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# Cisco Hardware Support and Maintenance

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cisco-hardware-support-and-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-03f65d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council: "Cisco Hardware Support and Maintenance". Published status: complete. Published Value: £570,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Sept 2023, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bradford-metropolitan-district-council-ons-e08000032)
- **Published Value:** £570,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 September 2023 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Computer-related professional services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Local area network services, Technical support services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £113,220 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cisco-hardware-support-and-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-03f65d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03f65d`

## 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/cisco-hardware-support-and-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-03f65d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D71766%26B%3DUK)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cisco-hardware-support-and-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-03f65d#participate

## Description
The Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified Provider (the Provider) to deliver a support and maintenance service on the Council’s existing Cisco network hardware. The Provider must have a direct relationship/partnership with Cisco and hold at least Gold Partnership Certification.
It is anticipated that the contract will be for a period of 3 years with an option to extend by 2 periods of 12 months. The Council reserves the right to amend the scope of the support requirement for the extension period.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71356300, 72590000, 72710000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £570,000
- **Description:** The Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified Provider (the Provider) to deliver a support and maintenance service on the Council’s existing Cisco network hardware. The Provider must have a direct relationship/partnership wit...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Cisco Hardware Support and Maintenance (active)
  - Award id: `034646-2023-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Specialist Computer Centres Plc**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-33408`
  - Value: £113,220 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Cisco Hardware Support and Maintenance (active)
  - Signed Value: £113,220
  - Signed Date: 23/11/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034646-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-11-23T11:20:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T05:46:51.706Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03f65d