Enterprise Data Centre Storage

Authority: ASTON UNIVERSITY (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)

Awarded value£1,676,300published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 26 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Akhter Computers Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply and delivery of on-premises enterprise data centre storage infrastructure, including Performance, Standard, and Archive storage tiers, to support the University's data, application, and research storage requirements

CPV: Media storage and reader devices

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1HardwareAwarded

Delivery: West Midlands

Extensions: an option to extend by up to 2 years to 26 June 2033

30233000 Media storage and reader devices

Procedure terms & legal framework

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: Goods
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Jul 2026, 13:58 BST
Last source update: 14 Jul 2026, 13:58 BST
Authority reference: 1233
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-066210
Classification (CPV): Media storage and reader devices
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cad1 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The contract was awarded following a further competition (mini-competition) conducted under the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Technology Products and Associated Services 2 (TePAS 2) Framework Agreement (Lot 2 - Hardware), RM6098. The TePAS 2 framework was itself subject to a full open competitive procurement process and published in accordance with applicable regulations. The call-off procedure is therefore lawful under Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, which permits contracting authorities to award contracts under framework agreements without a separate prior publication of a call for competition, provided the framework was established in compliance with the Regulations.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,676,3001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 4

Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Akhter Computers Ltd	£1,676,300 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 066210-2026-1 · Akhter Computers Ltd
Signed
26 Jun 2026
Value
£1,676,300
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ASTON UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Aston Triangle, Birmingham, West Midlands, B47ETContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

N/AReview body united kingdom

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Akhter Computers LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02253061 Harlow Business Park, Harlow, England, East Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.