Published date: 13 October 2023

Last edited date: 18 October 2023

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 27 October 2023

Contract summary

Industry

  • Communications network - 32412000

  • Telecommunications equipment and supplies - 32500000

Location of contract

M5 4WT

Procurement reference

UoS/CFN/QTR1/2324/10/ST- Blown Fibre Optical products

Published date

13 October 2023

Closing date

27 October 2023

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

As part of the masterplan Digital IT is looking to appoint an approved manufacture for blown fibre and all associated products for a new campus wide blown fibre ring (s). The successful manufacture will be chosen as a partner to advise on a design, equipment, associated products, services, and licences that are required to provide a new state of the art blown fibre network needed to make buildings and services operational.
It is envisaged the project will run for 5 years from 2024 but this timescale is not final and is subject to change at the Universities discretion.
The university will not be purchasing directly but will instead look to use an approved supplier and installer of the chosen product

More detail can be found within the attached expression of interest document


More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Clayton Firth

Address

The University of Salford
SALFORD
M54WT
England

Email

c.firth@salford.ac.uk