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Published 11 Jun 2025, 11:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

USW - IPAM Filtering Solution RFI - Pre Market Engagement

Official notice

Authority: University of South Wales (Education)

ServicesBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Wales (UKL15)
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yrends 1 Jan 2027 · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of South Wales (USW) is seeking to engage with potential suppliers as part of a pre-market exercise to inform a future procurement process. USW currently operates an internal IP Address Management (IPAM) and DNS filtering solution using a combination of BlueCat Address Manager and Cisco Umbrella.

We are looking for a supplier with expertise in enterprise-scale network management and security to carry out a comprehensive review of our existing IPAM and DNS filtering setup. The review should cover our entire internal network infrastructure across five campus sites and our hybrid cloud environment, which includes both Azure Public Cloud and Azure Local services.

This engagement will help inform options for optimisation, integration, and future development of our internal DNS, DHCP, and IPAM capabilities. Please note that public DNS services are explicitly out of scope.

Interested suppliers can access the request for information via ETenderWales at the following link: etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/go/6671278901975E81443A ↗

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 1 yrSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 1 Jan 2027 (1 yr)
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
11 Jun 2025, 11:32 BST
Last source update
11 Jun 2025, 11:32 BST
Authority reference
1979
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031475
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
Wales (UKL15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05468d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

11 Jun 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 11:32 BST
  2. Market engagement
    25 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

    Please find the RFI details and questionnaire at the following link:etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/go/6671278901975E81443A ↗

  3. Tender notice expected391 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts300 days ago
    1 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 11:32 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of South Wales

Contracting authorityPublic undertakingWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-CHC: 1140312 University of South Wales,, Pontypridd, Wales, CF37 1DLContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure