North Northamptonshire Council - Juniper Hardware

Official notice

Authority: North Northamptonshire Council (Local council)

Below threshold - limited competition

Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF25)

Awarded value£36,109published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 30 Sept 2026

Awarded to Softcat Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Northamptonshire Council require Juniper Hardware for the Council's Local Area Network estate including licencing and support.

Hardware to include 3 x QFX5120-48Y-AFO2 with Redundant PSU (2 in total per switch) and with stacking leads to enable Virtual Chassis. All switches to include Juniper 1S licences for 5 years.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East Midlands

32420000 Network equipment

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: 26 Oct 2026, 12:39 GMT
Last source update: 26 Oct 2026, 12:39 GMT
Authority reference: NNC817848418
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-100982
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF25)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07900d Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
26 Oct 2026, 12:39 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £36,1091 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Softcat Plc	£36,109 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Softcat Plc
Signed
30 Sept 2026
Value
£36,109 inc. VAT
Period
30 Sept 2026 – 29 Sept 2031
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Northamptonshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQCM-5634-HGCN The Corby Cube, George Street, Corby, East Midlands, NN17 1QGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SOFTCAT PLCAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02174990GB-PPON: PZRT-9169-TVMT Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, South East, SL7 1LWContact 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 Tender26 Oct 2026, 12:39 GMT