AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Shared Business Services Limited published an award notice for Cisco hardware support for UK Research and Innovation. The award names CDW LIMITED and was made through a mini-competition under Network Services 3, Lot 2a (RM6116). The notice describes later variations, including optional-year activation and a further three-month extension, but its values and dates conflict across fields.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to CDW LIMITED. The source describes the procurement as concluded and the award as active, but does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
Market significanceThis is a framework call-off for IT support/connectivity-related services. It is relevant to suppliers active on Network Services 3 and comparable public-sector Cisco support requirements.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CDW LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-3902b6ae-4f2a-4a8b-8eec-b1277bdeb2c7-2 · £715,599.75 GBP · Active award
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Award names CDW Limited as supplier and gives award value £715,599.75. Supplier verification identifies company number 02465350 and verified company name CDW LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice_type: "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; description states it is an award notice, not a call for competition.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-3902b6ae-4f2a-4a8b-8eec-b1277bdeb2c7-2 has status "active".
Procurement conclusion
96% confidenceThe notice states that the procurement was concluded as a mini competition.
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Notice description: "This procurement has been concluded as a mini competition".
Contract signature
98% confidenceUnknown; no explicit signed-contract evidence supplied.
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Supplied records include an award notice and award status, but no explicit signature field or signed-contract confirmation.
Variations
95% confidenceThe notice describes variations: optional-year activation and a further three-month extension costing £22,564.02.
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Notice description refers to Contract Variation 004, optional-year activation, and a three-month extension.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
98% confidence£715,599.75
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Award value is £715,599.75 GBP.
Variation value stated in notice
93% confidence£693,035.73
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Description: "As per Contract Variation 004 the new contract value is £693,035.73."
Further extension cost stated in notice
93% confidence£22,564.02
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Description: "A variation has extended the contract for a period of 3 month with an additional cost of £22,564.02".
Tender-level value
96% confidence£244,051.78
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Tender value amount is £244,051.78 GBP; process value_max is also £244,051.78.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
98% confidence1 October 2023
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Award date: 2023-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice first published
98% confidence23 October 2023
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Award datePublished: 2023-10-23T08:44:00+01:00.
Submission deadline
98% confidence11 September 2023
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Tender period endDate: 2023-09-11T11:00:00+01:00.
Recorded contract start
98% confidence1 October 2023
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2023-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award-level contract end
98% confidence31 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2026-12-31T23:59:59Z.
Latest notice update
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award-notice document dateModified and process source_updated_at: 2026-10-16T09:52:55+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceCisco hardware support for UK Research and Innovation.
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Notice description: "UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) had a requirement for the provision of Cisco hardware support."
Primary classification
98% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Tender classification supplied as CPV 72000000.
Framework route
97% confidenceNetwork Services 3, Lot 2a: Intra Site Connectivity (Local Area Network) / Local Connectivity Services (RM6116)
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Notice description identifies Network Services 3 Lot 2a and RM6116.
Delivery location
94% confidenceNG12 5GG
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Tender item delivery address postal code: NG12 5GG.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
98% confidenceSelective
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Process and tender procurementMethod: "selective".
Procurement route
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails: "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Competition format
96% confidenceMini competition
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Notice description states that the procurement was concluded as a mini competition.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Award-level period
98% confidence1 October 2023 to 31 December 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate 2023-10-01 and endDate 2026-12-31.
Extension described
94% confidenceOptional year activated, followed by a three-month variation.
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Notice description states the contract was extended for the optional year and separately describes a three-month extension.
Extension mechanism and full term structure
91% confidencePartly unknown
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The notice references an optional year and variations but does not supply the original term, all option conditions, or complete variation documentation.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial development
95% confidenceThe notice indicates that the contract value increased through variations, including optional-year activation and a later three-month extension.
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Notice description explicitly links value increases to variations and Y3 activation.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published figures cannot be reconciled from the supplied data and should not be treated as a single definitive final contract value.
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Supplied values are £244,051.78 at tender level, £693,035.73 in the Variation 004 narrative, and £715,599.75 at award level.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting contract end dates
99% confidenceThe tender-level end date is 30 September 2025, while the award-level end date is 31 December 2026.
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Tender contractPeriod ends 2025-09-30; award contractPeriod ends 2026-12-31.
Conflicting values
99% confidencePublished values differ across tender, narrative variation and award fields.
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Tender value: £244,051.78; narrative Variation 004 value: £693,035.73; award value: £715,599.75.
Award scope allocation
99% confidenceNo lots are supplied, so no lot-level allocation can be reported.
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Lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Publication timing anomaly
88% confidenceThe supplied latest notice update is dated 16 October 2026, later than the recorded award-level end date of 31 December 2026 only by a short interval; this is not itself contradictory but should be read alongside the modified notice narrative.
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Source updated/dateModified is 2026-10-16; award end date is 2026-12-31.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied source contains unreconciled values: £244,051.78 at tender level, £693,035.73 in the variation narrative and £715,599.75 at award level.
- The supplied source contains different end dates: 30 September 2025 in tender data and 31 December 2026 in award data.
- No signed-contract confirmation, pricing schedule, bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, lot allocation or complete variation documents are supplied.
- No future renewal, recompetition or further-extension plan is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Cisco hardware supportCDW LIMITEDUK Shared Business ServicesUK Research and InnovationNetwork Services 3RM6116public procurement award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Cisco hardware support award?
CDW LIMITED, company number 02465350, is the verified supplier named on the active award.
What procurement route was used?
The notice says this was a mini competition and a call-off from Network Services 3 Lot 2a, RM6116.
What is the contract value?
The supplied notice data contains differing figures: £715,599.75 at award level, £693,035.73 in the Variation 004 narrative, and £244,051.78 at tender level. The data does not establish one definitive final value.
When does the award-level contract period end?
The award record gives 31 December 2026, although tender-level data separately gives 30 September 2025.
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