AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East Riding of Yorkshire Council has awarded and signed a contract with SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC for corporate wireless access point hardware and associated licences.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for lot 1. The contract was signed on 14 July 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2031.
Market significanceThe published contract value is £165,000 excluding VAT (£198,000 including VAT) for a five-year hardware and licensing requirement procured through below-threshold limited competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £165,000 excluding VAT; £198,000 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC as supplier. Supplier verification matches Companies House number 01428210. The contract is linked to award 1, but the notice contains one supplier and does not state a supplier-specific award value separately.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and contract document description state "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 14 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-14.
Contract period
99% confidence1 August 2026 to 31 July 2031
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-08-01 and endDate is 2031-07-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£165,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 165000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£198,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 198000 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence14 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-14.
Contract start
99% confidence1 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-08-01.
Contract end
99% confidence31 July 2031
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2031-07-31.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The process and contract document show publication at 2026-10-13T11:44:42+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceCorporate wireless access point hardware and associated licences
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Process and tender description state "Procurement of access point hardware and associated licences."
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 32000000 — Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
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Award item 1 additional classification gives CPV 32000000.
Delivery region
98% confidenceUKE12, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 delivery address is region UKE12 in the United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, evaluation or award-rationale data is present in the supplied record.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceFive years
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The stated period runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2031.
Options
98% confidenceThe Council reserves the right to buy additional hardware and services where this benefits the Council, its services, and is broadly within project scope.
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Contract 1 hasOptions is true; its options description sets out this reserved right.
Extension terms
98% confidenceNo defined extension period or value is stated.
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The supplied options text does not specify an extension duration, renewal count, or additional value.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceThe award covers hardware and associated licences under a single active contract.
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The tender description specifies access point hardware and associated licences; one award and one linked contract are recorded.
Additional purchasing flexibility
97% confidenceThe buyer has reserved a broad-scope right to buy further hardware and services, but no additional quantity or value is published.
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Contract options description permits additional hardware and services; no pricing, ceiling or quantities are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified, but no lot title, description or separate lot value is supplied.
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Tender and award data identify lot 1, while its title, description and value fields are null or absent.
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 award_date is null.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is present in the supplied data.
Value allocation
99% confidenceThe contract value is published at contract level; no separate lot-level value is supplied.
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Contract 1 provides the value, while award and lot value fields are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The published notice does not provide bid counts, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdowns or quantities.
- The options provision does not specify an extension duration, renewal structure, additional value or quantity.
- No published renewal or reprocurement plan is supplied; any timing indication is an estimate based only on the contract end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
East Riding of Yorkshire CouncilSPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLCwireless access point hardwareassociated licencescorporate wireless hardwarepublic procurement contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Corporate Wireless Access Point Hardware contract?
SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC, verified against Companies House number 01428210.
What is the contract value?
£165,000 excluding VAT and £198,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
From 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2031. It was signed on 14 July 2026.
What was being procured?
Corporate wireless access point hardware and associated licences.
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