Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 9 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

OPX Support Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Student Loans Company (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Direct award

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Scotland (UKM82)

Awarded value£450,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 9 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to DESKOPX LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Support for OPX software solution

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland

72261000 Software support 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: 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: 9 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMT
Last source update: 27 Feb 2026, 15:28 GMT
Authority reference: 2025-TR-0135
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-018055
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM82)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0602e8 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Schedule 5 PA23 - point 5
5 The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract-
(a)due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

22 Jan 2026 → 27 Feb 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends273 days ago
22 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice published237 days ago
27 Feb 2026, 15:28 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jan 2026

Transparency notice published
9 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
13 Jan 2026, 12:08 GMT
UK6
Buyer details updated
13 Jan 2026, 12:08 GMT
Contract signature expected
23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
27 Feb 2026, 15:28 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £450,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DESKOPX LTD23 Jan 2026 – 30 Nov 2028	£450,000	9 Jan 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · DESKOPX LTD
Signed
23 Jan 2026
Value
£450,000
Period
23 Jan 2026 – 30 Nov 2028
Status
active
3 agreed KPIs: Incident Response Time · Incident Resolution Time · Helpdesk Support Availability
- Incident Response Time
- Incident Resolution Time
- Helpdesk Support Availability

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

STUDENT LOANS COMPANY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 02401034 · GB-PPON: PMXL-3278-BCWT Memphis Building Lingfield Point, Darlington, North East, DL1 1RWContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DESKOPX LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 16778617GB-PPON: PGHL-1635-GCHL 47 Oakleigh Park North, London, London, N20 9ATContact name, 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 Tender27 Feb 2026, 15:28 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender13 Jan 2026, 12:08 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender9 Jan 2026, 14:05 GMT