Award

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

DFU NIMBUS Servers (x4)

Financial Conduct Authority

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Award

28 Sep 2026 at 10:05

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) bought four Nimbus servers for its DFU operation. The equipment is intended to replace a fragile server setup with a more resilient arrangement, addressing a single point of failure that was affecting service recovery expectations. This is a hardware supply requirement rather than a service or construction contract. Delivery is in the United Kingdom; no more specific destination is identified. The requirement is focused on server infrastructure and operational resilience, so it is most relevant to suppliers able to provide suitable enterprise server hardware for deployment in a financial regulator’s operating environment.

The procurement is complete and the FCA selected DATA PRO IT LIMITED. The FCA used a below-threshold limited competition. There was one lot, covering the four servers. The award is recorded as active, and the contract is also active. The award date is not provided. The contract was signed on 4 September 2026 and runs from 7 September 2026 to 8 September 2028. Its stated value is £41,152 excluding VAT and £49,382.40 including VAT. Evaluation criteria are not recorded. The awarded supplier is a small or medium-sized enterprise, and the contract concerns hardware supply.

For suppliers assessing comparable future requirements from the FCA, this award shows demand for four Nimbus servers to address resilience and service-recovery risks in its DFU environment. A credible competitor would need to supply server hardware suited to the required setup and demonstrate that it can support a move away from a single point of failure. The successful supplier was an SME, indicating that this equipment requirement was delivered by a smaller business rather than only a large contractor. The procurement used limited competition, so suppliers should be able to engage effectively in a restricted competitive process. Experience supplying server infrastructure and understanding operational resilience needs would be directly relevant when this buyer’s requirement returns.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

DFU NIMBUS Servers (x4)

Notice Description

The current setup is fragile and there is a high level of operational risk including a single point of failure. This is already impacting service recovery expectations. Moving to 4 servers will allow DFU to introduce proper dual resilience.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b30
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091283-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

44316400 - Hardware

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£41,152 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
7 Sep 2026 - 8 Sep 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Financial Conduct Authority
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
E20 1JN
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DATA PRO IT LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

Loading OCDS record...