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Network Switches for Medicines Discovery Catapult

Descriptions

MDC required network switches for its main office location as the current switch software goes end

of life in December 2025. The current switches are a combination of Mellanox SN2410

(25Gbps/100Gbps) and EdgeCore 4610 and 5812 (1G and 10G respectively) running Cumulus Linux.

The SN2410 switches are the Core switches, also servicing servers and storage. The 4610 and 5812

switches are Edge switches servicing clients.

These were to include

- 2x Core switches for the network and servers

- 2x 10Gbps Edge switches

- 8x 1Gbps Edge switches

- Any required optics for connections to ISPs and interconnections between switches

- All required licenses and warranties for a minimum of 3 years.

The switches proposed by suppliers must have been from a manufacturer included as 'Leaders' in the

Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN 2024 - ie. Juniper, HPE Aruba, Extreme, Fortinet, or Cisco.

Timeline

Published Date :

24th Nov 2025 1 month ago

Deadline :

N/A

Tender Awarded :

1 Supplier

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Contract Start :

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Contract End :

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Keywords

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office hardware

Tender Lot Details

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Details

Notice Type :

Tender

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

Tenderbase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk

Possible Competitors

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