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Published 10 Oct 2025, 10:54 BST

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Invitation to Tender · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Cardinal Newman College (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitableAccelerated
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£420,000£504,000 inc. VAT10% above published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Oct 2025awarded 23 Oct 2025
Awarded to Wave9 Managed Services Limited
Contract term 1 moends 15 Dec 2025 · starts 17 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cardinal Newman College are seeking to procure Cisco Meraki: access points, Wi-Fi edge switches, core switches and additional SFP’s to provide a solution for the urgent network challenges with our existing Wi-Fi infrastructure.

CPV: Network infrastructure

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 moSMEVCSEPublished value£420,000
Contract period: 17 Nov 2025 – 15 Dec 2025 (1 mo)Value: £420,000 exc. VAT · £504,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
32424000 Network infrastructure

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: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Cost
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
Awarded
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 Oct 2025, 10:54 BST
Last source update
5 Jan 2026, 11:15 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 17 Nov 2025
Authority reference
CA16575
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-064073
Accelerated
State of urgency
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Network infrastructure
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ac85 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
20 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
15 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

10 Oct 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published378 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 10:54 BST
  2. Clarification questions by373 days ago
    15 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline368 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent365 days ago
    23 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Standstill ends353 days ago
    3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract starts340 days ago
    17 Nov 2025
  7. Award decision expected by339 days ago
    17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  8. Latest notice published291 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 11:15 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Oct 2025, 10:54 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    23 Oct 2025, 15:59 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    23 Oct 2025, 15:59 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    4 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract award notice published
    11 Nov 2025, 17:53 GMT
    UK6
  6. Contract award notice published
    16 Dec 2025, 16:09 GMT
    UK6
  7. Contract details notice published
    5 Jan 2026, 11:15 GMT
    UK7
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-10: 2 releases · 10 Oct 2025, 23 Oct 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £461,9881 award exc. VAT
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Wave9 Managed Services Limited5 Nov 2025 – 17 Dec 2025£461,98823 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Invitation to Tender · Wave9 Managed Services Limited

    Signed
    5 Nov 2025
    Value
    £461,979
    Period
    17 Nov 2025 – 15 Dec 2025
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: noAgreedMetricsRationale

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one10—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardinal Newman College

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PMPP-6462-DCCN Lark Hill Road, Preston, North West, PR1 4HDContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • WAVE 9 MANAGED SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJLT-7775-MNZY 1 Hargreaves Court, Stafford Technology Park, STAFFORD, West Midlands, ST18 0WNContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender