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# Managed Service Provider for WAN Circuits (Soft Market Testing Exercise)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/managed-service-provider-for-wan-circuits-soft-market-testing-exercise-ocds-h6vhtk-02e353). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Southampton: "Managed Service Provider for WAN Circuits (Soft Market Testing Exercise)". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £2,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University of Southampton](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-southampton-urn-133879)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £2,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Wide area network services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ32, UKJ35, UKJ36
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02e353`

## 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/managed-service-provider-for-wan-circuits-soft-market-testing-exercise-ocds-h6vhtk-02e353#tl-md)

## Description
The University is seeking to appoint a managed service provider for its WAN (wide area network) circuits.
This PIN notice is for prior information only and a corresponding Soft Market Testing Exercise (SMTE) is being carried out. The SMTE documents can be accessed at the following URL: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton/aspx/Home
The managed service provider will be responsible for the provision, installation, support and management of the University's WAN circuits.
Connections to the JANET network are not in scope of this procurement.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The University of Southampton is seeking to appoint a managed service provider to provide leased WAN (wide area network) circuits between University campuses and remote sites. 
The managed service provider will be responsible for the provision, insta...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023520-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-22T08:00:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T00:37:58.558Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02e353