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title: "USW - IPAM Filtering Solution RFI - Pre Market Engagement"
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# USW - IPAM Filtering Solution RFI - Pre Market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/usw-ipam-filtering-solution-rfi-pre-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-05468d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of South Wales: "USW - IPAM Filtering Solution RFI - Pre Market Engagement". 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 of South Wales](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-south-wales-GB-PPON-PCWX-4677-HTMN)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UKL15
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/usw-ipam-filtering-solution-rfi-pre-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-05468d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05468d`

## Before you bid
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- **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/usw-ipam-filtering-solution-rfi-pre-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-05468d#tl-md)

## Description
The University of South Wales (USW) is seeking to engage with potential suppliers as part of a pre-market exercise to inform a future procurement process. USW currently operates an internal IP Address Management (IPAM) and DNS filtering solution using a combination of BlueCat Address Manager and Cisco Umbrella.
We are looking for a supplier with expertise in enterprise-scale network management and security to carry out a comprehensive review of our existing IPAM and DNS filtering setup. The review should cover our entire internal network infrastructure across five campus sites and our hybrid cloud environment, which includes both Azure Public Cloud and Azure Local services.
This engagement will help inform options for optimisation, integration, and future development of our internal DNS, DHCP, and IPAM capabilities. Please note that public DNS services are explicitly out of scope.
Interested suppliers can access the request for information via ETenderWales at the following link: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/go/6671278901975E81443A

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2026 to 01/01/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031475-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-11T10:32:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T19:11:01.280Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05468d