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N&I Hardware VAR, Licencing, Support and Maintenance of Hardware Asset

Home Office

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Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office procured a strategic hardware value-added reseller (VAR) partner for infrastructure refresh activity over a five-year requirement. The scope covers the supply of hardware, hardware licensing, and ongoing support, maintenance, repair and management of hardware assets. This is primarily a goods requirement, with associated information technology equipment maintenance services. Delivery covers the United Kingdom, including the Home Office’s London base, and extends to the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world. The selected partner is intended to provide a single channel for infrastructure refresh orders and related hardware requirements across these locations.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 22 June 2026 to Specialist Computer Centres PLC. The award value is £60 million including the stated currency of GBP. The award was published on 3 July 2026, and the call-off contract runs from 3 July 2026 to 2 July 2031. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 2 July 2026 at 23:59. There was one requirement rather than separate lots. The opportunity was classified as hardware, with information technology equipment maintenance and repair as an additional category. The award is active and covers the full infrastructure refresh and associated reseller support requirement.

This award demonstrates substantial, centralised demand from the Home Office for a hardware channel partner able to support infrastructure refresh across the UK and wider international locations. A credible future competitor would need broad access to hardware supply chains, strong manufacturer and licensing relationships, and the operational capacity to fulfil orders consistently across multiple territories. Relevant capability includes hardware asset support, maintenance, repair, lifecycle management and coordinated technical support, alongside the ability to act as a single strategic reseller rather than a narrowly specialised supplier. The requirement is suited to a large established technology provider: the procurement was not identified as suitable for small or medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community and social enterprises. Experience delivering complex public-sector infrastructure programmes would strengthen a bid.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

N&I Hardware VAR, Licencing, Support and Maintenance of Hardware Asset

Notice Description

a Single Strategic Channel Partner Contract also known to the industry as a (Value-Added Reseller (VAR), that can assist with all of the infrastructure refresh activity required over the next 5 years. Additional information: N&I Hardware VAR - Order form

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-70cc6c4a-496a-41ea-9c40-ae54fb9cf2cd
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60dd2936-1287-4648-8622-1c1c35f67512
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

44316400 - Hardware

50312600 - Maintenance and repair of information technology equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£60,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
3 Jul 2026 - 2 Jul 2031 Over 5 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
Home Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
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
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Specialist Computer Centres

Further Information

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