F5 Enterprise Agreement · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Financial Ombudsman Service Limited (Public body)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: London (UKI)

Awarded value£153,841published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 May 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Softcat Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Renewal of our F5 enterprise agreement.

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: London

Extensions: The purchase of additional SKUs during the term of the wnterprise agreement.

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 2 Jun 2026, 16:01 BST
Last source update: 2 Jun 2026, 16:01 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-052019
Classification (CPV): Software package and information systems
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06abbd Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Framework procurement (RM6098)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £153,8411 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 61 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 27 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Softcat Plc	£153,841 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 052019-2026-1 · Softcat Plc
Signed
27 May 2026
Value
£153,841
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
6bids · 6 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Financial Ombudsman Service

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEconomic affairs Exchange Tower, Harbour Exchange Square,, London, London, E14 9SRContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Softcat PlcAwarded supplier Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, UK, SL7 1LW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.