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Published 2 Oct 2026, 14:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Network Operating System (Cisco)

Authority: East Riding of Yorkshire Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£275,000≈ £37k / year · £330,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 4 Nov 202612:00 GMT · 32d 21h left
Clarification cut-off 23 Oct 202617:00 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 7 yrs 6 mostarts 1 Feb 2027
Bids per lot · this authority 3.5division 48 · n=4 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Network Operating System (Cisco) East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) (the council) is looking to partner with a suitably qualified supplier to provide consultancy, design, implementation, migration, testing, knowledge transfer, and support services to facilitate the transition from a Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) managed Cisco ACI environment to a traditional Cisco NX-OS based data centre network architecture.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1 7 yrs 6 moPublished value£275,000
Contract period: 1 Feb 2027 — 31 Jul 2034 (7 yrs 6 mo)Turnover guideline: ~£73,321/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£275,000 exc. VAT · £330,000 inc. VAT
48000000 Software package and information systems72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

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 are scored
Price: 80
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price — 80%
  • Non-Price — 20% (Method Statement Questions)

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How East Riding of Yorkshire Council buys Software package and information systems (CPV 48) — and who usually turns up

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s own published record, next to the Yorkshire and the Humber market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Software package and information systems (CPV 48) →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

contract notices in 36 months: 17 in division 48 (3 without competition · 9 route not published) · 151 in all categories (12 without competition · 38 route not published)

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 48), last 36 months: 4 lots. 3 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3) and 1 from older notices (bids received, middle 10).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

3.5division 48 · 36m · n=4 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 48), last 36 months: 4 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

25%division 48 · 36m · n=4 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 40 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

at estimateall categories · 36m · n=40 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 48), last 36 months: 3 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

118ddivision 48 · 36m · n=3 notices
Notice updates
i

How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.

Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 338 notices.

Last 24 months.

0all categories · 24m · n=338 notices
Awarded without competition
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How often this buyer awards without a competition.

Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.

Based on this buyer’s tenders in this industry (CPV 48), last 36 months: 8 notices.

Last 36 months.

38%division 48 · 36m · n=8 notices
Bids per lot moderate · n=4
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How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 4 lots on 4 contested notices · division 48, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 25%
  • 2–3 25%
  • 4–6 25%
  • 7+ 25%

Middle value 3.5 · 4 lots on 4 contested notices · division 48.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=40
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How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 40 lot pairs · all categories, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 20%
  • Within ±2% 63%
  • Above estimate 18%

40 lot pairs · all categories.

The market · authority’s region

Yorkshire and the Humber · Software package and information systems (CPV 48)

contract notices delivered in Yorkshire and the Humber in 36 months: 489 in division 48 (171 competed, 131 route not published) · the notice publishes no delivery location, so the authority’s registered region is used

Bids per lot
i

How many companies usually bid for work like this.

Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 48), last 36 months: 68 lots. 43 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 4) and 25 from older notices (bids received, middle 4).

Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.

4division 48 · 36m · n=68 lots
Single-bid lots
i

How often only one company bid.

Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 48), last 36 months: 68 lots.

High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.

15%division 48 · 36m · n=68 lots
Award vs estimate
i

Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.

Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 48), last 36 months: 34 pairs.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

10% belowdivision 48 · 36m · n=34 pairs
Deadline → award date
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 48), last 36 months: 52 notices.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

63ddivision 48 · 36m · n=52 notices
SME bidders
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How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.

SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 48), last 36 months: 52 lots.

Last 36 months.

65%division 48 · 36m · n=52 lots
Winners based in the region
i

How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.

Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.

Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 48), last 36 months: 221 awards.

Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.

Last 36 months.

50%division 48 · 36m · n=221 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=68
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How the number of bidders is spread across lots.

Each lot with a published bid count is put in a band: one bid, two to three, four to six, seven or more. Real competitions only.

Based on 68 lots on 65 contested notices · division 48, last 36 months.

  • 1 bid 15%
  • 2–3 32%
  • 4–6 26%
  • 7+ 26%

Middle value 4 · 68 lots on 65 contested notices · division 48.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=34
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How often winners come in below, near or above the estimate.

Each lot with both an estimate and an award is placed by how far the award sat from the estimate.

Based on 34 lot pairs · division 48, last 36 months.

A past pattern, not a price to bid.

  • Below estimate 56%
  • Within ±2% 26%
  • Above estimate 18%

34 lot pairs · division 48.

robust · n=40
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Where this tender’s estimate would land if the usual pattern repeats.

We apply the buyer’s usual movement between estimate and award (or the region’s) to the estimate on this notice.

Based on this buyer’s own usual movement over 40 lots (all categories), applied to the £275,000 estimate on this notice.

A benchmark, not a price to bid.

The middle award in East Riding of Yorkshire Council (all categories, n=40 pairs) lands at estimate: on this notice’s £275,000 that is about £275,000. Context for a bid, not a recommended price.
Coverage and what to read with care
  • Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

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
Open for tender
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Oct 2026, 14:33 BST
Last source update
2 Oct 2026, 14:33 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 4 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
Authority reference
2513-26
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportSoftware package and information systems
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077fdf Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via EU-Supply (CTM)
Submission portal named on this notice: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Tender submission deadline
4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
23 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Published estimate £275,000 excludes VAT (£330,000 including VAT).

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice publishedjust passed
    2 Oct 2026, 14:33 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 21 days
    23 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 33 days
    4 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected byin 63 days
    4 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 121 days
    1 Feb 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Oct 2026, 14:33 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZQH-9124-TMLN County Hall, Cross Street,, Beverley, Yorkshire & Humber, HU17 9BA [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender