Official UK procurement notice
SONI091 Corporate Computing and Infrastructure Framework
Authority: SONI Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSONI is seeking to appoint up to three (3) suppliers to a closed, multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Corporate Computing goods and directly associated services, in full compliance with the UK Procurement Act 2023 (the “Act”) and associated Procurement Regulations 2024.
SONI is an organisation of approximately 250 full-time equivalent (FTE) and is expected to grow to approximately 350 FTE over the course of the Framework Agreement term.
The appointed providers will act as SONI's primary partners for the provision of infrastructure and end-user computing hardware equipment and peripherals, working alongside SONI's internal procurement team, finance team, internal programme team and external technical advisors.
- How the procedure runs: Please refer to RFP
CPV: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers
- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 15 Jan 2027
Published description of the framework
Please refer to RFP
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1RenewalPublished value£13,750,000
- Value
- £13,750,000 exc. VAT · £16,500,000 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- An option to extend by up to 3 years at SONI’s sole discretion (whole-life maximum 8 years).
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Solution & Approach — 10%
- Previous Experience & Client References — 20%
- Service Levels & Operating Model — 10%
- Product Refresh & Fit-for-Purpose Assurance — 10%
- Overall Risk & Commercial Model — 10%
- Ultimate Cost — 40%
Published award criteria (6)
- Solution & Approach — Written response to the Annex A Scope, proposed standard laptop model and rationale; peripherals range and USB-C compatibility; Autopilot enrolment / hardware-hash registration and integration with the SONI087 MSP-owned image; warehousing and UK-wide ship-to-desk/ship-to-home logistics; server product families; and any proposed ownership vs lease vs DaaS model.
- Previous Experience & Client References — Demonstrated track record of delivering comparable solutions of similar size, scope and complexity — including single-model standardisation, 200+ device Autopilot deployment, ship-to-office/ship-to-home logistics and server reseller/call-off. Supported by client references for comparable delivery (minimum 3 contracts within the last 3 years, at least one demonstrating a 200+ device Autopilot fit-out and one a server call-off), verifiable by SONI.
- Service Levels & Operating Model — Proposed supplier-defined SLAs (order-to-delivery, DOA replacement, Autopilot enrolment/registration), account management, escalation and reporting; and the proposed model-update timeline and refresh cycle.
- Product Refresh & Fit-for-Purpose Assurance — Mechanism to keep the single standard model fit for purpose: model-update roadmap/timeline, proposed refresh cycle, end-of-life notification to SONI and to the SONI087 supplier, and substitution/price-hold where the model is superseded,
- Overall Risk & Commercial Model — Risk Register (top 10 risks) plus commercial risk-share, indexation, warranty, warehousing/logistics cost treatment and end-of-life disposal. Where a lease/DaaS model is proposed, its commercial and contractual treatment.
- Ultimate Cost — Ultimate Cost in accordance with the Pricing Schedule (Form 5) and the methodology
- Economic & financial standingPlease refer to RFP
- Technical & professional abilityPlease refer to RFP
- Condition of participationPlease refer to the RFP for full details. shortlisting
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How SONI Ltd buys Office and computing machinery (CPV 30) — and who usually turns up
SONI Ltd’s own published record, next to the Northern Ireland market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Office and computing machinery (CPV 30) →
How the contest usually goes
Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested frameworks and DPS only — direct awards (including PA 2023 transparency notices) report one bid by definition and are left out. On Procurement Act 2023 notices the count is the tenders assessed at the final stage, not every submission received; pairs compare like with like (VAT-exclusive, or VAT-inclusive on both sides). Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.
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How many companies usually bid for work like this.
Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 4 lots. All 4 lots are from older notices, which count bids received.
Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.
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How often only one company bid.
Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 4 lots.
High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.
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Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.
Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.
Nothing published for this buyer in this sector: not measured on frameworks — a panel award is a ceiling, not a price.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 5 notices.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
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How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.
Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 24 months: 22 notices.
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How often this buyer awards without a competition.
Direct or limited awards as a share of its notices that say which procedure was used. These routes are legal in defined cases. This is just the record.
Based on this buyer’s tenders in all categories, last 36 months: 15 notices.
Northern Ireland · Office and computing machinery (CPV 30)
framework/DPS notices delivered in Northern Ireland in 36 months: 22 in division 30 (20 competed) · the notice publishes no delivery location, so the authority’s registered region is used
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How many companies usually bid for work like this.
Middle value of published bid counts, one per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.
Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 30), last 36 months: 29 lots. 2 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 7) and 27 from older notices (bids received, middle 10).
Nothing is filled in from UK-wide numbers. An empty tile means nothing usable was published.
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How often only one company bid.
Share of lots that received exactly one bid, on the same competitions as the bids figure.
Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 30), last 36 months: 29 lots.
High means a thin market or an incumbent that is hard to beat.
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Do awards for work like this land above or below the estimate.
Estimate against award per lot, for this buyer or this region in the same sector.
Nothing published for this region in this sector: not measured on frameworks — a panel award is a ceiling, not a price.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 30), last 36 months: 1 notices. Small sample.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
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How much of this market goes to small and medium firms.
SME bidders where buyers published the split, otherwise SME winners.
Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 30), last 36 months: 27 lots.
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How much work like this goes to companies based in the delivery region.
Awards in this category delivered here where the winner’s registered address is in the region.
Based on this region’s tenders in this industry (CPV 30), last 36 months: 4 awards.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
Coverage and what to read with care
- Each tile explains itself. The on a figure says what it is, how it is counted and which scope this notice’s own record came from (class, division, all categories, or the authority’s 24-month row). The two columns are never blended and nothing is filled from a UK-wide figure; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable. Long form: Methodology.
- Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). About 30 % of award-vs-estimate pairs are exact matches — the buyer published the award at the estimate. n is on every figure; a thin sample is muted, never hidden.
- “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Sept 2026, 15:44 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 15:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 10 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Authority reference
SONI091- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077de7Find a Tender
- How it runs
- Please refer to RFP
How to participate & submission route
Official notice- Expression of interest (EOI)
- 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Appointment period ends
- 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
6 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice publishedjust passed30 Sept 2026, 15:44 BST
- Clarification questions byin 30 days30 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Expressions of interest byin 44 days13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsin 44 days · period end, not a bid countdown13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 71 days10 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 106 days15 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published30 Sept 2026, 15:44 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Goods and Services Framework Agreement
- Bidding documents and specifications Request for Proposal
- Bidding documents and specifications Scope of Requirements Compliance Matrix
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender