Official UK procurement notice
Network Cabling Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Bournemouth University (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBournemouth University (“BU” or the “University”) requires the services of a supplier to provide network cabling services at Bournemouth University’s Talbot, Lansdowne, Chapel Gate, Portsmouth and Yeovil campus facilities.
The successful supplier will provide installation, testing and maintenance of network cabling services to ensure seamless connectivity across campus facilities. The successful supplier will also be required to provide the ability for BU to purchase equipment, cabling and accessories.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Aug 2030, 00:59 BST.
CPV: Computer network services · Network components · Network infrastructure · Networks
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£166,667
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Please refer to the Tender Documentation for full details. Award criteria is 60% Quality / 40% Price
- Price: Please refer to the Tender Documentation for full details.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Services
- 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
- Yes · next expected 2 Aug 2030
- First published
- 16 Jun 2025, 10:30 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2026, 12:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
IT/OS/348- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063699- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054906Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
16 Jun 2025 → 17 Apr 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published16 Jun 2025, 10:30 BST
- Market engagement26 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
The purpose of this PME is to gather industry expertise and feedback that will inform the development of our final project and procurement requirements.
OBJECTIVES:
- Gain a better understanding of suppliers' capabilities, experiences, and innovations.
- Identify potential challenges and solutions relevant to the upcoming procurement project.
- Inform suppliers about the project's scope, objectives, and key requirements.
BU are intending on holding virtual meetings with interested suppliers via Microsoft Teams on FRIDAY 27 JUNE 2025.
If you wish to be considered for a meeting with BU’s project team, please contact '[email protected]' to register your interest with the subject heading “IT/OS/348 - Network Cabling Services - PME”.
Within your email, please include details of your experience of providing network cabling services within similar organisations.
Please note that while we aim to engage with a broad range of suppliers, it may not be possible to invite all interested parties to a meeting. Participation in this exercise is voluntary, and there is no obligation for BU to meet with every supplier who expresses an interest.
This PME is not a request for quotation. BU’s current intention is to conduct an openly advertised tender process at a later stage.
There is no obligation for suppliers to respond to this PME. Supplier responses (or lack thereof) to this exercise will NOT be used to determine which suppliers will be carried forward to tender process or in any subsequent evaluation of supplier proposals.
- Tender notice published377 days ago9 Oct 2025, 12:54 BST
- Clarification questions by359 days ago27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline345 days ago10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by282 days ago12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts263 days ago1 Feb 2026
- Assessment summaries sent219 days ago17 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends208 days ago27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published187 days ago17 Apr 2026, 12:52 BST
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jun 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published16 Jun 2025, 10:30 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published9 Oct 2025, 12:54 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £166,6679 Oct 2025, 12:54 BST
- Status changed to active9 Oct 2025, 12:54 BST
- Procurement method changed9 Oct 2025, 12:54 BST
- Deadline published: 10 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT9 Oct 2025, 12:54 BST
- Tender notice published9 Oct 2025, 13:03 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Mar 2026, 16:11 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Mar 2026, 16:11 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published17 Apr 2026, 12:52 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 9 Oct 2025
- 2025-06: 1 release · 16 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teknet LtdSME1 Apr 2026 – 17 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: The contract includes two optional extensions of 12 months each | £357,614 inc. VAT | 17 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Network Cabling Services · Teknet LtdSME
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £357,614 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract includes two optional extensions of 12 months each
5 agreed KPIs: 1. Installation Quality · 2. System Uptime · 3. Response Time for Repairs …
- 1. Installation Quality, Ensure cabling systems are installed correctly the first time, reducing downtime and additional costs.
- 2. System Uptime, Ensure the network cabling system is operational and free from faults, indicating reliable performance and effective maintenance practices.
- 3. Response Time for Repairs, Ensure efficient service and minimise disruption to network operations by quickly responding to and resolving issues or faults in the network cabling system.
- 4. Environmental and Sustainability, To support BU’s sustainability objectives by monitoring and reducing environmental impacts associated with the delivery of network cabling services.
- 5. Social Value, To deliver measurable social value through training opportunities in network cabling and related technical fields, with a focus on local recruitment and skills development.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Teknet LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender