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# Network Switches for Medicines Discovery Catapult

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/network-switches-for-medicines-discovery-catapult-ocds-h6vhtk-05e6ff). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED: "Network Switches for Medicines Discovery Catapult". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [MEDICINES DISCOVERY CATAPULT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/medicines-discovery-catapult-limited-GB-COH-09928547)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - limited competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £69,687 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/network-switches-for-medicines-discovery-catapult-ocds-h6vhtk-05e6ff#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05e6ff`

## 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-switches-for-medicines-discovery-catapult-ocds-h6vhtk-05e6ff#tl-md)

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 30000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Trustmarque Solutions  Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-107540`
  - Value: £69,687 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £69,687
  - Signed Date: 14/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F076318-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-24T10:06:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:01:36.001Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05e6ff