Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c73-47f9-719d-b570-92516ce588e5/7-x-cisco-switches awarded GB negotiated without publication procedure # 7 x Cisco Switches [Bradford Metropolitan District Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/bradford-metropolitan-district-council) Estimated value £27,000 Published 29 Jan 2021 Deadline Closed 27 Jan 2021 ## Who can bid - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. ## About this tender City of Bradford MDC needs to urgently purchase the equipment as this is required for a Proof of Concept (POC) at a number of Council sites. As part of a bandwidth upgrade from 10MB to 100MB, this POC will ensure that the automation process for the switches at our MAN sites works successfully. The POC is for 7 switches over 4 Council sites and is needed urgently to test the proposed solution.There is an urgency to get this kit and start the POC stage as this needs to be all done for the 68 sites within 12 months as the existing switches are End of Life. There is a requirement that the hardware is compatible with the Council's datacentre and for us to be automated. The hardware needs to be Cisco or else it will not work with the investment the Council has already made for the Core networking. The existing solution is based on Cisco technology and therefore this solution needs to be compatible for auto provisioning of the switches. These need to be purchased via a Cisco approved reseller and as Virgin Media are currently upgrading the Council network from 10mb to 100mb, then this will be done at the same time. This ensures an end to end functionality and rollout and if there are any issues / concerns then it will be Virgin Media's responsibility to resolve. ## CPV classification Network equipment Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/724ee672-fea4-4de9-8ca8-0f2dcdfa83f7) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Bradford Metropolitan District Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/bradford-metropolitan-district-council) [Sector More Telecoms & broadcasting equipment tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/telecoms-broadcasting-equipment) ## More tenders like this [Network equipment – DNS - Firewallová a NGFW řešení a související služby · DIAMO, státní podnik · 36 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2821-72c5-9be3-f18d626fe0ee/czechia-network-equipment-dns-firewallova-a-ngfw-reseni-a-souvisejici-sluz) [Network equipment – revitalizacija sigurnosne I mrežne infrastrukture FAZA II -2026 · PLINACRO d.o.o. · 7 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2a2f-71ae-813f-c6a525a7b2ef/croatia-network-equipment-revitalizacija-sigurnosne-i-mrezne-infrastrukture) [Network infrastructure – INFRASTRUCTURA FIBRA OPTICA · Ministerul Apararii - Unitatea Militara 02133 · 36 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1383-70c0-a453-3a8ce5edfb88/romania-network-infrastructure-infrastructura-fibra-optica) [Network equipment – Zakup urządzeń umożliwiających uruchomienie modeli sztucznej inteligencji · Komenda Główna Policji · 9 days left · 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1c3f-7180-bda2-39e35856c903/poland-network-equipment-zakup-urzadzen-umozliwiajacych-uruchomienie-modeli) [Network infrastructure – Rahmenvereinbarung zur Lieferung und Service von HPE Server-, SAN und Speicherstrukturen · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-c512-72a8-abeb-a947b01f1c4c/germany-network-infrastructure-rahmenvereinbarung-zur-lieferung-und-service) [Network equipment – 2026-155 Subministrament d’equipament de seguretat perimetral i serveis per protegir els elements de TI hostatjats als centres de procés de dades (CPD) i equipament IOT de l’Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. · Consorci Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (HCB) · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2c8e-7273-967c-c73da289ab4d/spain-network-equipment-2026-155-subministrament-dequipament-de-seguretat-p)