Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Data Centre Crown Hosting
Authority: Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Crown Hosting Services
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Network system
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Direct Award under Crown Hosting 2 RM6262 OCR 15 Framework Agreement.
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).
- Price
- “The Provision of Data Centre Crown Hosting” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Feb 2022, 22:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Jan 2026, 08:47 GMT
- Authority reference
C415286- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004582- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03131cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
A Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) was released on 3 February 2022 and a corrigendum, regarding a new date for the award, was issued on 21 September 2022. The purpose of the VEAT Notice was to inform the market of a proposed award of a framework agreement in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015, which permits a contract to be awarded without prior publication where competition is absent for technical reasons. CCS determined that a seven (7) year framework was justifiable to enable multiple customers to start and complete four (4) year full relocation programmes.
CCS received no enquires with regard to VEAT Notice and has now awarded the contract to Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited.
For further information on the VEAT Notice please find a link to the notice here: www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026407-2022 ↗
Notice history
3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Sept 2022- Buyer details updated21 Sept 2022, 15:27 BST
- Procurement method changed20 Jan 2026, 08:47 GMT
- Buyer details updated20 Jan 2026, 08:47 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextEmail Address · I.1 | [email protected] | [email protected] | |
| — | Text3. Explanation · Annex D3 | The actual proposed contract start date will be on or around 15 March 2023. The purpose of this VEAT notice is to provide sufficient notice of the intention to award a seven (7) year framework in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015, which permits the contract to be awarded without prior publication where competition is absent for technical reasons. Having reviewed its requireme… | UPDATE to the timetable text in the original VEAT Notice: CCS has revised its timetable and now intends to enter into the contract on 4th October 2022. The purpose of this VEAT notice is to provide sufficient notice of the intention to award a seven (7) year framework in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015, which permits the contract to be awarded without prior publication whe… | |
| — | DateV.2.1 | 3 Feb 2022 | 4 Oct 2022 | +243 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2022-02: 1 release · 3 Feb 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £250,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 004582-2026-1
- Signed
- 12 Sept 2025
- Value
- £1,156,736
- Status
- active
Crown Hosting II
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Crown Hosting II
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Crown Commercial ServiceContracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Crown Hosting Data Centre LimitedFramework contractor
- Crown Hosting Data Centres LimitedFramework contractor
- Crown Hosting Data Centres LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.