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Published 20 Mar 2025, 08:31 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Data Centre Transfer · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)

Direct awardConcessionSME suitable
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£347,043published award · exc. VAT · operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Awarded 20 Mar 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Softcat Plc2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirement to build a fit for purpose data centre.

Within scope and expected outcomes:

Change type of existing room/space/building within a current WYFRS location into a functioning data centre. This should include but not limited to the following, building works including refurbishment covering all aspects of a business environment.

The site will have the ability to include- Aircon, UPS, generator, electrical, flooring and ceiling. Be able to make good, and complete the data centre install with standardised racking, forced air cooling or equivalent for efficiency. Turning an existing space into a small data centre housing at least 6 racks.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligible
72300000 Data services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Concession
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
20 Mar 2025, 08:31 GMT
Last source update
20 Mar 2025, 08:40 GMT
Authority reference
WYFRS0172
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010290
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ef6b Find a Tender
Why no open competition
only one supplier could deliver (user choice)
Published justification

Procure under compliant national framework - YPO1126 - Cloud Data Centre Management and Transformation Solutions.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Mar 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    20 Mar 2025, 08:31 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract details notice published
    20 Mar 2025, 08:40 GMT
    UK7
  3. Contract signature expected
    20 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £347,0431 award exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 2latest 20 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Softcat Plc24 Mar 2025 – 24 Mar 2026£347,043—Awarded
Softcat Plc£347,043 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded

Contracts

  • Data Centre Transfer · Softcat Plc

    Signed
    20 Mar 2025
    Value
    £347,043
    Period
    24 Mar 2025 – 24 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

  • Data Centre Transfer · Softcat Plc

    Signed
    20 Mar 2025
    Value
    £347,043
    Period
    24 Mar 2025 – 24 Mar 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYTC-9788-PZGW FSHQ, Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, Bradford, Yorkshire & Humber, BD112DYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SOFTCAT PLCAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02174990GB-PPON: PZRT-9169-TVMT Solar House, Marlow, South East, SL7 1LWContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender