AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Torridge District Council awarded Nexus Open Systems Limited a contract for a replacement Dell core network switching solution. The contract record states that it was signed on 7 October 2026 and began on 12 October 2026.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and covers lot 1. The published contract value is £39,396.07 excluding VAT (£47,275.28 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition public-sector goods procurement with related computer-network-services classifications.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
NEXUS OPEN SYSTEMS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £39,396.07 excluding VAT; £47,275.28 including VAT GBP · Verified legal supplier; award and contract active
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Verified company name and number 03603046 supplied for award 1; award 1 names this supplier and contract 1 is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and contract document description.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; process source_status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 7 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£39,396.07
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Contract 1 value.amount is 39396.07 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£47,275.28
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 47275.28 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract end
99% confidence1 December 2031
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
Notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Process published_at and contract document datePublished.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceReplacement Dell core network switching solution for the Council's primary network core, replacing existing Dell PowerSwitch switches.
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Process and tender description.
Main procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Classifications
98% confidenceOffice and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (CPV 30000000); Computer network services (CPV 72700000).
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Award 1 item additionalClassifications.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKK4, United Kingdom
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Award 1 item deliveryAddresses.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract term
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 1 December 2031
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Lot coverage
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 relatedLots and contract 1 awardID linkage.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceOne active award, one identified supplier and one related lot are recorded.
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Published awards, supplier and lot data.
Value interpretation
96% confidenceThe published value is recorded at contract level and can be associated with Nexus Open Systems Limited because contract 1 is linked solely to award 1, which names that supplier.
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Contract 1 awardID is 1; award 1 lists one supplier.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
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Lot record contains no title, description or value.
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation on invited suppliers, bids received, evaluation, pricing breakdown and award rationale was not supplied in the published notice.
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No such fields are present in the supplied data.
Renewal terms
98% confidenceNo extension or renewal option is published; the renewal timing is an end-date estimate, not a procurement forecast.
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Contract data provides an end date but no renewal or extension terms.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, invited suppliers, evaluation results, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- No extension or renewal option is stated; any renewal timing is only an estimate from the explicit contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Torridge District CouncilNexus Open Systems LimitedDell Core Network Switch Replacementnetwork switchingpublic procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Dell Core Network Switch Replacement contract?
NEXUS OPEN SYSTEMS LIMITED, verified against company number 03603046.
What is the contract value?
£39,396.07 excluding VAT, or £47,275.28 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 12 October 2026 to 1 December 2031.
What procurement procedure was used?
Below-threshold limited competition.
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