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title: "Replacement Load Balancers"
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buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND"
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# Replacement Load Balancers

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-23c019af-e9ea-43f8-95cc-5bdf5cc88e02

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## Summary

The University of the West of England procured a replacement load-balancing solution for its operations in Bristol. The requirement covers network equipment, including replacement load-balancing hardware, F5 Distributed Cloud services, associated software licences, maintenance, technical support, and access to relevant product updates and security patches. This is primarily a technology supply and support requirement rather than construction or consultancy work. The buyer is the University of the West of England, based at its Frenchay Campus. Suppliers would need to provide an integrated load-balancing service, combining physical or virtual infrastructure with cloud services, licensing and ongoing technical support for the university’s network environment.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 31 July 2026 to CDW Limited. The award value is £211,937.64 including the published currency of GBP. The awarded contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2031, representing a 60-month term. The opportunity was run as a selective procedure and was a call-off from a framework agreement. Bids had to be submitted by 30 July 2026 at 17:00. The procurement’s published estimated value was also £211,937.64. It was classified as a goods requirement for network equipment. The process was not identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award shows sustained university demand for enterprise load-balancing infrastructure supported by cloud services and manufacturer-aligned software. A credible future competitor would need to supply replacement hardware, administer F5 Distributed Cloud services and provide the associated licences, maintenance, technical support, updates and patches as one coordinated service. The requirement favours suppliers with the operational capacity to support a university network over a substantial multi-year service commitment, rather than businesses offering equipment only or short-term implementation work. Experience integrating hardware and cloud-based load balancing, managing licensing and maintenance, and delivering responsive technical support would strengthen a supplier’s position when this buyer next tests the requirement through its framework route.

## Notice

This contract is for the supply, licensing and support of a replacement load-balancing solution for UWE. This includes replacement load-balancing hardware, F5 Distributed Cloud services, associated software licensing, maintenance, technical support and access to relevant updates and patches for the duration of the 60-month contract term.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fef0c07a-eafd-4121-9950-7f7f519c76e7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £211,937 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £211,937 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS16 1QY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CDW Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 32420000 - Network equipment

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2026 at 11:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fef0c07a-eafd-4121-9950-7f7f519c76e7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fef0c07a-eafd-4121-9950-7f7f519c76e7
  24th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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