IT procurement, cybersecurity, hardware
and managed services in Oxford.
IT, cybersecurity and managed services for Oxford and Oxfordshire — University of Oxford research and college IT, Oxford Science Park, Harwell Campus (Diamond Light Source, ISIS, RAL), plus the biotech and AI scaleups around Oxford's Silicon Spires. Within engineer-drive SLA from our Surrey HQ.
Services we deliver in Oxford
Oxford clients use Servnet as their single IT partner — from buying the kit, to securing it, to running it day-to-day. Eight service lines, one accountable team.
IT procurement
Vendor-direct sourcing across Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Cisco, Fortinet, Pure, Nutanix, NetApp and more — with UK + global logistics.
IT procurement in Oxford →Cybersecurity
NGFW, SASE, EDR/XDR, vulnerability management, Cyber Essentials Plus and 24×7 monitored response.
Cybersecurity in Oxford →Hardware maintenance
Multi-vendor break-fix, post-warranty support and 4-hour engineer + parts dispatch — keeps EOSL kit running.
Hardware maintenance in Oxford →Business laptops
Fleet rollouts and refresh cycles — Dell Pro, Lenovo ThinkPad, Apple MacBook, HP EliteBook with imaging and asset tagging.
Business laptops in Oxford →Vendor migrations
VMware → Nutanix / vSAN / Azure Stack HCI · Cisco → Fortinet · on-prem → cloud — parallel-run cutovers, zero downtime.
Vendor migrations in Oxford →Servers, storage, HCI
PowerEdge, ProLiant, ThinkSystem, Alletra, PowerStore, FlashArray, Nutanix, SimpliVity — sized, deployed and supported.
Servers, storage, HCI in Oxford →Managed IT services
Service desk, monitoring, patching, backup, MDM and AIOps — covering the full operational stack.
Managed IT services in Oxford →Backup & recovery
Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik, Veritas — immutable backup, M365 protection, air-gapped vaults and DR runbooks.
Backup & recovery in Oxford →Where we go in Oxford
University of Oxford + colleges
University of Oxford research computing — Advanced Research Computing (ARC), HPC, AI clusters, faculty IT support, plus the 39 colleges with their own IT estates.
Harwell Campus + Diamond Light Source
Harwell Science & Innovation Campus — Diamond Light Source, ISIS Neutron Source, Rutherford Appleton Lab (RAL), plus the broader Harwell tech / space / life-sciences tenant base. High-spec research IT.
Oxford biotech + Oxford Science Park
Oxford Science Park, Begbroke, Milton Park and the broader Oxford biotech cluster — Oxford Nanopore, Vaccitech, Adaptimmune, Exscientia. Research computing, secure clinical data handling, GxP-aware controls.
Oxford AI + tech scaleups
AI scaleups including DeepMind alumni founders, Mind Foundry, Oxford Quantum Circuits, plus the broader "Silicon Spires" tech scene. Modern cloud-native infrastructure plus enterprise-grade security.
Engineer + parts dispatch SLAs in Oxford
Oxford is within engineer-drive range from our Surrey HQ — standard 4-hour P1 SLA applies for contracted accounts.
NBD covers all OX postcodes plus Banbury, Bicester, Witney, Didcot, Abingdon and the broader Oxfordshire belt.
CCS framework supply to Oxfordshire CC, Oxford City Council, Cherwell DC, West Oxfordshire DC and the broader Thames Valley public-sector estate.
Local customer profiles
- ✓University of Oxford + 39 colleges
- ✓Harwell Campus (Diamond, ISIS, RAL)
- ✓Oxford biotech (Oxford Nanopore, Vaccitech, Adaptimmune)
- ✓AI scaleups (Mind Foundry, OQC, etc.)
- ✓NHS Oxford University Hospitals + Buckinghamshire ICB
- ✓Oxfordshire CC + Oxford City Council
Areas we cover in Oxford
Oxford IT supply questions
Do you cover Oxford and Oxfordshire?
Yes — Oxford is within engineer-drive range from our Surrey HQ for standard 4-hour P1 SLA. Coverage extends across all OX postcodes plus Banbury, Bicester, Didcot, Abingdon, Witney and the broader Oxfordshire belt.
Can you support Harwell Campus tenants?
Yes — Harwell Science & Innovation Campus tenants (including the Diamond Light Source, ISIS Neutron Source, RAL, plus the space / life-sciences / quantum tenant base) are within standard service scope. High-spec research IT, secure data handling and HPC support are routine.
What's your experience with Oxford biotech?
Yes — Oxford's biotech cluster across Oxford Science Park, Begbroke and Milton Park (including Oxford Nanopore, Vaccitech, Adaptimmune, Exscientia and the broader university spin-out base) is within standard scope. Research computing, secure clinical data handling and GxP-aware controls are routine.
Are you on framework for Oxfordshire public sector?
Yes — CCS G-Cloud, Technology Services 4 and Cyber Security Services 4 frameworks apply across Oxfordshire CC, Oxford City Council, Cherwell DC, West Oxfordshire DC and the broader Thames Valley public-sector estate.
Need an IT partner in Oxford?
One call. Direct to an engineer who can size up the requirement honestly — not a sales script.