Who won: Provision of Core Switches - FCDO's UK LAN Refresh

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The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has awarded a contract to Computacenter (UK) Ltd for UK Local Area Networks (LAN) - Core Switches Refresh. The procurement was conducted under the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) (formerly Crown Commercial Service (CCS)) Technology Products and Associated Services 2 (TePAS2) framework (RM6098). The contract provides for the supply of hardware and three years of associated software licences, including support. The contract may be extended for one or more periods for a total period of up to three additional years. The initial contract value is £548,904.34. The contract includes provisions to increase the total value by up to £400,000 during the initial term and/or any extension period. All values are exclusive of UK VAT but include all other applicable taxes.

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