Official UK procurement notice
VMware Cloud on AWS (Production Host)
Authority: Chesterfield Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF1)
Awarded value£303,248published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Softcat Plc
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRenewal of services relating to Cloud on AWS
CPV: Networking software package · World wide web (www) site operation host services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Renewal of services relating to Cloud on AWSAwarded
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
- Services
- 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
- 19 Aug 2026, 10:38 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 10:38 BST
- Authority reference
DN817766- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078838- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e736Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Direct Award via CCS Framework G-Cloud 14 ref RM1557.14.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £303,2481 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Softcat Plc | £303,248 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 078838-2026-1 · Softcat Plc
- Signed
- 18 Aug 2026
- Value
- £303,248
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of justice of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Softcat PlcAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.