AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust awarded a £26,724 call-off for Base Endpoint Security to DELL CORPORATION LIMITED under RM6098 Technology Products and Associated Services. The notice describes Absolute Security licences to protect the trust network.
Published outcomeAn active award record was published for DELL CORPORATION LIMITED. The published data gives a contract period from 9 September 2026 to 8 September 2027, but does not explicitly confirm signature.
Market significanceThis is a low-value, one-year endpoint-security software procurement made through a framework direct award.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DELL CORPORATION LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-023f1a1b-a4d3-4622-a0d1-929b3b2956da-1 · 26724 GBP · active
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The active award names Dell Corporation Limited as supplier and has a value of £26,724. Supplier verification identifies the legal company as DELL CORPORATION LIMITED, company number 02081369.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source tender status complete
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The notice is labelled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; process stage is "award" and tender status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-023f1a1b-a4d3-4622-a0d1-929b3b2956da-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence25 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period
99% confidence9 September 2026 to 8 September 2027
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The award and tender contractPeriod specify startDate 2026-09-09 and endDate 2027-09-08.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£26,724
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The award value is 26724 GBP; the tender value is also 26724 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the single named supplier
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One active award names one supplier, DELL CORPORATION LIMITED, with a £26,724 award value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence8 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-09-08T12:00:00+01:00.
Published contract start
99% confidence9 September 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate is 2026-09-09T00:00:00+01:00.
Award decision
99% confidence25 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-14T11:41:21+01:00.
Published contract end
99% confidence8 September 2027
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Published contractPeriod endDate is 2027-09-08T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidenceAbsolute Security licences for trust network protection
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The description states that the project procures "absolute security licence to protect the trust network".
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 48732000 — Data security software package
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Tender classification is CPV 48732000, described as "Data security software package".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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The tender mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Delivery geography
93% confidenceLocations listed include the United Kingdom, Europe, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, British Oversea Territories and Rest of the World
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The tender item lists these delivery-address country entries, alongside postcode KT22 7AD.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect award call-off from RM6098 Technology Products and Associated Services
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The description says it was "awarded via a Direct Award using the RM6098 Technology Products and Associated Services"; procurementMethodDetails is "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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The published procurementMethod is "selective".
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or pricing comparison is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidenceOne year (9 September 2026 to 8 September 2027)
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The stated contract period runs from 2026-09-09 to 2027-09-08.
Extension and renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension options or renewal provisions are stated in the supplied award data.
SME suitability flag
96% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability records sme as true.
VCSE suitability flag
96% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability records vcse as false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceFramework direct award for endpoint-security licensing
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The notice describes Absolute Security licences and a direct award via RM6098.
Award timing observation
99% confidenceThe published contract start predates both the award decision date and notice publication date
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Start date is 9 September 2026, award date is 25 September 2026, and publication date is 14 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceThe notice records an active award and a published contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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Award status is active and contractPeriod is supplied; no signature or execution field is present.
Date sequence
99% confidencePublished dates are non-chronological: the stated contract start is before the award decision and notice publication.
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Start is 9 September 2026; award date is 25 September 2026; notice publication is 14 October 2026.
Delivery locations
96% confidenceDelivery geography is broad and includes overlapping or non-standard country entries; the precise delivery footprint is unclear.
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Listed entries include United Kingdom, Europe, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, British Oversea Territories and Rest of the World.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation, licence volumes, pricing breakdown, lot allocation and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly evidence contract signature or execution; it should be reported as an active award with a published contract period, not as a confirmed signed contract.
- The published contract start date precedes the stated award decision date and notice publication date; the source does not explain this sequence.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation outcome, bid prices, licence quantity, detailed service scope, pricing breakdown, individual lot data and extension or renewal options.
- The delivery-location list is broad and includes overlapping or non-standard geography entries, so the exact delivery footprint cannot be determined from the notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
DELL CORPORATION LIMITEDSurrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation TrustBase Endpoint SecurityRM6098endpoint securitydata security softwareContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Base Endpoint Security award?
DELL CORPORATION LIMITED was named as the supplier for the active £26,724 award.
What is the contract value?
The published award value is £26,724.
Which procurement route was used?
The notice states that this was a direct award call-off under RM6098 Technology Products and Associated Services.
When does the published contract period end?
The published end date is 8 September 2027. No extension terms are stated.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.