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# STC1161 - AACS Software, Ongoing Support, Maintenance and Hardware

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/stc1161-aacs-software-ongoing-support-maintenance-and-hardware-ocds-h6vhtk-0328d1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and The Corporate Officer of the  House of Commons (Acting Jointly): "STC1161 - AACS Software, Ongoing Support, Maintenance and Hardware". Published status: active. Published Value: £8,000,000. Lot information not published. Recorded submission deadline: 12 May 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and The Corporate Officer of the  House of Commons (Acting Jointly)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-corporate-officer-of-the-house-of-lords-and-the-corporat-GB-FTS-70774)
- **Published Value:** £8,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 May 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Access control system, Call centre, Computer equipment and supplies, Electric conductors for access control systems, Engineering work for security installations (+9 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **Awarded Value:** £8,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/stc1161-aacs-software-ongoing-support-maintenance-and-hardware-ocds-h6vhtk-0328d1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0328d1`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/stc1161-aacs-software-ongoing-support-maintenance-and-hardware-ocds-h6vhtk-0328d1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fparliamentuk%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/stc1161-aacs-software-ongoing-support-maintenance-and-hardware-ocds-h6vhtk-0328d1#participate

## Description
Provision of AACS software including the hardware platforms that support the software such as servers and terminals and ongoing maintenance of associated hardware. The contract includes for installation and commissioning of the new software and hardware, the ongoing support including software updates, help desk / call centre support and the maintenance and repair of the new AACS software and related hardware equipment.
The contract covers the whole estate and any buildings added to the estate in future. The new software will have the flexibility and sufficient capacity to cover all estate expansion.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** AACS Software, Ongoing Support, Maintenance and Hardware (active)
  - Award id: `012690-2023-STC1161-1`
  - Supplier(s): **TDS (Time Data Security) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-81851`
  - Value: £8,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** AACS Software, Ongoing Support, Maintenance and Hardware (active)
  - Signed Value: £8,000,000
  - Signed Date: 03/04/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012690-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-05-03T14:26:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T04:55:58.267Z
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