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title: "DDaT26503 - Network and Underpinning Infrastructure"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED"
published: "2026-10-20"
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# DDaT26503 - Network and Underpinning Infrastructure

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c097d2d8-51f4-4431-9796-4556664782e6

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## Summary

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), through UK Shared Business Services Limited, procured network and underpinning infrastructure, including hardware delivery and software support. The requirement covers supplying network hardware and the supporting software and services. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. This is a goods procurement, with software support forming part of the requirement. The procurement was made through the Servers, Storage and Solutions National Agreement, under its servers lot. The buyer is UK Shared Business Services Limited, acting for UKRI.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Dell Corporation Limited. The award was made on 12 October 2026, with a contract period from 16 October 2026 to 15 October 2033. The awarded value is £472,701.20. The buyer used a direct award to the top-ranked supplier under the Servers, Storage and Solutions National Agreement; the process is described as a framework call-off using a selective method. The submission deadline was 30 September 2026. The procurement was evaluated through the framework’s ranking, with the highest-ranked supplier selected. This is a single award for the network infrastructure, hardware delivery and software support requirement.

This award demonstrates UKRI’s demand for an integrated network infrastructure supply covering hardware delivery and software support, rather than hardware alone. Suppliers competing for a future requirement from this buyer would need to demonstrate the ability to provide the infrastructure and associated software support as a coherent service, manage delivery across the United Kingdom, and meet the operational needs of a long-term contract. The procurement used a framework call-off and selected its top-ranked supplier, so credible participation depends on securing a strong position within the relevant framework and satisfying its ranking and capability requirements. The contract’s extended duration indicates a requirement for suppliers able to support infrastructure over several years, not simply fulfil a one-off hardware order. The selected supplier was a large company.

## Notice

***PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION*** UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for the provision of Network and Underpinning Infrastructure, hardware delivery & software support. This procurement is being concluded as a direct award against the top ranked supplier under the Servers, Storage and Solutions National Agreement (SSSNA), Lot 1 Servers.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/650f3b8b-74a4-4ba7-896b-c681c8f37dff |
| 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 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 16 Oct 2026 - 15 Oct 2033 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £472,701 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £472,701 |
| 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 | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Postcode area | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DELL CORPORATION LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 44316400 - Hardware
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72261000 - Software support services

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2026 at 10:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/650f3b8b-74a4-4ba7-896b-c681c8f37dff

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/650f3b8b-74a4-4ba7-896b-c681c8f37dff
  20th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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