Notice Information
Notice Title
F5 Network
Notice Description
F5 networks
Procurement Information
Time is of the essence capital end of year purchase
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068c1d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038257-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
-
- CPV Codes
32400000 - Networks
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £374,444 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Feb 20263 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WEST MIDLANDS AMBULANCE SERVICE UNIVERSITY NHS FT
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRIERLEY HILL
- Postcode
- DY5 1LX
- Post Town
- Dudley
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG36 Dudley
- 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
- Dudley
- Electoral Ward
- Brierley Hill & Wordsley South
- Westminster Constituency
- Stourbridge
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
{
"tag": [
"compiled"
],
"id": "ocds-h6vhtk-068c1d-2026-04-27T19:41:32+01:00",
"date": "2026-04-27T19:41:32+01:00",
"ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-068c1d",
"description": "Market test conducted",
"initiationType": "tender",
"tender": {
"id": "0795-25-W",
"legalBasis": {
"id": "32014L0024",
"scheme": "CELEX"
},
"title": "F5 Network",
"status": "complete",
"classification": {
"scheme": "CPV",
"id": "32400000",
"description": "Networks"
},
"mainProcurementCategory": "goods",
"description": "F5 networks",
"lots": [
{
"id": "1",
"description": "F5 Network provision",
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"type": "price"
}
]
},
"hasOptions": false,
"status": "cancelled"
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "1",
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UKC"
},
{
"region": "UKD"
},
{
"region": "UKE"
},
{
"region": "UKF"
},
{
"region": "UKG"
},
{
"region": "UKH"
},
{
"region": "UKI"
},
{
"region": "UKJ"
},
{
"region": "UKK"
}
],
"relatedLot": "1"
}
],
"procurementMethod": "limited",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition",
"procurementMethodRationaleClassifications": [
{
"id": "D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE",
"scheme": "TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL",
"description": "The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive"
}
],
"procurementMethodRationale": "Time is of the essence capital end of year purchase"
},
"awards": [
{
"id": "038257-2026-1",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "active",
"suppliers": [
{
"id": "GB-COH-02174990",
"name": "Softcat PLC"
}
]
}
],
"parties": [
{
"id": "GB-NHS-RYA",
"name": "West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS FT",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS FT",
"id": "RYA",
"scheme": "GB-NHS"
},
"address": {
"streetAddress": "Trust HQ, Millennium Point, Waterfront Way,",
"locality": "Brierley Hill",
"region": "UKG36",
"postalCode": "DY51LX",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"contactPoint": {
"name": "Laura Johnson",
"email": "laura.johnson@wmas.nhs.uk"
},
"roles": [
"buyer"
],
"details": {
"url": "http://www.wmas.nhs.uk",
"classifications": [
{
"id": "REGIONAL_AUTHORITY",
"scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
"description": "Regional or local authority"
},
{
"id": "07",
"scheme": "COFOG",
"description": "Health"
}
]
}
},
{
"id": "GB-COH-02174990",
"name": "Softcat PLC",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Softcat PLC",
"id": "02174990",
"scheme": "GB-COH"
},
"address": {
"locality": "Bucks",
"region": "UK",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"supplier"
],
"details": {
"scale": "sme"
}
},
{
"id": "GB-FTS-180821",
"name": "West Midlands Ambulance Service",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "West Midlands Ambulance Service"
},
"address": {
"locality": "West Midlands",
"countryName": "United Kingdom"
},
"roles": [
"reviewBody"
]
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "GB-NHS-RYA",
"name": "West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS FT"
},
"contracts": [
{
"id": "038257-2026-1",
"awardID": "038257-2026-1",
"status": "active",
"value": {
"amount": 374444,
"currency": "GBP"
},
"dateSigned": "2026-02-04T00:00:00Z"
}
],
"bids": {
"statistics": [
{
"id": "1",
"measure": "bids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 3
},
{
"id": "2",
"measure": "smeBids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 3
},
{
"id": "3",
"measure": "electronicBids",
"relatedLot": "1",
"value": 3
}
]
},
"language": "en"
}