How to win: Network Operating System (Cisco)

About this contract

Network Operating System (Cisco) East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) (the council) is looking to partner with a suitably qualified supplier to provide consultancy, design, implementation, migration, testing, knowledge transfer, and support services to facilitate the transition from a Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) managed Cisco ACI environment to a traditional Cisco NX-OS based data centre network architecture.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — East Riding of Yorkshire Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £275,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 4 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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