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Laptop Refresh 2026

South Ribble Borough Council

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24 Aug 2026 at 09:40

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Summary of the contracting process

South Ribble Borough Council, acting for Chorley and South Ribble Borough Councils, procured 700 Dell Pro 14 (PC14250) XCTO Base laptops. This is a goods procurement for portable computers, intended to refresh the councils’ laptop estate. The named buying organisation is South Ribble Borough Council, based at the Civic Centre in Leyland. Delivery is associated with the PR7 1DP postcode area. The requirement is a standardised supply of Dell business laptops rather than an installation, support or wider managed IT service. Businesses supplying corporate laptops, particularly Dell equipment through public-sector purchasing arrangements, would recognise this as a device supply requirement at substantial volume.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a selective procedure as a direct call-off from the NHS SBS Tech Devices framework, Link 4 Lot 1, reference SBS10515. The tender deadline was 21 July 2026 at 12:00. Dell Corporation Limited was awarded the contract on 22 July 2026 for GBP 710,584. The contract runs from 23 July 2026 to 23 July 2033. The award is active. The opportunity was assessed as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, although the selected supplier is a large business. The published procurement category is goods, with portable computers as the relevant classification.

This award demonstrates established public-sector demand for a high-volume, standardised laptop refresh from a named council buyer. A future competitor would need dependable capacity to source and supply hundreds of identical business laptops, maintain consistent specifications across the order, and meet public-sector delivery and administrative requirements. Experience with Dell Pro devices or comparable corporate hardware would help demonstrate product knowledge and fulfilment reliability. Access to the relevant public-sector framework, or a credible route into an equivalent purchasing arrangement, would be important because this requirement was bought through a framework call-off using a direct award. SMEs may be well placed to compete where they can match the required scale and framework compliance.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Laptop Refresh 2026

Notice Description

Chorley & South Ribble Borough Councils awarded via Direct Award under NHS SBS Tech Devices - Link 4 Lot 1 (Ref: SBS10515) for the purchase of 700x Dell Pro 14 (PC14250) XCTO Base.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-fa44c6dc-3dc1-4ade-8cee-d082c67f74c6
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4df12e2b-96e2-44cf-8636-c0c4f638b399
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
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

CPV Codes

30213100 - Portable computers

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£710,584 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£710,584 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
21 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
23 Jul 2026 - 23 Jul 2033 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
South Ribble Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEYLAND
Postcode
PR25 1DH
Postcode Area
Preston
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD45 Mid Lancashire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Ribble
Electoral Ward
Broadfield
Westminster Constituency
South Ribble

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DELL CORPORATION LIMITED

Further Information

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