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North Northamptonshire Council - Juniper Hardware

North Northamptonshire Council

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26 Oct 2026 at 12:39

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North Northamptonshire Council bought network hardware for its local area network estate, including associated licensing and support. The specification covers three Juniper QFX5120-48Y-AFO2 switches, each with two redundant power supply units and stacking leads to enable a Virtual Chassis. Each switch includes a five-year Juniper 1S licence. This is a supply requirement for business network infrastructure, rather than a general IT support contract. The equipment is for the Council’s network estate, with delivery in North Northamptonshire, England. The procurement was managed by North Northamptonshire Council, a local public authority.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Softcat plc; the contract is active and was signed on 30 September 2026. The contract runs from 30 September 2026 to 29 September 2031, with a gross value of £36,109.44. It was a below-threshold limited competition, with one lot covering the requirement. The published procurement data does not give a separate award date or describe the evaluation criteria. The awarded scope is network equipment, licensing and support for the Council’s local area network estate, including the specified Juniper switches and accessories. The contract period provides the term for the supply arrangement and associated licence and support provision.

This award shows North Northamptonshire Council’s demand for enterprise-grade network switching equipment, with compatible power redundancy, stacking capability and manufacturer licensing, alongside support. Suppliers competing for a comparable requirement would need to source and supply Juniper hardware to the required model and configuration, provide the licences for the required term, and support the Council’s network estate. Credibility would depend on product availability, reliable delivery, familiarity with Juniper equipment and the ability to coordinate hardware, licensing and support as one package. The awarded supplier is a large IT provider, indicating that the requirement was met through a supplier able to fulfil a defined equipment specification under a limited-competition route. This is most relevant to network infrastructure resellers and IT suppliers with appropriate vendor access and public-sector supply capability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

North Northamptonshire Council - Juniper Hardware

Notice Description

North Northamptonshire Council require Juniper Hardware for the Council's Local Area Network estate including licencing and support. Hardware to include 3 x QFX5120-48Y-AFO2 with Redundant PSU (2 in total per switch) and with stacking leads to enable Virtual Chassis. All switches to include Juniper 1S licences for 5 years.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07900d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100982-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

CPV Codes

32420000 - Network equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£36,109 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Sep 2026 - 29 Sep 2031 Over 5 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
North Northamptonshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CORBY
Postcode
NN17 1QG
Postcode Area
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
North Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Corby West
Westminster Constituency
Corby and East Northamptonshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Softcat Plc

Further Information

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