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IT454 Datacentre Rack Space Rental

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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24 Jul 2026 at 15:45

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Summary of the contracting process

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust procured data-centre services: rental of rack space, including estate fit-outs at Cody Park and Spring Park. The requirement covers data-processing infrastructure and associated data services delivered for the Trust’s estate. It was placed through the Crown Hosting Data Centres Framework, whose designated provider is Crown Hosting Data Centres Ltd. The buying organisation is Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, a public-sector healthcare body based in Taunton. This is a specialist hosting and data-centre opportunity rather than a general IT support contract: relevant businesses would need to provide secure rack-space rental and undertake or support fit-out work within operational data-centre facilities. The procurement’s stated purpose included continuity of service, value for money and compliance with procurement legislation.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award under the Crown Hosting Data Centres Framework, using a limited procedure without a prior call for competition. The stated rationale was that the services could be provided only by a particular operator for technical reasons, with Crown Hosting Data Centres Ltd designated as the framework provider. Price was the award criterion. Crown Hosting Data Centres Ltd received the active award for the requirement. The associated contract was signed on 3 June 2026 and is valued at £208,704.09. One bid was recorded. The tender’s single lot is marked cancelled, although the related award and contract are active; the published outcome therefore records the supplier and contract as awarded under the framework.

This outcome is commercially relevant to businesses that operate data-centre facilities, rent secure rack space and deliver complex estate fit-outs for public-sector customers. The requirement indicates demand for a supplier able to provide hosting capacity together with physical infrastructure changes across more than one site, rather than rack rental alone. The successful supplier’s position as the Crown Hosting framework provider shows that framework access and the ability to deliver within its scope were central to credibility for this purchase. A future competitor would need demonstrable operational resilience, sufficient data-centre capacity, experienced fit-out and migration capability, and the ability to maintain continuity for an NHS organisation. Strong price competitiveness also matters, since price was the recorded evaluation basis.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

IT454 Datacentre Rack Space Rental

Notice Description

Rental provision of datacentre rack space with numerous estate fitouts against the Crown Hosting Datacentre framework.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Datacentre rack space rental, Cody Park fitout and Spring park fitout.

Procurement Information

This contract was awarded through a direct award under the Crown Hosting Data Centres Framework. The required services fall within the scope of the framework, which was established through a compliant competitive procurement process. Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited is the designated framework provider for these services. The Trust considered the use of the framework to be the most appropriate procurement route, providing value for money, continuity of service, and compliance with procurement legislation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d394
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070430-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

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

CPV Codes

30236200 - Data-processing equipment

72300000 - Data services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£208,704 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TAUNTON
Postcode
TA1 5DA
Postcode Area
Taunton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK62 Somerset
Delivery Location
TLK2 Dorset and Somerset
Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Westminster Constituency
Taunton and Wellington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CROWN HOSTING DATA CENTRES LIMITED

Further Information

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