Official UK procurement notice
Sixth Form College Farnborough Network Infrastructure Project Edge Switches
Authority: THE PROSPECT TRUST (Public body)
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Published estimate£270,000£270,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Dec 2025awarded 16 Dec 2025
Award (standstill) to ELMDALE IT SERVICES LIMITED
Contract term 8 moends 15 Oct 2026 · extension options published · starts 16 Feb 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEdge switch(es) design, configuration, and testing with partial installation. Over 6-8 months (during college holiday periods)
CPV: Computer-related equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£270,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
- total project
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
- Awarded
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Dec 2025, 16:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Mar 2026, 09:09 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
SFCF Network Infrastructure Project Edge Switches- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079086- Accelerated
- State of urgency
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ed58Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
email addresses and phone numbers in tender document
Timeline
2 Dec 2025 → 26 Mar 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published323 days ago2 Dec 2025, 16:38 GMT
- Submission deadline313 days ago12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent310 days ago16 Dec 2025
- Award decision expected by303 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts248 days ago16 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published219 days ago16 Mar 2026, 09:09 GMT
- Standstill ends209 days ago26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Dec 2025- Tender notice published2 Dec 2025, 16:38 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Mar 2026, 09:09 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Mar 2026, 09:09 GMT
- Contract signature expected27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £270,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 11 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELMDALE IT SERVICES LIMITEDSME27 Mar 2026 – 4 Sept 2026Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. See tender documentation | £270,000 inc. VAT | 16 Dec 2025standstill to 26 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ELMDALE IT SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications SFCF Network Infrastructure Project - Edge Switches
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender