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Provision of Data Centre Colocation Space Services

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

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21 Jul 2026 at 18:55

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust procured data centre colocation space services to host its secondary infrastructure securely. The service is intended to provide resilience and continuity for the Trust’s critical systems. The requirement covers an established data centre environment, including rack space, power configuration and cross-connect or network circuits that are integrated with the Trust’s wider infrastructure. The work is associated with the Trust’s operations in South London, with the buying organisation based at Bethlem Royal Hospital in Beckenham. This is a specialist data hosting and infrastructure service rather than a general IT support requirement, and is relevant to data centre operators able to provide secure colocation facilities and maintain connected, business-critical infrastructure.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded through a direct award to Stellanor Datacenters Properties UK Limited. The award is for one lot and has a value of £190,000 excluding VAT, or £228,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 31 July 2026 to 30 January 2029, with signature scheduled for 31 July 2026. The direct award was justified under Section 41 and paragraph 7 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the existing rack space, power, cross-connects and network circuits are tightly integrated with live infrastructure. Moving supplier would require migration and reconfiguration, creating technical complexity, cost, delivery risk and potential disruption to critical systems. The requirement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than an open competition.

This award demonstrates established demand from the Trust for secure, resilient data centre colocation supporting secondary infrastructure and critical NHS systems. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need a suitable secure facility, dependable rack space and power, and the ability to provide and maintain cross-connect and network connectivity. It would also need strong migration, routing and security capabilities, because any change of environment would involve live production hardware, multiple third parties and business-critical services. Evidence of operational continuity, infrastructure stability, risk control and technical compatibility would be important when competing with an incumbent environment. The buyer’s requirement is therefore best suited to an experienced data centre operator with sufficient capacity and specialist expertise in integrated hosting services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Data Centre Colocation Space Services

Notice Description

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a requirement for the provision of datacentre space. The service provides secure hosting facilities to support the Trust's secondary infrastructure, ensuring resilience and continuity of critical systems.

Procurement Information

The current service is operationally and technically dependent on the existing datacentre environment, including established rack space, power configuration, and cross-connect/network circuits. These are tightly integrated into the Trust's wider infrastructure. A move to an alternative provider would therefore not be a simple contract change, but a full infrastructure migration, requiring, physical relocation of live production hardware, reconfiguration of network connectivity, routing, and security and coordination with multiple third parties. This would create significant technical complexity, resource demand, and delivery risk, including potential service disruption during migration and impact to business-critical systems. Given these dependencies, changing supplier would result in incompatibility with the existing environment and disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance, alongside additional cost and risk. On this basis, continuing with the incumbent provider is considered the most appropriate approach to ensure service continuity, stability, and risk mitigation. South London and Maudsley NHS Trust is relying on Section 41 and paragraph 7 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 to justify the use of direct award in special cases.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d052
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068911-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72317000 - Data storage services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£190,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Jul 2026 - 30 Jan 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BECKENHAM
Postcode
BR3 3BX
Postcode Area
Bromley
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI61 Bromley
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bromley
Electoral Ward
Kelsey & Eden Park
Westminster Constituency
Beckenham and Penge

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Stellanor Datacenters Properties UK Limited

Further Information

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