# Expression of interest for Blown Fibre Optical products\.

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD\(THE\)](/buyers/university-of-salford-the/contract-awards)
- Published: 13 October 2023
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 2d39564c-389e-40fb-8a1e-6f5f0bb28d86-688926
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6d2aac23-e815-486a-add7-563d2e92928f

## Description

As part of the masterplan Digital IT is looking to appoint an approved manufacture for blown fibre and all associated products for a new campus wide blown fibre ring \(s\)\. The successful manufacture will be chosen as a partner to advise on a design, equipment, associated products, services, and licences that are required to provide a new state of the art blown fibre network needed to make buildings and services operational\. It is envisaged the project will run for 5 years from 2024 but this timescale is not final and is subject to change at the Universities discretion\. The university will not be purchasing directly but will instead look to use an approved supplier and installer of the chosen product More detail can be found within the attached expression of interest document

## Related contract awards

- [Infonetica renewal](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-e9236b13-5f1e-4a3b-8abb-4425f42e1cd7): UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD\(THE\)
- [Mary Seacole PSDS \[LED & LV\]](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-2ab8f697-4caf-4eea-af4f-ccd6ca1fac85): UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD\(THE\)
- [Autumn Open Day Campaign Media Buy](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-8237a030-f636-437c-a3d3-4b8220d1aafd): UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD\(THE\)

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d39564c-389e-40fb-8a1e-6f5f0bb28d86-688926)