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Network Hardware Licencing Agreement_26

Liverpool City Council

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22 Jul 2026 at 09:45

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22 Jul 2026 at 09:41

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Summary of the contracting process

Liverpool City Council procured computer equipment and supplies under a network hardware licensing agreement. The requirement covers ICT hardware needed to support the Council’s network hardware licensing, with licences supplied in line with agreed timescales and an equipment schedule. The work is for Liverpool City Council and delivery is in the Liverpool area. The procurement is categorised as goods and relates to computer equipment and supplies (CPV 30200000). It was arranged through a framework-based purchasing route, indicating a requirement managed within an existing framework rather than a standalone open market exercise. The agreement concerns network-related hardware and associated licensing provision, so relevant businesses are those able to supply the specified equipment and provide licensing in accordance with the Council’s delivery requirements.

The procurement is complete and awarded. Liverpool City Council used a selective procedure, making a non-competitive award under a framework agreement. One lot was awarded to INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD on 21 July 2026 for £464,433.12 excluding VAT, or £557,319.74 including VAT. The contract was signed on 22 July 2026 and runs from 18 August 2026 to 17 August 2029. The award and contract are active. Evaluation was conducted through the framework award route rather than a competitive tender for this call-off; the data records the procedure as non-competitive. The requirement is above the relevant threshold. The awarded supplier is a large organisation, and the contract covers the full network hardware licensing requirement associated with the single completed lot.

This procurement shows Liverpool City Council’s demand for a substantial, multi-year supply of network hardware and related licensing. A credible future competitor would need to provide computer equipment and supplies against a defined equipment schedule, manage licensing accurately, and deliver in line with agreed timescales. The framework award route is commercially important: suppliers would need access to, and the ability to operate through, the relevant framework rather than relying on a conventional open-market tender. The successful supplier was a large ICT provider, indicating that the requirement can favour businesses with established distribution capability, sufficient operational capacity and the infrastructure to manage a sizeable Council account. Experience supplying public-sector network hardware and coordinating associated licences would strengthen a competing proposition when this requirement next reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Network Hardware Licencing Agreement_26

Notice Description

The Council requires ICT hardware to facilitate a network hardware licencing agreement as per the attached equipment schedule. Licences to be provided in accordance with agreed timescales to support the Council's network hardware licencing.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d070
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068982-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

CPV Codes

30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£464,433 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£464,433 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
18 Aug 2026 - 17 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Liverpool City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L3 1DS
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Waterfront South
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Insight Direct (UK) Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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