AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Independent Parliamentry Standards Authority published a contract notice for Information Assured Technology. The notice records a GBP 7,000,000 contract signed with SOFTCAT PLC for hardware, software, licences and professional services through a value-added reseller model.
Published outcomeThe award is linked to supplier SOFTCAT PLC and lot 1. The contract record is marked active and gives a signature date of 14 October 2026, although the linked lot is separately marked cancelled.
Market significanceThis is a substantial UK public-sector IT reseller arrangement, with an indicated initial three-year term and possible extensions stated as +3+1+1 years, subject to the conflicting lot-status data.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SOFTCAT PLC
99% confidenceAward 097257-2026-IPSA-2026-036-1 · Lots 1 · 7000000 GBP · Verified supplier on an active award and contract record
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Award names Softcat Plc as supplier; supplier verification identifies the legal company as SOFTCAT PLC (company number 02174990). The GBP 7,000,000 value is recorded at contract level for this award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAward and contract notice
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Release history tags are "award" and "contract"; notice type is "award, contract".
Award status
95% confidenceActive
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Award 097257-2026-IPSA-2026-036-1 has status "active".
Contract status
95% confidenceActive
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Contract 097257-2026-IPSA-2026-036-1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 14 October 2026
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The contract record contains dateSigned: 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Linked lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1 is marked "cancelled" in the tender data, despite the active award and contract records linked to it.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceGBP 7,000,000
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Contract 097257-2026-IPSA-2026-036-1 records value amount 7000000, currency GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceContract-level value; no separate lot pricing published
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The published contract has one total value and no individual lot value is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Process published_at and release_date are 2026-10-15T08:51:08+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceHardware, software, licences and professional services via a value-added reseller model
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Tender and lot 1 descriptions state this scope.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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Tender classification is CPV 72000000.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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The item delivery address region is UK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails states the award procedure without prior publication.
Route stated
99% confidenceMini competition via G-Cloud RM6098 Technology Products & Associated Services 2, Lot 4
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Procurement method rationale states this route.
Evaluation criterion published
95% confidencePrice
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Lot 1 awardCriteria contains a criterion of type "price".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and scoring details unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
95% confidence3 years
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Lot options description states "Initial Term - 3 years".
Potential extensions
95% confidence+3 years, +1 year and +1 year
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Lot options description states "Foreseen Extension - +3+1+1".
Maximum stated duration
95% confidence8 years
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Lot options description states "Total - 8 years".
Start and end dates
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract start or end date is supplied in the process data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
97% confidenceValue-added reseller arrangement covering technology products and associated professional services
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The scope describes provision through a value-added reseller model; the stated route is RM6098 Technology Products & Associated Services 2, Lot 4.
Published value interpretation
98% confidenceGBP 7 million is the recorded contract total, not a published breakdown by product, service or term
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Only a single contract-level value is supplied; no pricing breakdown is published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lot and contract statuses
99% confidenceLot 1 is cancelled while the linked award and signed contract are active
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Lot 1 status is "cancelled"; the linked award and contract each have status "active", and the contract has a dateSigned.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluation scores, award date, contract start/end date, individual lot value or pricing breakdown is provided.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification matched company number 02174990 to SOFTCAT PLC.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved status contradiction: lot 1 is cancelled, whereas the linked award and signed contract records are active.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, bid count, evaluation scores, contract start date, contract end date, individual lot value and pricing breakdown.
- No lot title is published; lot 1 is identified by its description.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
SOFTCAT PLCIndependent Parliamentry Standards AuthorityInformation Assured TechnologyIT reseller contractRM6098public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier?
SOFTCAT PLC, verified against company number 02174990.
What is the published contract value?
GBP 7,000,000 at contract level.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record gives a signature date of 14 October 2026.
Is there a data issue in the notice?
Yes. The linked lot is marked cancelled, while the award and signed contract records are marked active.
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