How to win: University Hospitals Birmingham Data Cabling and Passive Infrastructure Services

About this contract

The Authority is seeking to appoint a Supplier to provide maintenance, support, supply, break/fix and relocation services for its IT and Estates passive cabling infrastructure, including copper, fibre and telephony cabling, together with associated communications cabinets. The requirement also includes support for traditional telephony cabling infrastructure. The Supplier must be able to demonstrate relevant experience in the delivery, maintenance and support of both traditional passive infrastructure networks and Passive Optical LAN (POLAN) environments.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £8,750,000, 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 10 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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