Distributed System of Scientific Collections UK

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

GoodsAbove threshold

Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: South West (UKK14)

Planned pipeline value£10,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 1 Dec 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 1 yrends 31 Dec 2026 · starts 31 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Distributed System of Scientific Collections UK (DiSSCo UK). Purchase of Data Storage, Hardware and Professional Services

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CPV: Computer equipment and supplies

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 1 yr

Contract period: 31 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2026 (1 yr)

Delivery: South West

30200000 Computer equipment and supplies

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 May 2025, 12:05 BST
Last source update: 23 May 2025, 12:05 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-026114
Latest notice: Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV): Computer equipment and supplies
Delivery area: South West (UKK14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0521dc Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 31 Dec 2025 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
23 May 2025, 12:05 BST
Tender notice expected330 days ago
1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts301 days ago
31 Dec 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Pipeline notice published
23 May 2025, 12:05 BST
UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender23 May 2025, 12:05 BST