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CPV 48821000

Network servers

A network server is a physical server bought to run shared network roles for an organisation: hosting applications, holding data, handling authentication or directory services, and serving the clients that connect to it. Under CPV code 48821000, a contracting authority is buying the server hardware itself, often with the operating environment and a support arrangement around it.

The code sits under Servers (48820000). Its siblings carve out servers by job: file servers (48823000), printer servers (48824000) and web servers (48825000). Network servers is the general-purpose box provisioned for network duties rather than one of those single-function roles, which is why so many mixed infrastructure deals land here.

The volume is steady: 830 awards carry this code (TED 2009-2026), at a mean of about 688k EUR across the 412 awards with disclosed values. Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic place the most. In practice the contracts are rarely a bare server. They bundle storage, switches and associated devices into one supply or framework, the way the example titles below read.

Public search interest in the exact phrase "network servers" is modest, which fits a code most authorities reach through an infrastructure framework or a parent category rather than by searching for it by name.

When to use this code

For buyers contracting authority

Reach for 48821000 when the deliverable is server hardware provisioned for network roles, not a single-function appliance. A contracting authority refreshing data-centre or branch infrastructure, standing up new compute, or running a multi-year supply framework for servers fits here.

The boundary that trips authorities is the distinction from networking gear. Network equipment (32420000) is switches, routers and the fabric that moves traffic; this code is the servers that sit on that fabric. If the contract is mostly switching and routing hardware, it belongs under 32420000, not here.

The sibling line matters too. Pick a more specific code when the role is fixed: web servers (48825000), file servers (48823000), printer servers (48824000). Where the contract spans several server roles, or bundles servers with storage and network devices, 48821000 is the sensible primary code and the bundled items go to secondary codes or lots.

For suppliers bidding

Winners here are hardware resellers, systems integrators and infrastructure partners with the manufacturer relationships to quote at scale and deliver on a fixed timeline. The example contracts mix servers with storage and switches, so the work rewards firms that can supply and integrate the whole rack, not just ship a box.

Bidding signals that carry weight: manufacturer authorisation and certified configurations, warranty and on-site response terms, logistics and lead-time credibility, and a clean track record on comparable framework call-offs. Price matters, but delivery risk and after-sales support often decide a close call.

Neighbouring codes bid here too. Suppliers active under Servers (48820000), the role-specific siblings, and Network equipment (32420000) all compete for the same infrastructure spend. If you sell servers but not the surrounding storage and switching, partner before you bid: most of these awards want the integrated stack, and a single-line offer reads thin against a full-rack proposal.

Industries and typical projects

Hardware procurement Networking equipment Cloud infrastructure System integration

Commonly confused with

32420000
Network equipment is the switching and routing fabric that moves traffic; 48821000 is the servers that sit on that fabric.
48822000
Computer servers is general-compute server hardware, while 48821000 scopes servers provisioned specifically for network roles.
48820000
Servers is the broader parent; choose 48821000 when the server is bought for network duties rather than a single fixed role.

Example award titles

  • Invitation to Tender for the Supply of Servers, Storage and Network Devices and a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the Supply of Servers, Storage and Network Devices
  • Network Infrastructure: Servers, Immutable Server, SAN Storages/Switches (10/2024)
  • A framework agreement for the purchase of Unix servers
  • Tender for the Supply of Servers and Associated Products and Servers
  • Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) for IT Server Infrastructure Modernisation Contract

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Hierarchy

Parent
48820000
Siblings
48822000488230004882400048825000
Documented June 2026 · AI-augmented body, human-reviewed before publication. Editorial policy.