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

Awarded to SOHONET LIMITED

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College(buyer)

Published
Published 15 January 2026

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Royal Holloway and Bedford New College awarded a managed network service contract to Sohonet Limited for £596,219.71 on 14 January 2026. The scope encompasses design, build, configuration, and installation of network hardware including core, aggregation, access switching, firewall, internet edge, and Wi-Fi components, plus implementation, commissioning, integration, testing, and handover. Ongoing management includes monitoring of routers, switches, internet bandwidth, and managed security services, with core redundancy enhancements and VXLAN technology to reduce disruption risk and support high-bandwidth and multicast traffic workflows.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Procedure
Direct award
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Published
15 January 2026
Classification (CPV)
Internet servicesComputer network services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£596,220
Award date
14 January 2026
Contract period
1 February 2026 → 31 March 2029
Contract length
3 years 2 months
Winner
  • SOHONET LIMITED

This contract ends on 31 March 2029.

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About the winner

SOHONET LIMITED

Based in
London
Public contracts won
2
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Market context

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£132,000

Median of 13,254 awards in the last 24 months

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Royal Holloway and Bedford New College in the last 12 months

80

contracts awarded, worth £11,218,383 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    26 March 2026

  2. Contract

    15 January 2026

  3. Contract

    15 January 2026

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