AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Halton Borough Council has published contract details for Synergy Server Support, covering support for Synergy server hardware. The contract is recorded as active and signed with DESK TOP PUBLISHING MICRO SYSTEMS LIMITED.
Published outcomeDESK TOP PUBLISHING MICRO SYSTEMS LIMITED was awarded lot 1. The published contract value is £86,533.20 gross for the full contract; no separate lot value is published.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold goods contract for server-support-related requirements, with a 12-month published term.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DESK TOP PUBLISHING MICRO SYSTEMS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 86,533.20 GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names the supplier, while the supplier record is verified by Companies House number 02711141. The contract linked to award 1 has a gross value of GBP 86,533.20.
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 a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender and lot are both marked "complete" in the source data.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is marked "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is marked "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-10-13.
Contract start
99% confidence1 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-11-01.
Contract end
99% confidence31 October 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-10-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£86,533.20 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 86533.2, currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceApplies to the single published contract; no separate lot value is published
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The contract is linked to award 1 and lot 1; the lot record has no value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The document datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-15.
Contract term
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupport contract for Synergy hardware (servers)
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The published tender description states: "Support contract for synergy hardware (servers)".
Procurement category
98% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 48000000 — Software package and information systems
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The award item lists this additional CPV classification.
Delivery region
96% confidenceUKD71
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The award item delivery address specifies region UKD71.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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The tender contains lot 1 only, and award 1 is related to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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The tender procurementMethodDetails field states "Below threshold - unknown".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 has aboveThreshold set to false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on bids received, competing suppliers, evaluation and award rationale is not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence12 months
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The published period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027.
Gross value
99% confidence£86,533.20
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Contract 1 reports amountGross of 86533.2 GBP.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceA single verified supplier received the sole published lot
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One award is linked to lot 1 and identifies DESK TOP PUBLISHING MICRO SYSTEMS LIMITED as its supplier.
Commercial transparency
98% confidenceThe published gross contract value and term are available, but pricing detail and evaluation information are not
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The contract provides a gross value and period; no pricing schedule, bid count, scores or award rationale is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by Companies House number 02711141, with no name mismatch indicated.
Value basis
99% confidenceGross contract value published
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The source explicitly labels the amount as amountGross.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot title, description and standalone value are not published
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Lot 1 has no title, description or value in the supplied data.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid counts, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale or tender deadline are included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information on bids received, competing suppliers, evaluation methodology, scores and award rationale is not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, detailed description or standalone value.
- No tender submission deadline or award decision date is supplied.
- No extension, option, renewal or pricing-breakdown information is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Halton Borough CouncilSynergy Server SupportDESK TOP PUBLISHING MICRO SYSTEMS LIMITEDserver support contractpublic procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Synergy Server Support contract?
DESK TOP PUBLISHING MICRO SYSTEMS LIMITED won the published award for lot 1.
What is the published contract value?
The contract's published gross value is £86,533.20.
When does the contract run?
The published term runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The published contract record gives a signing date of 13 October 2026.
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