Provision of Network Support for LAN infrastructure and Wi-Fi infrastructure at FCDO's East Kilbride site
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Optimal Edge Limited
- Value
- £115,733
- Duration
- 1 year
- Topic
- Data network support services
- Published
- 11 November 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has awarded the contract for the Network Support for LAN infrastructure and Wi-Fi infrastructure at its East Kilbride site (Abercrombie House) to Optimal Edge Ltd. The support covers: - LAN infrastructure: any routing and switching hardware and any associated software products that are part of the agreed support scope; and - Wi-Fi Infrastructure: access points, wireless controllers, any associated software products as specified in the support scope. The contract has extension and value increase options (details in this note). ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published11 November 2025Current notice
- Completed: Award date11 November 2025
- Next: Contract expiry date10 November 2026in 1 month
About the buyer
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is a ministerial department that buys through its own Commercial Directorate. Every procurement runs on Jaggaer, the department's eSourcing portal, where suppliers register to bid. Opportunities and awards are published on Contracts Finder, and bids above threshold need Central Digital Platform registration. A commercial pipeline is updated every quarter. Four category teams cover programme delivery, estates and security, digital and technology, and corporate services. The department runs its own frameworks, such as the Global Development Delivery Framework, and dynamic purchasing systems for construction and global facilities management.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's contract awards have been in business services, transport equipment and construction work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 72315100 · Data network support services
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office.gov |
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