AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Equality and Human Rights Commission awarded a £36,808 desktop-monitor supply, delivery, installation and disposal requirement to SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC. The purchase was a further competition under Lot 2 of the RM6098 Technology Products and Associated Services 2 framework.
Published outcomeOne active award was published to SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC on 12 October 2026; the award decision is dated 8 October 2026.
Market significanceA modest-value public-sector technology refresh covering delivery locations in England and Wales, routed through an established government technology framework.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-1b8b201a-7524-4615-b726-39eb0f0ce82a-1 · 36808 GBP · active
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The active award names SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC as its sole supplier and gives an award value of £36,808. Supplier identity is verified by GB-COH company number 01428210.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Published document is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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The single award record has status "active".
Award decision date
97% confidence8 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-12T10:02:35+01:00.
Planned contract period
96% confidence9 November 2026 to 8 November 2031
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Award and tender contractPeriod state 2026-11-09T00:00:00Z to 2031-11-08T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£36,808
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The active award value is 36,808 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the single published award and supplier
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There is one award, one named supplier and one award value of £36,808.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence26 August 2026, 13:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-08-26T13:00:00+01:00.
Award decision
97% confidence8 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-12T10:02:35+01:00.
Planned start
96% confidence9 November 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate: 2026-11-09T00:00:00Z.
Planned end
96% confidence8 November 2031
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Published contractPeriod endDate: 2031-11-08T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDesktop monitor provision, delivery, installation and disposal
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Notice description specifies provision, delivery, installation and disposal of desktop monitors for a monitor-estate refresh.
Category
99% confidenceGoods
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mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
CPV classification
99% confidence30200000 — Computer equipment and supplies
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Primary classification is CPV 30200000.
Delivery coverage
98% confidenceEngland and Wales
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Tender item delivery addresses list England and Wales, United Kingdom.
Operational context
99% confidenceRefresh of monitor estates at Manchester and Cardiff offices
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Notice description refers to current monitor estates across Manchester and Cardiff offices.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective procedure; call-off from a framework agreement
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Published fields state procurementMethod "selective" and procurementMethodDetails "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Framework route
99% confidenceFurther competition under Lot 2 of RM6098 Technology Products and Associated Services 2
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Notice description expressly identifies a further competition under Lot 2 of the Government Commercial Agency RM6098 framework.
SME suitability
96% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability field has sme: true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published period
96% confidence9 November 2026 to 8 November 2031
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Award contractPeriod provides these start and end timestamps.
Term length
95% confidenceApproximately 5 years
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Calculated from the published start and end dates.
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceAn active award and planned contract period are published; signature or execution is not explicitly evidenced
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The source is an awarded contract notice and award status is active, but it contains no explicit signature or execution field.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
98% confidenceFramework further competition for a defined technology refresh
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The notice describes a further competition under RM6098 Lot 2 for desktop monitors and related delivery, installation and disposal.
Award scale
99% confidence£36,808 for the published scope
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The single active award is valued at £36,808.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-value clarity
98% confidenceHigh
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One active award, one verified supplier and one published GBP value are present.
Published contract status
99% confidenceThe record supports an active award, but not an explicit signed or executed contract
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No signature, execution or contract-document evidence is supplied.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceBidder count, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, monitor quantities, lot-level allocation, extension terms and renewal options are not published.
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These fields are absent from the supplied award, tender, lot and document data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly evidence that the contract has been signed or executed; it supports an active award and published planned contract period only.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder count, evaluation and scoring, pricing detail, monitor quantities, extension terms, renewal options and individual lot allocation.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
EHRC desktop monitorsEquality and Human Rights Commission procurementSPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLCRM6098Technology Products and Associated Services 2desktop monitor contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the EHRC desktop monitors award?
SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC, verified under company number 01428210.
What is the published award value?
£36,808.
How was the requirement procured?
As a further competition under Lot 2 of the RM6098 Technology Products and Associated Services 2 framework.
Is a signed contract evidenced?
No. The source publishes an active award and a planned contract period, but does not explicitly evidence signature or execution.
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