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# Ciena network hardware and software support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ciena-network-hardware-and-software-support-ocds-h6vhtk-060f5a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Wolverhampton City Council: "Ciena network hardware and software support". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Wolverhampton City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wolverhampton-city-council-ons-e08000031)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - unknown
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKG
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £29,497 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ciena-network-hardware-and-software-support-ocds-h6vhtk-060f5a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-060f5a`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ciena-network-hardware-and-software-support-ocds-h6vhtk-060f5a#tl-md)

## Description
We are seeking to find a supplier to provide support for our Ciena network hardware and software.
We require support on
237 x 3916,(2) 1G SFP,(2)100M/1G SFP/RJ45,(2)100M/1G SFP, DUAL AC POWER
7 x 3928,(4)100M/1G SFP,(4)1G SFP,(4)10/1G SFP+,SAOS 6.X,DUAL AC POWER
11 x 5142,(20)100/1000M SFP,(4) 1G/10G SFP+, SYNC, EXT. TEMP, (2)SLOTS AC OR DC PLUG POWER SUPPLY
8 x 5170,(4)100G QSFP28,(40)10/1G SFP+,SAOS 8.X,SYNC,(2)SLOTS AC OR DC PSU
And software licensing for our Ciena MCP Platform

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **GBM Digital Technologies Limited Trading as Sync**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:03771032`
  - Value: £29,497 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Ciena network hardware and software support (active)
  - Signed Value: £29,497
  - Signed Date: 06/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006965-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-27T10:27:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T13:30:14.293Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-060f5a