RFP QuestBeta
OpenStage · award

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College

STA-26020b Provision of a Managed Network Service for the CoSTAR National Lab

ValueValue not published
Deadline
Published26 Mar 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
procurement@rhul.ac.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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The brief

Awarded to Sohonet Limited for a service including the design, build, configuration, and installation of all required network hardware, covering core, aggregation, access switching, firewall, internet edge, and Wi-Fi components.

Implementation will need to include installation and patching, commissioning, integration with partner systems, and final testing, user acceptance testing, and handover.

Ongoing network management will include monitoring and management of all routers, switches, internet bandwidth, and managed security services.

To include Core Redundancy and design changes to reduce the risk of workflow disruption.

This will involve adding additional network equipment and routing licenses across all devices to enable VXLAN to improve local traffic efficiency for high-bandwidth devices and support media workflow integration for multicast traffic.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Implementation will need to include installation

Implementation will need to include installation and patching, commissioning, integration with partner systems, and final testing, user acceptance testing, and handover.

02

This will involve adding additional network equipment

This will involve adding additional network equipment and routing licenses across all devices to enable VXLAN to improve local traffic efficiency for high-bandwidth devices and support media workflow integration for multicast traffic.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060660
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
028194-2026
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