AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Pension Protection Fund awarded Solirius Reply Limited a G-Cloud 14 call-off for Microsoft cloud support services. The published award value is £500,000 including VAT for the stated 36-month term, with an optional 12-month extension to 30 September 2029.
Published outcomeOne active award was recorded for verified supplier Solirius Reply Limited, dated 11 September 2026. The notice reports a contract period from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
Market significanceThis is a £500,000 UK public-sector cloud-support services award under the G-Cloud 14 framework, covering Microsoft technologies.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SOLIRIUS REPLY LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-bc304a70-b7c1-478f-bc12-eafe142ed511-1 · £500,000 GBP · Verified supplier; recipient of the sole published award
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The award names SOLIRIUS REPLY LIMITED as its supplier. The supplied identity verification matches Companies House number 06279757 to SOLIRIUS REPLY LIMITED. The £500,000 award value is published at award level.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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The source labels the notice "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and records the award status as "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence11 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-11.
Notice publication date
98% confidence8 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-08T11:44:25+01:00.
Stated contract period
98% confidence1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028
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The award and tender contractPeriod specify these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
98% confidence£500,000 including VAT
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The tender description states that the total contract value is the estimated value over the 36-month term including VAT; the tender and award value are GBP 500,000.
Value allocation
95% confidenceThe full published award-level value relates to the sole published supplier
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One award is present, naming one supplier, with an award value of £500,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence4 September 2026, 13:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-04T13:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence11 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-11T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
98% confidence1 October 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Base term end date
98% confidence30 September 2028
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Published contractPeriod endDate: 2028-09-30T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceCloud support services for the Microsoft suite of technologies
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Tender description: "Cloud support services in respect of the Microsoft suite of technologies."
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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The tender mainProcurementCategory is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Primary classification supplied in the notice data.
Delivery location
94% confidenceLondon, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies region London, country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
99% confidenceSelective call-off from a framework agreement
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The notice records procurement method "selective" and details "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Framework
99% confidenceG-Cloud 14
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Tender description: "This contract was procured via G-Cloud 14."
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Base term
98% confidence36 months
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The description identifies a 36-month term; the stated period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028.
Extension option
98% confidenceBuyer may extend for a further 12 months, to 30 September 2029
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Tender description states: "We have the option to extend the agreement for a further 12 months to 30 September 2029."
Extension status
98% confidenceOptional; not reported as exercised
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The notice describes an option to extend and gives a base end date of 30 September 2028.
SME suitability flag
93% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability data records sme: true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceEstimated 36-month value includes VAT
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The tender description explicitly states that the total contract value is the estimated value of services over the 36-month term, including VAT.
Published value ceiling or fixed spend
97% confidenceUnknown
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The notice calls the £500,000 figure an estimated value and does not provide pricing, call-off consumption terms, or a separate maximum-spend statement.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and supplier evidence quality
96% confidenceHigh for award recipient, value, route, dates and supplier identity
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The notice provides one active award, a named supplier, an award-level value, contract dates, framework route and a verified Companies House identifier.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceLot allocation, pricing breakdown, bid count, evaluation results and award rationale are not supplied
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No lots are listed and no pricing, bidder-count, scoring or evaluation information is present in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice is an award announcement with an active award record; it does not expressly state that a contract has been signed.
- Information on bidder numbers, bid prices, evaluation scores, award rationale and incumbent arrangements was not supplied in the published notice.
- No lot structure, individual pricing breakdown or detailed service specification was supplied.
- The £500,000 figure is described as an estimated 36-month value including VAT; consumption, payment and ceiling arrangements are not published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Pension Protection FundSolirius Reply LimitedG-Cloud 14Microsoft cloud supportsoftware development servicespublic procurementContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Pension Protection Fund cloud support contract?
SOLIRIUS REPLY LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 06279757.
What is the published value of the award?
£500,000 including VAT, described as the estimated value over the 36-month base term.
What framework was used?
The notice states that the contract was procured through G-Cloud 14.
When does the stated base term end?
30 September 2028. The buyer has an option to extend by 12 months to 30 September 2029.
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