University of Lincoln awards £8m digital infrastructure contract to CDW UK Ltd

Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 13:46.

Opportunity overview

This contract is for all the supplies and associated services regarding the University of Lincolns 'Networking, Storage, Compute, Back-Up and Infrastructure'. This was awarded via the CCS's TePAS2 framework, under lot 6. Please see 'Other Information' for further details. This contract provides the University of Lincoln with a strategic technology partner for the delivery of end-to-end digital infrastructure solutions across its networking, compute, storage, and backup environments. The scope includes vendor-agnostic solution design, hardware and software procurement, deployment, maintenance, support services, lifecycle management, and professional consultancy to support the University's operational, teaching, research, and business requirements. The appointed supplier will support and maintain the existing infrastructure estate while enabling future technology development through specialist technical expertise, solution architecture, project delivery, and innovation, ensuring a secure, resilient, scalable, and value-for-money digital infrastructure across the University. Additional information: This was awarded via Lot 6 (education technology) of the CCS's (Crown Commercial Services) TePAS2 (Technology Products and Associated Services) framework. Suppliers were invited to express and interest and if interested they were invited to participate in a market engagement exercise. All those that showed an interest were invited to participate in the further competition.

Awarded to

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CDW UK Ltd

Match pending…

Published award value: £8m
Awarded: 21 Sept 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-0c0ac6e7-ec4e-4448-8d43-5109a0302411-1
Status: active

Classification

CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
CPV32400000 — Networks
CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
CPV50300000 — Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment
CPV51000000 — Installation services (except software)

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗
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Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: BIP1068570187
Status: complete
Procurement Method Details: Not specified
Main Procurement Category: goods

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72000000
Description: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 32400000
Description: Networks

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 48000000
Description: Software package and information systems

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 50300000
Description: Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment

Entry 4

Scheme: CPV
Id: 51000000
Description: Installation services (except software)

Tender Period

Ends: 2 Jul 2026, 00:00

Contract period

Starts: 6 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 5 Oct 2030, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: No
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: East Midlands
Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-CFS-339190
Name: University of Lincoln

Identifier

Legal Name: University of Lincoln

Address

Street Address: Minerva Building, Brayford Pool
Locality: Lincoln
Postal Code: LN6 7TS
Country Name: UK

Contact

Name: Vasos Melides
Email: procurement@lincoln.ac.uk
Telephone: 01522882000

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-CFS-339191
Name: CDW UK Ltd

Identifier

Legal Name: CDW UK Ltd

Address

Street Address: 3rd Floor One New Change London EC4M 9AF

Details

Scale: large

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-0c0ac6e7-ec4e-4448-8d43-5109a0302411-1
Status: active
Date: 22 Sept 2026, 00:00
Published: 14 Oct 2026, 12:30

Value

Amount: 8,000,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-CFS-339191
Name: CDW UK Ltd

Contract period

Starts: 6 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 5 Oct 2030, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e0c54a2-7a1b-402f-b960-fd1293689c2a ↗
Published: 14 Oct 2026, 12:30
Format: text/html
Language: en

Entry 2

Id: 2
Document Type: tenderNotice
Description: Please follow this link to view the notice.
Url: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=1068570187 ↗

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Lincoln · LN6 7TS · UK
Delivery location · East Midlands · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

4e0c54a2-7a1b-402f-b960-fd1293689c2a-917833Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 14 Oct 2026, 12:30

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

University of Lincoln announced an £8,000,000 award to CDW UK Ltd for networking, compute, storage, backup and related infrastructure services and supplies. The award was made through Crown Commercial Service’s TePAS2 framework, Lot 6 (education technology).

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwarded contract notice; source status completeEvidence: Process display_status is "awarded"; source_status is "complete"; notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award statusActive awardEvidence: Award ocds-b5fd17-0c0ac6e7-ec4e-4448-8d43-5109a0302411-1 has status "active".
Award decision date22 September 2026Evidence: Award date is 2026-09-22T00:00:00+01:00.

93% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: 4e0c54a2-7a1b-402f-b960-fd1293689c2a-917833
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0c0ac6e7-ec4e-4448-8d43-5109a0302411
First published: 14 Oct 2026
Last checked: 14 Oct 2026, 13:46
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

The notice records an active award dated 22 September 2026, with a stated contract period from 6 October 2026 to 5 October 2030. The published data does not explicitly confirm contract signature.

Market significance

This is a four-year, institution-wide digital infrastructure requirement covering technology procurement, deployment, support, maintenance, lifecycle management and consultancy.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

CDW UK Ltd

90% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-0c0ac6e7-ec4e-4448-8d43-5109a0302411-1 · Lots TePAS2 Lot 6 (education technology) · 8000000 GBP · Active award; supplier identity unverified

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The award names "CDW UK Ltd" as supplier and gives an award value of £8,000,000. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched, with no verified company name or number supplied.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice; source status complete

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Process display_status is "awarded"; source_status is "complete"; notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".

Award status

98% confidence

Active award

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Award ocds-b5fd17-0c0ac6e7-ec4e-4448-8d43-5109a0302411-1 has status "active".

Award decision date

98% confidence

22 September 2026

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Award date is 2026-09-22T00:00:00+01:00.

Stated contract period

98% confidence

6 October 2026 to 5 October 2030

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Award and tender contractPeriod state startDate 2026-10-06 and endDate 2030-10-05T23:59:59+01:00.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£8,000,000

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The award value is amount 8000000, currency GBP; tender value is also £8,000,000.

Value allocation

97% confidence

Single published award value; no lot-level or pricing breakdown supplied

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One award is recorded at £8,000,000; lot_ids_json is null and no itemised pricing is published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender submission deadline

97% confidence

2 July 2026

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Tender period endDate is 2026-07-02T00:00:00+01:00.

Award decision date

98% confidence

22 September 2026

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Award date is 2026-09-22T00:00:00+01:00.

Stated contract start

98% confidence

6 October 2026

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Contract period startDate is 2026-10-06T00:00:00+01:00.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

14 October 2026

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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-14T12:30:03+01:00.

Stated contract end

98% confidence

5 October 2030

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Contract period endDate is 2030-10-05T23:59:59+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

97% confidence

End-to-end digital infrastructure solutions for networking, compute, storage and backup

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The description covers networking, storage, compute, back-up and infrastructure environments.

Included activities

98% confidence

Solution design, hardware and software procurement, deployment, maintenance, support, lifecycle management and consultancy

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These activities are expressly listed in the notice description.

Technology approach

96% confidence

Vendor-agnostic solution design

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The description specifies vendor-agnostic solution design.

Delivery area

95% confidence

East Midlands, United Kingdom

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The tender item lists delivery in the East Midlands, United Kingdom.

Classifications

99% confidence

Primary: CPV 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support; additional CPVs cover networks, software and information systems, maintenance, and installation services

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Published CPV classifications list 72000000, 32400000, 48000000, 50300000 and 51000000.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Route to market

97% confidence

Further competition under CCS TePAS2 framework, Lot 6 (education technology)

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The description states that the contract was awarded via CCS TePAS2 under Lot 6 and that interested suppliers were invited to the further competition.

Pre-competition engagement

95% confidence

Suppliers were invited to express interest and interested suppliers were invited to a market engagement exercise

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This sequence is stated in the additional information.

Procurement method

99% confidence

Not specified in the published notice

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procurement_method_details is "Not specified".

Competition metrics

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice: no bid count, participant list, scores or evaluation results are provided.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

97% confidence

Approximately four years

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The stated period runs from 6 October 2026 to 5 October 2030.

Extensions or options

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

Performance, service levels and pricing terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial model indicated by scope

92% confidence

A broad technology-partner requirement combining product supply with professional and managed support activities

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The published scope combines hardware/software procurement with design, deployment, maintenance, support, lifecycle management and consultancy.

Published value interpretation

98% confidence

The £8,000,000 figure is a total published award value; the notice does not provide a category, annual, product-versus-service or lot-level split

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A single award value is published and no breakdown is provided.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

93%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-0c0ac6e7-ec4e-4448-8d43-5109a0302411
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

University of Lincoln

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The process and buyer party identify University of Lincoln.

Operational context

96% confidence

Technology infrastructure intended to support operational, teaching, research and business requirements

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The description identifies these intended University requirements.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Named awardee

98% confidence

CDW UK Ltd

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The award supplier and source party are named "CDW UK Ltd".

Identity verification

99% confidence

Unverified source supplier name

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Supplier identity status is checked_unmatched; the verification workflow completed without a verified company name or company number.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated recompetition horizon

78% confidence

Around October 2030, subject to any unpublished extension, replacement or procurement decision

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This is an estimate derived solely from the explicit stated end date of 5 October 2030; no renewal or extension terms are published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier identity limitation

99% confidence

CDW UK Ltd is the source-named awardee, but its Companies House matching workflow completed without a safe match; identity is unverified in this dataset.

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supplier_identity_status is "checked_unmatched"; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null.

Contract conclusion evidence

97% confidence

The record is an active award with stated dates, but it does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.

View supporting evidence

The notice is tagged award and award status is active; no signed-contract field or document is supplied.

Unpublished competition detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: bid numbers, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, scores and award rationale.

View supporting evidence

No such fields or documents are present in the supplied evidence.

Unpublished commercial detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: extensions, option values, pricing, service levels and allocation across technologies or lots.

View supporting evidence

No relevant breakdown or terms are present in the supplied evidence.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Supplier identity is unresolved: CDW UK Ltd was checked against the Companies House workflow but no safe match was found, so the source name is unverified.
The published record is an award notice and does not explicitly evidence a signed contract.
Information not supplied in the published notice: competition metrics, bid evaluation, scoring, award rationale, detailed pricing, lot allocation, extension provisions and service-level terms.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the University of Lincoln infrastructure award?

The award notice names CDW UK Ltd. The supplier name remains unverified in this dataset because the completed matching workflow did not identify a safe company match.

What is the value and duration of the award?

The published award value is £8,000,000. The stated period is 6 October 2026 to 5 October 2030.

How was the contract awarded?

The notice says it was awarded through Crown Commercial Service’s TePAS2 framework, Lot 6 (education technology), following a further competition.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

GB-LINCOLN: 475 - Networking Compute Storage and Infrastructure

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

CDW UK Ltd

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