Infoblox Hardware, Maintenance and support

Official notice

Authority: Sheffield Hallam University (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)

Awarded value£390,215published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to KHIPU NETWORKS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of Infoblox to cover our three foundational services, DNS, DHCP and NTP. Each of which underpins SHU's core digital infrastructure and is considered mission critical. Loss of any one of these services would result in the immediate and total disruption of digital operations across the University

CPV: Database and operating software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Infoblox Hardware, Manintenance & SupportAwarded

Infoblox Hardware, Manintenance & Support

Replacement Infoblox physical appliances

Associated maintenance and support

Logistics, configuration, and transition services

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 1 Jun 2026, 15:50 BST
Last source update: 1 Jun 2026, 15:50 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-051521
Classification (CPV): Database and operating software package
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06aaa5 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This award is lawful under Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract has been awarded via a compliant framework agreement that permits direct award without reopening competition. The requirement relates to Infoblox technology embedded within the authority's existing infrastructure, which the appointed supplier is able to support in accordance with the framework terms.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £390,2151 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
KHIPU NETWORKS LIMITED	£390,215 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 051521-2026-1 · KHIPU NETWORKS LIMITED
Signed
24 Mar 2026
Value
£390,215
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sheffield Hallam University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-COH: 10005790 City Campus, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S11WBContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

KHIPU Networks LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 05218573 3 Waterfront Business Park, Fleet, Hampshire, UK, GU51 3TW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.