Official UK procurement notice
TMBC IT Networking Equipment
Authority: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTonbridge and Malling Borough Council is looking for a reputable supplier of Core Networking and Wifi solutions.
The Council's Networking and Wi-Fi infrastructure is being refreshed to bring this up to date and to enable leverage of new cutting-edge technologies. This refresh is coinciding with a new data centre creation and will be used to enable a Wi-Fi first approach within our head office in West Malling and our other satellite offices. A new data centre is being created in the head office, this doesn't actually exist yet but the works are looking likely to proceed, if for any reason the space isn't created any new solution would feature in its existing location. The proposed solutions must facilitate seamless administration, scalability, and robust performance through an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI).
CPV: Internet services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Core Network RequirementsAwardedRenewalPublished value£0
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Additional Wifi RequirementsAwardedRenewalPublished value£0
The source published no individual description for this lot.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost
- Quality
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 1 Aug 2025, 14:51 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Apr 2026, 16:59 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045282- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056b75Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Website - www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗
Project Reference - DN785113
Project Name - TMBC IT Networking Equipment - Invitation To Tender
Tenderers interested in this project, must register their interest via The Kent Business Portal. Once registered, all documents will be available, tenderers will also be able to ask any questions through the messaging tab.
Tenderers must submit their response via The Kent Business Portal.
Timeline
1 Aug 2025 → 29 Apr 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published1 Aug 2025, 14:51 BST
- Clarification questions by22 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts378 days ago14 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published180 days ago29 Apr 2026, 16:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Aug 2025- Tender notice published1 Aug 2025, 14:51 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 Apr 2026, 16:59 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Apr 2026, 16:59 BST
- Contract signature expected30 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Core Network Requirements1 award | |||
| CAE Technology Services Limited31 May 2026 – 30 May 2029 · up to 30 May 2031Extensions: Two optional annual extensions | £47,696 inc. VAT | 29 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Additional Wifi Requirements1 award | |||
| KHIPU NETWORKS LIMITED31 May 2026 – 30 May 2029 · up to 30 May 2031Extensions: Two Optional Annual Extensions | £24,512 | 29 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Core Network Requirements | 11final-stage tenders · 26 at stage one | 8 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Additional Wifi Requirements | 11final-stage tenders · 26 at stage one | 8 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- CAE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- KHIPU NETWORKS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsProject Reference - DN785113 Project Name - TMBC IT Networking Equipment - Invitation To Tender Tenderers interested in this project, must register their interest via The Kent Business Portal. Once registered, all documents will be available, tenderers will also be able to ask an…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender