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Cisco Equipment Maintenance and Support and Optional Procurement of Cisco Hardware

Leicestershire County Council

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27 Aug 2026 at 11:23

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicestershire County Council procured Cisco equipment maintenance and support, together with optional purchases of Cisco hardware and associated additional services or products. The requirement covers ongoing IT support for Cisco equipment and the supply of further Cisco hardware when required under the contract. It is classified as IT services, including consulting, software development, internet and support services. The procurement was arranged by the council as the buying organisation, with delivery activity relating to its area. The requirement was handled as a single package rather than separate lots. It is relevant to suppliers providing Cisco infrastructure support, maintenance services and Cisco hardware, particularly those able to combine responsive technical support with equipment supply and additional services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under the CCS Technology Services 3 framework, RM6100. The procedure used was a limited award without prior publication of a call for competition. Cisilion Ltd was selected as the supplier. The contract was signed on 31 March 2025, and the recorded contract value at signing was £850,000. The value has since increased to £1,592,000 because optional future procurements allowed under the contract were taken up. The contract includes options to extend the arrangement and procure additional services and products. The award is active, and the contract is also recorded as active. Evaluation was conducted through the framework mini-competition process.

This procurement indicates established demand from Leicestershire County Council for a combined Cisco maintenance, support and hardware capability rather than a one-off equipment sale. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable expertise in supporting Cisco equipment, diagnosing and resolving infrastructure issues, and supplying compatible Cisco hardware and related services. Experience of delivering technology services through the CCS Technology Services 3 framework, or a comparable public-sector framework route, would be commercially relevant. Suppliers should also be able to manage optional additional purchases and potential contract extensions without weakening service continuity. The requirement is suited to organisations with the technical teams, product access and operational capacity to support a council-wide Cisco estate while handling changing demand over the contract lifecycle.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cisco Equipment Maintenance and Support and Optional Procurement of Cisco Hardware

Notice Description

Cisco Equipment Maintenance and Support and Optional Procurement of Cisco Hardware. Contract awarded as a result of mini competition under CCS framework RM6100 - Technology Services 3.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Cisco Equipment Maintenance and Support and Optional Procurement of Cisco Hardware.

Options: Options to extend the contract and procure additional services/products as detailed in the tender

Procurement Information

This notice is to inform the market that the contract reference LEICSCC001-DN756700-61534659 was compliantly procured through the CCS framework RM6100 - Technology Services 3. An award of contract notice was published on Contracts Finder with a value of PS850000 for purchases made at that time but did not include provision of additional support and hardware purchases as allowed for in the contract. This notice is to inform the market of the correct contract value now that the options have been taken up.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ed62
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081678-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for 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

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£850,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Leicestershire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8RA
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Glenfield Faire
Westminster Constituency
Mid Leicestershire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Cisilion Ltd

Further Information

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