AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Health Security Agency published an award notice for the purchase of server hardware. The active award names SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC and has a published value of £50,206.28.
Published outcomeOne active award was published to SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC following a call-off from a framework agreement.
Market significanceThis is a relatively small server-hardware call-off in the UK public-health sector, with a published five-year contract period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-49a827e8-9d79-42c7-ae6d-9cae58a4ff8e-1 · 50206.28 GBP · active
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The active award names SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC as supplier and records a value of GBP 50,206.28. Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to company number 01428210.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source tender status complete and award status active
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The notice is titled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; tender.status is “complete” and the award status is “active”.
Award date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
98% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-20T11:07:43+01:00.
Contract status
95% confidenceAn active award is recorded; signature is not explicitly stated
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The source records award.status as “active” but provides no explicit signature or execution field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£50,206.28
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The award value is 50206.28 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the single named supplier
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One award names one supplier and records GBP 50,206.28; no lots are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence14 October 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-10-14T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period start
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period end
98% confidence14 October 2031
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Award and tender contractPeriod endDate: 2031-10-14T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
98% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-20T11:07:43+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidencePurchase of server hardware
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Process title and description: “Purchase of Server Hardware”.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 48820000 — Servers
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Tender classification is CPV 48820000, described as “Servers”.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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mainProcurementCategory is “goods”.
Delivery location
94% confidenceE14 4PU, United Kingdom
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Tender delivery addresses specify postal code E14 4PU and United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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procurementMethod is “selective”.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethodDetails states “Call-off from a framework agreement”.
SME suitability flag
96% confidenceSME suitable: yes
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation information are unknown
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, or evaluation results are supplied in the published data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidence15 October 2026 to 14 October 2031
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The published contract period runs from 2026-10-15 to 2031-10-14.
Published duration
98% confidenceFive years
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The stated start and end dates span five years.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option, or renewal terms are supplied in the notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceFramework call-off rather than an open procurement
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The notice states that the procurement was a call-off from a framework agreement.
Commercial scale
99% confidencePublished award value is £50,206.28 for server hardware
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The single active award is valued at GBP 50,206.28 and classified as servers.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification is complete and reports an exact-name match for SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC to company number 01428210.
Publication completeness
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, framework identity, lot information, and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied award notice data.
Contract conclusion evidence
98% confidenceThe source supports an active award and stated contract period, but does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
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No signed-contract or execution field is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly state that a contract was signed or executed; analysis therefore reports an active award and published contract period only.
- No framework name or framework reference is published.
- No lot titles, lot allocations, technical specification, quantity, or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores, award rationale, or savings information is supplied.
- No extension or renewal options are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UK Health Security AgencySPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLCserver hardwareserversframework call-offContracts Finderpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UKHSA server hardware award?
The published active award names SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £50,206.28.
When does the stated contract period end?
The published contract period ends on 14 October 2031.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a selective procedure conducted as a call-off from a framework agreement.
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