AwardedAwarded 5 February 2026

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

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College · Education

In brief

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College awarded IT and software work to Sohonet Limited on 5 February 2026.

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What the notice says

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.

Who won

Winner	Value	Dates
Sohonet Limited	£596,220	Awarded 14 January 2026 6 February 2026 to 31 March 2029

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

15 January 2026Transparency notice · UK5, notice 003374-2026
15 January 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 003413-2026
26 March 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 028194-2026

Last time this was bought

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

Won by: Sohonet Limited
Awarded: 18 November 2025
Value: £432,782

Matched on Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, the type of work and the title. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Royal Holloway and Bedford New CollegeLast 12 months

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From notice 003374-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 January 2026, last updated 26 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.