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Published 10 Nov 2025, 14:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Data Centre Network Refresh

Official notice

Authority: York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£2,200,000≈ £440k / year · £2,200,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 12 Oct 2026
Contract term 5 yrsends 4 Jan 2032 · up to 4 Apr 2034 with extensions · starts 4 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Open tender for the provision of goods and services for a data centre network refresh project.

CPV: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Installation services (except software) · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 50%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Price
  • Social Value
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
10 Nov 2025, 14:48 GMT
Last source update
28 Aug 2026, 12:12 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 30 Nov 2026
Authority reference
2627-0048
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082141
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lightingIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInstallation services (except software)Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packagesSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dde2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
12 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Nov 2025 → 4 Jan 2027 · 6 dates
  1. Planning notice published348 days ago
    10 Nov 2025, 14:48 GMT
  2. Market engagement288 days ago
    9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT

    Access the pre-market engagement questionnaire at sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictender-de… ↗

  3. Tender notice published58 days ago
    28 Aug 2026, 12:12 BST
  4. Submission deadline12 days ago
    12 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
  5. Today
    25 Oct 2026
  6. Award decision expected byin 37 days
    30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract startsin 71 days
    4 Jan 2027

Notice history

6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Nov 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    10 Nov 2025, 14:48 GMT
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    28 Aug 2026, 12:12 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated
    28 Aug 2026, 12:12 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    28 Aug 2026, 12:12 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    28 Aug 2026, 12:12 BST
  6. Deadline published: 12 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
    28 Aug 2026, 12:12 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMGQ-6583-JYGR West Offices, Station Rise, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO1 6GAContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure