Colocation datacentre facility to host services for the CU Group

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Awarded value£250,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to AQ (Limited)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Colocation datacentre facility to host services for the CU Group.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: UK

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
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: 17 Sept 2025, 12:04 BST
Last source update: 17 Sept 2025, 12:04 BST
Authority reference: SC-1008-23-TH
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-057276
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059c16 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: AQ (Limited) will continue to provide Coventry University's primary datacentre for one further year, it would be significant business risk to rush into a plan to relocate the primary datacentre and network communication links in the next 12 months. Coventry University have decided to continue our existing relationship with AQ (Limited) for the stability of datacentre services due to the current financial position of the university group and the pressures facing the education sector.
Technology is also changing at a rapid pace which makes it difficult to accurately predict long term placement of services as we continue to adopt more cloud technology.
The AQL service is to remain in place for the next 12 months whilst a new supplier, CDW Limited, is onboarded to provide co-location services, A procurement process has been conducted and a contract has been awarded to CDW Limited to provide co-location and all Infrastructure strategic services.

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Awards 1

Awarded value £250,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
AQ (Limited)	£250,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 057276-2025-1 · AQ (Limited)
Signed
27 Aug 2025
Value
£250,000
Status
active

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Priory Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV15FBContact name, email

1 commercial party on the notice

AQ (Limited)Awarded supplier 13-15 Hunslet Road, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS10 1JQ

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