AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Student Loans Company published contract details for reactive hardware repair services under “Infrastructure Support & Maintenance”. The active award and active contract identify PARK PLACE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED as supplier.
Published outcomeA single active award (ID 1) is linked to a single active contract (ID 1) with PARK PLACE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition maintenance-services contract valued at £27,971.28 excluding VAT (£33,565.53 including VAT) for a one-year term.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PARK PLACE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £27,971.28 excluding VAT; £33,565.53 including VAT GBP · Verified legal supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names PARK PLACE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (GB-COH-09398203) as its supplier. Supplier verification matched company number 09398203 and confirms the legal name. The contract value applies to contract 1 linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The process and contract document identify the notice as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender lot 1 has status “complete”; the process source status is “complete”.
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 4 August 2025
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2025-08-04.
Contract term
99% confidence1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2025-10-01 and endDate is 2026-09-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£27,971.28
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Contract 1 value.amount is 27971.28 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£33,565.53
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 33565.53 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 links to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1 and has one named supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence4 August 2025
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2025-08-04.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2025
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2025-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-09-30.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The process published_at and contract document datePublished are 2026-10-13.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceReactive hardware repair services
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The description states that SLC requires a maintenance provider for reactive hardware repair services.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices — repair and maintenance services
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as services and CPV 50000000, “Repair and maintenance services”.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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The tender contains only lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to it.
Delivery region
95% confidenceScotland (UKM)
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Award item 1 lists deliveryAddresses region UKM.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender procurementMethod is “limited”.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — limited competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results unknown
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CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Term length
98% confidence12 months
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The stated period runs from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
97% confidenceSingle-supplier, single-lot reactive hardware repair arrangement
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One supplier is named for award 1, which is linked to only lot 1.
Pricing visibility
99% confidenceOnly total contract values are published
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The contract provides net and gross totals but no rate card, unit pricing, or pricing breakdown.
Award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by company number 09398203; verified company name is PARK PLACE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED.
Publication timing
99% confidenceContract details notice was published after the recorded contract end date
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The notice publication date is 13 October 2026, while the stated contract end date is 30 September 2026.
Unpublished award detail
99% confidenceAward date, bid count, evaluation detail, lot title, lot description, and lot-level value are not supplied
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied notice data.
Scope precision
98% confidenceThe notice describes reactive hardware repair but does not identify covered assets, service levels, or volumes
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Information not supplied beyond the short tender description and CPV classification.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide an award decision date, bidder count, tender evaluation, scoring, award rationale, or savings information.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, or separate value.
- No extension, renewal, or replacement-procurement terms are published.
- The notice was published on 13 October 2026, after the recorded contract end date of 30 September 2026; the supplied data does not explain this timing.
- The published scope does not state covered equipment, response times, service levels, volumes, or pricing breakdowns.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Student Loans CompanyPARK PLACE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInfrastructure Support & Maintenancereactive hardware repairrepair and maintenance servicesFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Infrastructure Support & Maintenance award?
PARK PLACE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED received award 1 for lot 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £27,971.28 excluding VAT and £33,565.53 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The recorded contract period is 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026.
What services are covered?
The published description refers to reactive hardware repair services within repair and maintenance services.
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