Awarded contract

Provision of Network Infrastructure

Details

Supplier(s)
Softcat PLC
Value
£226,460.4
Duration
5 years
Topic
Network infrastructure
Published
23 June 2026

Tender description

This call off from the NHS SBS10256 was for the provision of a network refresh at NOC Liverpool site to replace existing equipment with associated software and subscriptions.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date27 March 2026
  2. Completed: Award published23 June 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date30 June 2031in 5 years

About the buyer

National Oceanography Centre is one of the world's top oceanographic institutions, and a dedicated procurement team runs its purchasing. Much of its buying goes through pre-negotiated framework agreements and the Crown Commercial Service. A framework covers refit, maintenance and equipment support for research vessels including RRS Discovery and RRS James Cook. Just over 1,400 suppliers work with the centre, four in five of them based in the UK.

Over the past 5 years, most of National Oceanography Centre's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, construction work and software and information systems.

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