PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Network Core: Wi-Fi Support Extension - AWARD

Lancaster University · published 18 Mar 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release IDca6979e9-064e-4964-9747-1459020f60bb-888997
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-21bf0145-a1d1-4260-88c7-19608f585e48
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-1719
Release typeawardUpdate
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£286,000
award field
Tender value
Not disclosed
tender field
Procurement method
Restricted procedure
Category
goods
CPV
72000000
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery
Not stated
LA1 4YW
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

This mini-competition is being carried out as a call-off from Networking - HE, Supply & Services (HENSS2) ITS2008NE, Lot 3. The University, Lancaster University, Bailrigg, LA1 4YW, is inviting tenders on the terms set out in this Invitation to Tender (ITT) for an extension of our HPe Aruba OEM support for enabling campus Wi-Fi. The University reserves the right to reject bids which exceed the budget and/or carry out a review process to identify opportunities to reduce cost (value engineering). The deadline for submissions for this tender is 05/03/2026.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release18 Mar 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published11 Feb 2026
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published18 Mar 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published18 Mar 2028
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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Published 18 Mar 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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