Official UK procurement notice
715892482-Dell HW support for Spectrum
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Contract value (direct award)£8,291≈ £8k / year · £9,950 inc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to HAND AND MILLAR MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LLP
Contract term 1 yrends 19 Jul 2027 · starts 27 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDirect engagement with Dell as the hardware is exclusively supplied by Dell.
A RTM was discussed and TEPS 2 fW identified.
A brief RFQ was issued for the services,
Dell supplied a quote for the services.
A SSJ was drafted and approved.
A contract was darfted and awarded base don TEPAS 2 FW.
A RTM
CPV: Maintenance and repair of mainframe computers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & securityLight touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jul 2026, 12:30 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jul 2026, 15:08 BST
- Authority reference
715892482- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070392- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d325Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Dell are the exclusive suppleir for their own servers.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
24 Jul 2026 → 27 Jul 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published95 days ago24 Jul 2026, 12:30 BST
- Next notice expected95 days ago24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts93 days ago27 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Jul 2026, 12:30 BSTUK2
- Transparency notice published24 Jul 2026, 15:08 BSTUK5
- Status changed to complete24 Jul 2026, 15:08 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Jul 2026, 15:08 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £8,2911 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAND AND MILLAR MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LLP24 Jul 2026 – 19 Jul 2027 | £8,291 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Dell CorporationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender