AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation awarded a direct, below-threshold contract to THE CABLING COMPANY (SERVICES) LIMITED for multimode fibre structured-cabling supply, installation, termination, testing and certification at the Nuffield Data Centre.
Published outcomeThe contract is recorded as active, signed on 24 September 2026, and runs from 25 September 2026 to 25 September 2027.
Market significanceThis is a £51,728 gross, single-supplier data-centre connectivity procurement conducted without competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
THE CABLING COMPANY (SERVICES) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £51,728 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-08626392. The contract linked to award 1 has a gross value of GBP 51,728. Supplier verification matched company number 08626392.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as a “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 24 September 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-09-24.
Contract period
99% confidence25 September 2026 to 25 September 2027
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-09-25 and endDate 2027-09-25.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£51,728 gross
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 51728 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence24 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-24.
Contract start
99% confidence25 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-25.
Contract end
99% confidence25 September 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-09-25.
Notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-14T15:48:13+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply, installation, termination, testing and certification of multimode fibre connectivity across the data centre
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This wording appears in the procurement description.
Procurement category
96% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 records mainProcurementCategory as goods.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 44320000 — Cable and related products
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The award item carries CPV 44320000.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKJ31
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The award item delivery address is recorded in region UKJ31.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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The tender records procurementMethod as direct.
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - without competition”.
Lot structure
96% confidenceOne completed lot
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Tender lot 1 is the only listed lot and has status complete.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidence12 months
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The stated period runs from 25 September 2026 to 25 September 2027.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
96% confidenceSingle-supplier award for a defined data-centre fibre-cabling requirement
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One supplier is named on award 1, which covers lot 1 and the stated cabling scope.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct below-threshold route without competition
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The tender’s procurement method details state “Below threshold - without competition”.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 does not provide an award date.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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The lot record contains no title, description or value amount.
Evaluation and competition data
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on invited suppliers, bids, scoring and award rationale is not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceOnly a contract-level gross value is published
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Contract 1 provides amountGross of GBP 51,728; no pricing breakdown is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information on the award decision date, competing suppliers, bid count, evaluation, scoring and award rationale is not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The published £51,728 figure is a gross contract-level value; no price breakdown is supplied.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
University of PortsmouthTHE CABLING COMPANY (SERVICES) LIMITEDNuffield Data Centrestructured cablingmultimode fibredata centre connectivitypublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Nuffield Data Centre structured cabling contract?
THE CABLING COMPANY (SERVICES) LIMITED, verified against company number 08626392.
What is the contract value?
The published contract-level gross value is £51,728.
When does the contract run?
It is recorded as signed on 24 September 2026 and running from 25 September 2026 to 25 September 2027.
How was the supplier selected?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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