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Nimble Storage Support

Halton Borough Council

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15 Oct 2026 at 12:42

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Halton Borough Council procured support for its Nimble Storage system, classified as software and information systems. The requirement is a support contract for the council’s storage technology, rather than a general IT support service. Delivery is in the Halton area of Cheshire, represented by the council’s Widnes address. The procurement comprised one lot and was categorised as a purchase of goods. The council is the buyer and contract user; the selected supplier is a Leeds-based technology company. This is a narrowly defined infrastructure support requirement for suppliers with relevant Nimble Storage expertise and the ability to support a local authority’s storage environment.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Halton Borough Council used a below-threshold procedure, with the procurement method recorded as unknown. One lot was awarded to DESK TOP PUBLISHING MICRO SYSTEMS LIMITED. The contract was signed on 13 October 2026 and runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027. Its gross value is £46,929.02. The award covers support for Nimble Storage, classified within software and information systems. No evaluation criteria are recorded in the process data, so the basis on which bids were assessed cannot be described. The award and contract are for a single supplier and a single lot; the published contract value relates to that contract.

For suppliers that missed this award, the contract shows Halton Borough Council’s demand for dedicated support for Nimble Storage, on a focused, single-lot scale. A credible competitor would need demonstrable expertise in Nimble Storage systems and the practical capacity to maintain and support the council’s storage environment throughout a defined service period. Experience supporting public-sector or similarly complex organisations would help demonstrate dependable service delivery, although the procurement data does not set out specific accreditations or staffing requirements. The selected supplier is an established technology business, indicating that specialist IT providers can compete for this type of work. This is relevant to storage vendors and support partners whose offering is tightly aligned to Nimble Storage, rather than suppliers providing unrelated software or broad IT services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Nimble Storage Support

Notice Description

Support contract for Nimble Storage

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078875
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097444-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£46,929 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2027 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
Halton Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WIDNES
Postcode
WA8 7QF
Postcode Area
Warrington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD71 East Merseyside
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Halton
Electoral Ward
Central & West Bank
Westminster Constituency
Widnes and Halewood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Desk Top Publishing (DTP)

Further Information

Notice Documents

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