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Published 1 Jul 2026, 13:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Networking Equipment Upgrade · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32) Delivery: South West (UKK2)
Awarded value£545,106published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to QOLCOM LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of networking equipment for trust wide estate upgrade in preparation for a larger programme. Equipment includes Aruba switches and cables totalling 641 pieces.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South West
32410000 Local area network

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
1 Jul 2026, 13:26 BST
Last source update
15 Jul 2026, 11:49 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066682
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
South West (UKK2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c145 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The Trust intends to directly award a contract to Qolcom for the upgrade of HP network infrastructure deployed Trust‑wide. This award is justified under Schedule 5 (technical reasons) of the Procurement Act 2023 due to essential interoperability, compatibility, and continuity requirements with the Trust's existing HP environment.

Qolcom is the Trust's incumbent supplier for HP networking and holds HP Platinum Partner status, providing exclusive commercial pricing, enhanced support, and specialist technical capability not available through alternative suppliers.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

15 Jul 2026 → 15 Jul 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published104 days ago
    15 Jul 2026, 11:49 BST
  2. Standstill ends103 days ago
    15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Jul 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    1 Jul 2026, 13:26 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    3 Jul 2026, 16:22 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    15 Jul 2026, 11:49 BST
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £545,1061 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
QOLCOM LIMITEDSME16 Jul 2026 – 14 Nov 2026£545,1061 Jul 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · QOLCOM LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    15 Jul 2026
    Value
    £545,106
    Period
    16 Jul 2026 – 14 Nov 2026
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Supply of goods only with no additional requirements from the provider.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: RH5 · GB-PPON: PNWR-4212-QWHQ Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, South West, TA1 5DAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • QOLCOM LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04049238GB-PPON: PVCH-5723-CTVW 1 Andromeda House Calleva Park, Reading, South East, RG7 8APContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender