AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Halton Borough Council has published contract details for Nimble Storage support. The contract is with DESK TOP PUBLISHING MICRO SYSTEMS LIMITED for £46,929.02 gross, running from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027.
Published outcomeA single active award and active contract are recorded for DESK TOP PUBLISHING MICRO SYSTEMS LIMITED. The contract record explicitly states it was signed on 13 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold software and information-systems support purchase with a published gross contract value of £46,929.02.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DESK TOP PUBLISHING MICRO SYSTEMS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 46929.02 GBP · Verified supplier; active award and active contract
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Award 1 names the supplier; the supplier identifier is GB-COH-02711141 and verification matched company number 02711141. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and records £46,929.02 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender” (UK7).
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 13 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-13.
Contract period
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-11-01 and endDate 2027-10-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£46,929.02 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 46929.02, currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to the single recorded award and supplier.
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Contract 1 references awardID 1; award 1 has one supplier.
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 contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-15T12:42:56+01:00.
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.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceNimble Storage support
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The tender title is “Nimble Storage Support” and description is “Support contract for Nimble Storage”.
Procurement category
95% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “goods”.
Classification
98% confidenceSoftware package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
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The award item lists CPV 48000000.
Delivery area
96% confidenceUKD71
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The award item delivery address is recorded as region UKD71.
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 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on the number of bids, bidders and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract duration
98% confidence12 months
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The stated period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing basis
98% confidenceGross contract value published; pricing breakdown not published
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The contract value is provided as amountGross only.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
97% confidenceSingle-supplier award for a defined storage-support requirement
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One award, one linked contract and one supplier are recorded for lot 1.
Contract scale
98% confidence£46,929.02 gross over the stated 12-month period
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The contract value and period are explicitly published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity
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Company-number matching verified DESK TOP PUBLISHING MICRO SYSTEMS LIMITED, company number 02711141.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 does not provide an award date.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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The lot record contains only ID and status.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, participant list, scoring or evaluation rationale is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award date is not supplied.
- Information on bids, competition, evaluation and award rationale is not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
- No detailed pricing breakdown is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Halton Borough CouncilNimble Storage SupportDESK TOP PUBLISHING MICRO SYSTEMS LIMITEDstorage support contractFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Nimble Storage Support contract?
DESK TOP PUBLISHING MICRO SYSTEMS LIMITED, verified by company number 02711141.
What is the published contract value?
£46,929.02 gross.
When does the contract run?
From 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027.
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.