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Published 6 Nov 2025, 09:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Cisco goods and services-251106

Official notice

Authority: Bracknell Forest Council (Local council)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£120,000≈ £111k / year · £149,999 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Dec 2025
Contract term 1 yr 1 moends 31 Jan 2027 · starts 2 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of Cisco switches, modules, cables, with support and DNA Advantage.

CPV: Data network support services · Local area network · Local area network services · Network equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yr 1 moSMEPublished value£120,000
Contract period: 2 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2027 (1 yr 1 mo)Value: £120,000 exc. VAT · £149,999 inc. VAT
Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligible
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    See tender documents

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Quality: One pass/fail question 20% - Questions as set out in the method statement. Quality will be assessed on the basis of the answers to questions in response to the Method Statements for the award criteria, as set out below in Table X. Each RFQ will be assessed independently and on its own merits by individual members of the evaluation team against each of the evaluation areas set out below in Table X.
  • Price: 80% - The Tender with the lowest total [annual sum] will automatically score the full marks available for pricing. Thereafter, each Tender is compared against the lowest priced
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    See tender documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Nov 2025, 09:24 GMT
Last source update
6 Nov 2025, 09:24 GMT
Authority reference
DN796605
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071475
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Data network support servicesLocal area networkLocal area network servicesNetwork equipment
Delivery area
South East (UKJ1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05db80 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Clarification deadline
28 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Login ↗

Associated tender documents are also found at the above website

Timeline

6 Nov 2025 → 2 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published355 days ago
    6 Nov 2025, 09:24 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by333 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline318 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts298 days ago
    2 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    6 Nov 2025, 09:24 GMT
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bracknell Forest Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJMT-6544-CVZD Time Square, Bracknell, South East, RG12 1JDContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender