Notice Information
Notice Title
External Response Support service
Notice Description
The National Audit Office awarded a contract to Specialist computer centres and the supplier will be providing an External Incident response service. The contract will commence on Tuesday 1st April 2025 running for 12 months until Tuesday 31st March 2026 with optional 2, 12 months extension to Friday 31st March 2028 The estimated contract value will be PS133,056 based on PS44,352.00 per annum inclusive of vat.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-70be3e90-16d6-4b9d-9bb5-25a7fbc96457
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33737509-e272-4639-8764-3cfe8f666e49
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72222300 - Information technology services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £133,056 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £133,056 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Mar 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2025 - 31 Mar 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1W 9SP
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- Pimlico North
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/33737509-e272-4639-8764-3cfe8f666e49
4th March 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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