Durham County Council · Awarded contract
Awarded

003718 - Supply of Ad-hoc Network Infrastructure & Hardware via NHS SBS DWS2

Awarded 31 Jul 2026

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Awarded31 Jul 2026
Value£450,000.00
SupplierSwitchshop Limited
AgencyDurham County Council
RegionNorth East
CategoryIT & Software
Expires in 9mo12mo term, 26% elapsed
Awarded 31 July 2026Expires 30 July 2027

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Durham County Council require the ability to purchase Network items on an ad-hoc basis to support ongoing existing ICT Infrastructure & Hardware replacements / projects in the delivery of BAU work.

This requirement is to enable the purchases to be made via Switchshop where they are the incumbent provider of wider or existing schemes / programmes.

The best rtm for this requirement is via the NHS SBS DWS2 framework.

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