RFP - KJ61TVET42026 - Networking for Centre of Excellence
Details
- Buyer
- British Council
- Value
- £73,840
- Topic
- Network equipment
- Published
- 13 May 2026
- Submission
- 4 June 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
British Council, co implementing an EU funded TVET Sector Support Programme, invites sealed proposals from qualified suppliers for the provision, supply, configuration, testing, installation and commissioning of network equipment. This procurement will equip two primary hubs (Peshawar University and Quetta University) and their satellite institutes (spokes) across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and Baluchistan with advanced active network infrastructure. Scope includes high-performance managed switches, routers, wireless access points, power-over-Ethernet support, and related hardware (excludes passive cabling). The Service provider will integrate the hub and spoke topology using the existing backbone, perform site surveys, security and routing, and conduct end-to-end testing
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published13 May 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date4 June 2026
About the buyer
British Council is a UK charity that buys as a central government non-departmental public body sponsored by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Cultural relations, English teaching and exams are delivered in more than 200 countries and territories. Specialist frameworks, including the DICE framework for creative economy services, sit alongside individual tender competitions. Income beyond the FCDO grant comes from teaching, exams and commercial contracts.
Over the past 5 years, most of British Council's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and hotel, catering and retail.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@british-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@british-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@british-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@british-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@british-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@british-council.gov |
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