Replacement of Core Network Hardware and Ongoing Support and Maintenance

Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)

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: South East (UKJ32)

Awarded value£223,200published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Dell Corporation Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Replacement of Southampton City Council's core network hardware. This contract encompasses the design, supply, implementation, assistance in migration of existing services, and on-going 3rd level support and maintenance services.

CPV: Computer equipment and supplies

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

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: 29 Jul 2025, 14:24 BST
Last source update: 29 Jul 2025, 14:24 BST
Authority reference: SCC-SMS-0692
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-043904
Classification (CPV): Computer equipment and supplies
Delivery area: South East (UKJ32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056829 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: A further competition was conducted under the Crown Commercial Services framework agreement RM6098 Technology Products and Associated Services 2, Lot 1.
All suppliers appointed to Lot 1 were invited to tender.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £223,2001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Dell Corporation Ltd	£223,200 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 043904-2025-1 · Dell Corporation Ltd
Signed
29 Jul 2025
Value
£223,200
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southampton City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Civic Centre Road, Southampton, South East, SO147LYContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Dell Corporation LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02081369 London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.