Official UK procurement notice
Information Assured Technology · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Independent Parliamentry Standards Authority (Public body)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£7,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 14 Oct 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Softcat Plc
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Hardware, Software, Licences and Professional Services via a Value Added Reseller model.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Oct 2026, 08:51 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Oct 2026, 08:51 BST
- Authority reference
IPSA-2026-036- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097257- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078810Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Mini Competition via GCA RM6098 Technology Products & Associated Services 2, Lot 4
Publisher note: Mini Competition via GCA RM6098 Technology Products & Associated Services 2, Lot 4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £7,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Oct 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Softcat Plc | £7,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Information Assured Technology · Softcat Plc
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2026
- Value
- £7,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- IPSAReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Softcat PlcAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.