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Infrastructure Support & Maintenance

Student Loans Company

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13 Oct 2026 at 14:08

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Student Loans Company bought infrastructure support and maintenance services: reactive hardware repair for its equipment. The requirement is for a maintenance provider to respond to hardware faults and carry out repairs. The work is delivered in Scotland. Student Loans Company, based in Darlington, is the buyer.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. It was run as a below-threshold limited competition, with one lot. Park Place Technologies Limited was selected. The contract was signed on 4 August 2025 and runs from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026. Its value is £27,971.28 excluding VAT (£33,565.53 including VAT). The award is recorded as active; no separate award date is stated.

This award shows demand from Student Loans Company for a provider able to deliver reactive hardware repair and ongoing infrastructure maintenance in Scotland. Suppliers seeking to compete for the same requirement when it returns to market would need credible repair capability, the capacity to respond to hardware faults, and the ability to maintain infrastructure for a central government buyer. The procurement used limited competition and was below threshold, so businesses should be prepared for a competitive process restricted to selected suppliers rather than an open competition. The awarded supplier is a large technology services company, indicating that established delivery capacity was present in the competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Infrastructure Support & Maintenance

Notice Description

Repair and maintenance services. SLC require a maintenance provider to provide reactive hardware repair services.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07869d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096576-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£27,971 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2025 - 30 Sep 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Student Loans Company
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL1 1RW
Postcode Area
Darlington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC33 Darlington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Red Hall & Lingfield
Westminster Constituency
Darlington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Park Place Technologies

Further Information

Notice Documents

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