPass platforms to avoid operational duplication and to maintain centralised management across the Trust estate. For the avoidance of doubt, interoperability means that proposed equipment must be capable of operating alongside the Authority's existing switching, wireless, and network access control platforms during a staged migration and must not require the introduction of a parallel network management platform for day-to-day operations.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to purchase additional networking upgrade equipment on an ad hoc basis during the term of the contract, subject to budget availability and operational requirements. These additional purchases will be made under the technical specifications, and contractual terms as the initial procurement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066bb0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023810-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
-
- CPV Codes
32424000 - Network infrastructure
32428000 - Network upgrade
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Mar 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Mar 20264 days to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 26 Apr 2026 - 27 Apr 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE SPENCER ACADEMIES TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NOTTINGHAM
- Postcode
- NG9 6RZ
- Post Town
- Nottingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF16 South Nottinghamshire
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Broxtowe
- Electoral Ward
- Toton & Chilwell Meadows
- Westminster Constituency
- Broxtowe
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023810-2026
17th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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