Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Networking Hardware and Software
Authority: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (Police & fire)
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Software Packages & ERP (48)Installation services (except software) (51) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Framework ceiling (notional)£583,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 26 Oct 2026
Framework period 3 yrsends 30 Nov 2029 · up to 30 Nov 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTender for the supply of Networking Hardware and Software for South Wales Fire and Rescue Service
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Computer equipment and supplies · Hardware installation services · Networking, Internet and intranet software development services · Networking, Internet and intranet software package
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Dec 2026
Published description of the framework
Framework will be awarded to a single supplier
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£583,000
30200000 Computer equipment and supplies48200000 Networking, Internet and intranet software package51611100 Hardware installation services72212200 Networking, Internet and intranet software development services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender pack
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender pack
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Previous Experience: 20%
- Lead Time: 10%
- Price: 70%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Previous Experience
- Lead Time
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
As per tender pack
- Technical & professional ability
As per tender pack
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Supply of Networking Hardware and Software” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jul 2029
- First published
- 25 Sept 2026, 15:42 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 09:34 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
SWEU069- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091118- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077ad8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
- Appointment period ends
- 26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Via Sell2Wales
Timeline
25 Sept 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published32 days ago25 Sept 2026, 15:42 BST
- Clarification questions by8 days ago19 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Latest notice published7 days ago20 Oct 2026, 09:34 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends39h ago · period end, not a bid countdown26 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 12 days9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 33 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Sept 2026- Tender notice published25 Sept 2026, 15:42 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published25 Sept 2026, 16:09 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published20 Oct 2026, 09:34 BSTUK4
Published amendments (2)
Amendment of recurring procurement question
Amendment of recurring procurement question
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (11)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications ITT Part 2
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix A - Pricing Schedule
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix B - T&C's
- Bidding documents and specifications Business Continuity Audit Report
- Bidding documents and specifications ITT Part 1 - Amended Lead Time evaluation criteria
- Bidding documents and specifications ITT Part 2 - v2 - Amended Lead Time Evaluation Criteria
- Bidding documents and specifications Business Continuity Audit Report
- Bidding documents and specifications WPSQ
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender