Official UK procurement notice
Provision of End Point Hardware
Authority: Sheffield Hallam University (Education)
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosed Value not published
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsstarts 31 Jul 2027
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSheffield Hallam University is undertaking preliminary market engagement to explore options for the future provision and lifecycle management of its end-user computing hardware estate, comprising approximately 10,000 devices. The engagement will consider market capability and potential commercial models, including outright purchase, leasing, Device-as-a-Service (DaaS), and blended approaches, to inform the University’s future procurement strategy and requirements.
CPV: Computer equipment and supplies
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Planned
30200000 Computer equipment and supplies
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- 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
- 15 Sept 2026, 16:11 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Sept 2026, 16:11 BST
- Authority reference
2627-51-DTS-AR-PMC- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fa77
How it was run
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
3 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published4 days ago15 Sept 2026, 16:11 BST
- Market engagementin 25 days14 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
The University is undertaking preliminary market engagement through a Preliminary Market Consultation (PMC) questionnaire. Interested suppliers should access the PMC documentation and submit their responses via the University's e-procurement portal, In-Tend. Completed responses must be submitted more…
through In-Tend by 13 October 2026. Any clarification questions relating to the PMC should be submitted through the correspondence function on In-Tend. Responses to clarification questions will be shared with participants where appropriate. Following review of the responses, the University may invite suppliers to participate in follow-up discussions and/or demonstrations, if required. These are expected to take place between 27 October and 4 November 2026. Further details will be provided directly to suppliers invited to participate. Further details will be provided through In-Tend. Participation in this preliminary market engagement does not commit the University to undertake a subsequent procurement process. Registering on the 'In-Tend' system If you have already registered you do not need to re-register. Visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sheffieldhallamuniversity to access the (In-Tend) supplier portal. - Contract startsin 315 days31 Jul 2027, 01:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- 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- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Sept 2026, 16:11 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender