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# Network Equipment (Exinda and Cisco) for UoPEL at Innovation Centres

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/network-equipment-exinda-and-cisco-for-uopel-at-innovation-centres-ocds-h6vhtk-03802f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Plymouth: "Network Equipment (Exinda and Cisco) for UoPEL at Innovation Centres". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Dec 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Plymouth](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-plymouth-urn-133865)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 December 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Network equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £285,448 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03802f`

## 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/network-equipment-exinda-and-cisco-for-uopel-at-innovation-centres-ocds-h6vhtk-03802f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D55758%26B%3DUNIVERSITYPLYMOUTH)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/network-equipment-exinda-and-cisco-for-uopel-at-innovation-centres-ocds-h6vhtk-03802f#participate

## Description
University of Plymouth Enterprise Limited (UPEL) is looking to purchase critical hardware equipment located at the “edge” of the Innovation Centres in Cornwall (Pool Innovation Centre (PIC), Tremough Innovation Centre (TIC) and Health & Wellbeing Innovation Centre (HWIC) networks. The Bandwidth Management and Optimisation systems border (called an Exinda) and the dual Firewalls exposed to the internet via the University of Plymouth network, at each Innovation Centre are past their end of life and now need replacement.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Network Equipment (Exinda) for UoPEL at Innovation Centres
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 32420000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Contract Period:** 19/12/2022 to 

### Lot 2: Network Equipment (Cisco) for UoPEL at Innovation Centres
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 32420000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Contract Period:** 19/12/2022 to 

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Network Equipment (Exinda) for UoPEL at Innovation Centres (active)
  - Award id: `004575-2023-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Open Reality LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-75293`
  - Value: £184,186 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Network Equipment (Cisco) for UoPEL at Innovation Centres (active)
  - Award id: `004575-2023-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Misco Technology Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-75294`
  - Value: £101,262 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Network Equipment (Exinda) for UoPEL at Innovation Centres (active)
  - Signed Value: £184,186
  - Signed Date: 17/01/2023

- **Contract:** Network Equipment (Cisco) for UoPEL at Innovation Centres (active)
  - Signed Value: £101,262
  - Signed Date: 17/01/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004575-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-14T18:54:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T23:54:21.200Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03802f