AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
DVLA has published an awarded contract notice for the provision of four Dell R670 servers. The award is to SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC, verified under company number 01428210, through a framework call-off.
Published outcomeOne active award is reported, valued at £133,628.84 inclusive of the published award value field. The record reports a contract period from 14 October 2026 to 14 October 2031.
Market significanceThis is a modest-value public-sector server hardware award using a selective framework call-off route. The notice does not publish bidder numbers, evaluation results, pricing detail or the framework name.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-a96551d2-dcaf-409f-88d2-c6c87d9a0aa7-1 · 133628.84 GBP · active
View supporting evidence
The award identifies source supplier "Specialist Computer Centres" and a value of GBP 133,628.84. Supplier verification maps this supplier to SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC (company number 01428210).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record complete
View supporting evidence
Process display status is "awarded", source status is "complete", and the document is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
View supporting evidence
Award ocds-b5fd17-a96551d2-dcaf-409f-88d2-c6c87d9a0aa7-1 has status "active".
Award date
99% confidence14 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Award date is 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start reported
99% confidence14 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Published contract period startDate is 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£133,628.84
View supporting evidence
The tender and the single active award each state an amount of 133628.84 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the single published award
View supporting evidence
One award is published and it names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
99% confidence18 August 2026, 12:00 BST
View supporting evidence
Tender period endDate is 2026-08-18T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence14 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Award date is 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026, 10:43 BST
View supporting evidence
Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-14T10:43:56+01:00.
Reported contract end
99% confidence14 October 2031
View supporting evidence
Published contract period endDate is 2031-10-14T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProvision of four Dell R670 servers
View supporting evidence
The process and tender title and description state "Provision of 4x Dell R670 Servers".
Category
99% confidenceGoods
View supporting evidence
Main procurement category is "goods".
CPV classification
99% confidence48822000 — Computer servers
View supporting evidence
Tender classification identifies CPV 48822000, described as "Computer servers".
Delivery location
92% confidenceSwansea area, Wales (postcode SA6 7JL reported)
View supporting evidence
Delivery addresses include postcode SA6 7JL and Wales, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective procedure
View supporting evidence
The tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
View supporting evidence
procurementMethodDetails states "Call-off from a framework agreement".
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceSuitable for SMEs: yes
View supporting evidence
Tender suitability records sme as true.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceNot published
View supporting evidence
Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Reported contract period
99% confidence14 October 2026 to 14 October 2031
View supporting evidence
The tender and award contractPeriod state startDate 2026-10-14 and endDate 2031-10-14.
Term length
98% confidenceApproximately five years
View supporting evidence
Calculated from the explicitly reported start and end dates.
Extension and renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
View supporting evidence
Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
98% confidenceFramework call-off for named server hardware
View supporting evidence
The notice states a framework call-off and specifies four Dell R670 servers.
Value and duration context
97% confidence£133,628.84 is reported across an approximately five-year contract period
View supporting evidence
Published award value is £133,628.84; reported dates run from 14 October 2026 to 14 October 2031.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus execution evidence
99% confidenceThe publication is an award notice with an active award and reported contract period; it does not explicitly evidence signature or execution of a contract.
View supporting evidence
Document type is awardNotice; no signed-contract document or explicit signature field is supplied.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: framework name, bidder count, bid prices, scoring, evaluation rationale, detailed specification, lot allocation and extension provisions.
View supporting evidence
These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified; the source name is "Specialist Computer Centres" and the verified legal name is SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC.
View supporting evidence
Supplier verification completed with status verified, match method normalised_name and company number 01428210.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed or executed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: framework name, number of bidders, evaluation methodology and scores, pricing breakdown, detailed technical specification, lot titles or individual lot values, and extension terms.
- The reported end date supports only an estimated re-procurement timing; it does not establish a renewal or future procurement plan.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
DVLA server contractDell R670 serversSPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLCcomputer servers procurementframework call-offContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the DVLA Dell R670 server contract?
The published award names Specialist Computer Centres; supplier verification identifies the legal supplier as SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC (company number 01428210).
What is the reported value of the award?
The published award value is £133,628.84.
When does the reported contract period end?
The notice reports an end date of 14 October 2031. This is not a forecast of a future procurement.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a selective procedure and a call-off from a framework agreement.
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.