Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 11 Dec 2025, 16:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Server Virtualisation Refresh · UK public procurement notice

Authority: The Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire (Police & fire)

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: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£480,504published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 23 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Specialist Computer Centres Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Leicestershire Police are looking to purchase a new highly resilient, high performance, virtual server hosting platform with support and maintenance included for the life of the contract.

CPV: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

Extensions: 2 optional extension periods of 2 years each.

30000000 Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

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: 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: 11 Dec 2025, 16:32 GMT
Last source update: 11 Dec 2025, 16:32 GMT
Authority reference: CONT0438
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-082191
Classification (CPV): Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05f440 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Further competiton via CCS RM6098.

Publisher note: This contract was awarded via a further competiton using CCS Framework RM6098.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £480,5041 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 4

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Specialist Computer Centres PlcServer Virtualisation Refresj	£480,504 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Server Virtualisation Refresj · Specialist Computer Centres Plc
Signed
23 Nov 2025
Value
£480,504
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicestershire

Contracting authorityPolice & fireRegional or local authorityPublic order and safety St Johns, Leicester, East Midlands, LE192BXContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Specialist Computer CentreAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01428210 Birmingham, East Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.