AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Bank of England directly awarded database support services to SOFTCAT PLC. The published contract record states that it was signed on 28 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 1 October 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for SOFTCAT PLC, covering lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold direct award for database support services, valued at £71,796.24 excluding VAT (£86,155.49 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SOFTCAT PLC
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £71,796.24 excluding VAT; £86,155.49 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names Softcat PLC as supplier. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 02174990 and verified legal name SOFTCAT PLC. Contract 1 is linked to award 1.
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.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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details_json.tender.status is complete; lot 1 status is complete.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract signed
99% confidence28 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-28.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01.
Contract end
99% confidence1 October 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-10-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£71,796.24
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Contract 1 value.amount is 71796.24 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£86,155.49
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 86155.49 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1 and has one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence28 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract end
99% confidence1 October 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
Notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Process published_at and contract document datePublished.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDatabase support services
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Process and tender title: Provision of Database support services.
Awarded lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 relatedLots and item.relatedLot both identify lot 1.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classifications
99% confidenceSoftware package and information systems (CPV 48000000); IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
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Award 1 item additionalClassifications.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award 1 deliveryAddresses specifies GB / UK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Award route
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender description states: Direct award to Softcat PLC for Database support services.
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation results or award rationale beyond the direct-award description is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 October 2026 to 1 October 2027
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Contract 1 period.
Term length
98% confidenceApproximately 12 months
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Calculated from the explicit contract dates.
Extension or renewal option
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published record.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£71,796.24 excluding VAT; £86,155.49 including VAT
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Contract 1 value.amount and value.amountGross.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single-supplier, single-lot direct award for database support services
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One award, one related lot and one named supplier are recorded; tender description states direct award.
Published contract scale
98% confidence£71,796.24 excluding VAT for an approximately 12-month term
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Contract value and period are explicitly published.
Market visibility
98% confidenceLimited competitive insight is available because the notice does not publish bids, scoring, pricing detail or evaluation information.
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Those fields are absent from the supplied published record.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity
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SOFTCAT PLC is verified against Companies House number 02174990 through a company-number match.
Award date
99% confidenceNot published
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Award 1 award_date is null; the signed date is published separately at contract level.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, scoring, evaluation or detailed award rationale is provided.
Extension and renewal terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record does not provide an award decision date; the contract signature date is reported separately.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Bid counts, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, detailed pricing and award rationale are not published.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published. The October 2027 renewal point is only an estimate based on the stated end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Bank of EnglandSOFTCAT PLCdatabase support servicesdirect awardFind a TenderIT support contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Bank of England database support services contract?
SOFTCAT PLC, verified against Companies House number 02174990.
What is the published contract value?
£71,796.24 excluding VAT and £86,155.49 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 1 October 2026 to 1 October 2027.
Was this competitively tendered?
The notice describes the procurement as a direct award. Bid and evaluation details were not published.
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.