---
title: "North Northamptonshire Council - Juniper Hardware"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07900d"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07900d"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07900d.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07900d.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "North Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-10-26"
---

# North Northamptonshire Council - Juniper Hardware

Buyer: North Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07900d

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07900d)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07900d.json)

## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100982-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 29 Sep 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £36,109 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | North Northamptonshire Council |
| Locality | CORBY |
| Postcode area | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN17 1QG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Corby West |
| Westminster constituency | Corby and East Northamptonshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Softcat Plc |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 32420000 - Network equipment

## Release History

- 26 Oct 2026 at 12:39 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100982-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100982-2026
  26th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://Softcat.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07900d. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07900d.json.