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Published 24 Nov 2025, 10:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Network Switches for Medicines Discovery Catapult

Official notice

Authority: MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED (Public body)

Below threshold - limited competition
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£69,687published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 14 Nov 2025
Awarded to Trustmarque Solutions Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

MDC required network switches for its main office location as the current switch software goes end

of life in December 2025. The current switches are a combination of Mellanox SN2410

(25Gbps/100Gbps) and EdgeCore 4610 and 5812 (1G and 10G respectively) running Cumulus Linux.

The SN2410 switches are the Core switches, also servicing servers and storage. The 4610 and 5812

switches are Edge switches servicing clients.

These were to include

  • 2x Core switches for the network and servers
  • 2x 10Gbps Edge switches
  • 8x 1Gbps Edge switches
  • Any required optics for connections to ISPs and interconnections between switches
  • All required licenses and warranties for a minimum of 3 years.

The switches proposed by suppliers must have been from a manufacturer included as 'Leaders' in the

Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN 2024 - ie. Juniper, HPE Aruba, Extreme, Fortinet, or Cisco.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
30000000 Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
24 Nov 2025, 10:06 GMT
Last source update
24 Nov 2025, 10:06 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076318
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e6ff Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    24 Nov 2025, 10:06 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £69,6871 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Trustmarque Solutions Limited£69,687 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 09928547 · GB-PPON: PJPQ-6911-DQYY Block 35g, Mereside Alderley Park, Macclesfield, North West, SK10 4ZFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • TRUSTMARQUE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02183240GB-PPON: PGCD-9498-WYHR Marlborough House Westminster Place, York, Yorkshire & Humber, YO26 6RWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender