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# UHB Network Support Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uhb-network-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05d213). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust: "UHB Network Support Services". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-hospitals-birmingham-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rrk)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Data network management and support services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uhb-network-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05d213#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d213`

## 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/uhb-network-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05d213#tl-md)

## Description
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is initiating a preliminary market engagement exercise in preparation for a formal procurement of Network Support Services. UHB is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England, operating multiple hospital sites including Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Good Hope Hospital, and Solihull Hospital, alongside community and specialist clinics.
The Trust seeks to engage with suppliers capable of delivering a comprehensive, secure, and future-ready network infrastructure service that supports clinical operations, research, and enterprise IT across its estate.
The future contract will encompass the management, support, and strategic development of the following:
• Core Network (Cisco): High-availability backbone designed to vendor best practice and resilient architecture
• Datacentre Network (Cisco): Supporting mission-critical clinical and Trust systems with high throughput and disaster recovery capability
• Distribution Layer (Cisco): Scalable and resilient aggregation for Trust and campus connectivity.
• Access Layer (Cisco, Extreme): Managed wired connectivity across the Trust estate, providing reliable access for clinical and administrative users
• Wi-Fi Infrastructure (Cisco & Extreme): High-density wireless coverage to support mobile devices, laptops, clinical equipment, and guest access
• Network Access Control (Forescout): Policy-based access control, device profiling, and integration with security monitoring solutions
• Firewall Services (Fortigate): Perimeter and internal segmentation firewalls, configured for high availability and compliant with Trust, NHS, and NCSC requirements
• VPN Services (FortiClient & FortiAuthenticator): Secure remote access, MFA integration, and scalability to support hybrid working
• Wide Area Network (WAN): Site-to-site connectivity across hospitals, community services, and cloud providers, with resilience, bandwidth optimisation, and QoS management
• Emerging Technologies (e.g., GPON, SD-WAN): Capability to adopt and support evolving network technologies
Additional requirements include:
• Monitoring, Management, and Reporting Tools: Centralised NOC operations, SLA reporting, capacity planning, and integration with Trust monitoring systems
• Future-Proofing and Scalability: Cloud readiness, multi-vendor integration, and support for NHS interoperability standards
• Cyber Security and Compliance: Cyber resilience, vulnerability management, and compliance with NHS Digital, NCSC, and ISO27001
• Training and Knowledge Transfer: Provision of skills uplift and vendor certification to UHB IT staff
• Lifecycle Management: Planning and execution of hardware refreshes, software updates, and end-of-life transitions

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 72315000

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2027 to 31/12/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F067662-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-23T08:04:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T03:59:57.703Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05d213