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CISCO Hardware Support
Below threshold - without competition
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Prepared 8 Sept 2026, 22:18 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
1lots
CPV family not published
Decision Velocity
~54 days
Sector median: 54 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£65,194
1 award supplier linked
Bidding Competition
Not published
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 72)
Based on 10,020 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
13.86%
Typical Bids Received
2 bidders
Typical Evaluation Window
54 days
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 72)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
| Supplier | Awards won in sector | Total awarded value | Avg. winning discount |
|---|---|---|---|
Softcat PlcCRN: 02174990 | 81 contracts | £448,366,267,165 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Civica UK LimitedCRN: 01628868 | 52 contracts | £122,736,173,765 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITEDCRN: 02548628 | 48 contracts | £201,515,927,413 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Insight Direct UK LtdCRN: 02579852 | 30 contracts | £401,765,587,783 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Oracle Corporation UK LimitedCRN: 01782505 | 29 contracts | £4,388,383,540 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
MICROSOFT LIMITEDCRN: 01624297 | 25 contracts | £37,065,306 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
NEC Software Solutions UK LimitedCRN: 00968498 | 23 contracts | £201,770,090,041 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
CDW LtdCRN: 02465350 | 21 contracts | £417,177,590,411 | -41.4% below budget |
BOXXE LIMITEDCRN: 02109168 | 20 contracts | £212,428,552,141 | -19.5% below budget |
DELT SHARED SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 09098450 | 20 contracts | £1,827,421 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Evidence coverage
5/12 core inputs published
Comparable published opportunities
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
No sufficiently evidenced comparable record has been calculated yet.Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA: "CISCO Hardware Support". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | 2023/54 · Below threshold - without competition | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
-97.6%Historical Average
Competition Density
2.06Bids / Report (median)
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
HLA Services Ltd.Top vendor: 32.8% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 72 active published awards; 16 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority (All Sectors):
No direct historical awards retained specifically in CPV 72; showing top suppliers across overall authority spend.
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable Value | Avg. Price Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| HLA Services Ltd. | 1 win | £241,203 | — |
| T&M Fire Solutions Ltd | 1 win | £220,000 | — |
| Cumbria Mechanical and Plumbing Limited | 1 win | £166,663 | — |
| Inspectas Compliance Ltd | 1 win | £107,417 | — |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityTHE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA | Procedure methodBelow threshold - without competition | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54 | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published10 Aug 2026, 14:18 BST | Last source update10 Aug 2026, 14:18 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-052a93 | ||
What is being bought
The University of Cumbria require supply and maintenance of CISCO Network equipment.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to published status
10 Aug 2026, 14:18 BST - Official notice release published
10 Aug 2026, 14:18 BST - procurement method changed
10 Aug 2026, 14:18 BST - Buyer information updated
10 Aug 2026, 14:18 BST - Official notice release published
2 Jun 2025, 12:38 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
10 Aug 2026, 14:18 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract terminated
Signed 23 May 2025, 00:00 BST · £65,194
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Logicalis UK Ltd Not published · Not published · active · lots 1 |
Contracts Contract £65,194 · signed 23 May 2025, 00:00 BST · terminated Final published value: £54,328 Contract period: 1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST — 31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA
Contracting authority GB-COH-06033238Documents (2)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 10 Aug 2026, 14:18 BST
- 2 Jun 2025, 12:38 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published