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Virtual Load Master Appliance

North Lincolnshire Council

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23 Oct 2026 at 10:49

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Summary of the contracting process

North Lincolnshire Council bought a virtual load master appliance: software for load balancing and application delivery control, used to manage and direct application traffic across network systems. The purchase is classified as networking software. Delivery was to the council’s North Lincolnshire area, in Scunthorpe. The requirement was procured as a direct award through the Procurement Services Framework. This is a focused software supply rather than a wider works or services requirement; suppliers in the networking and application-delivery market are the closest fit. The contract covers the appliance itself, with no further itemised scope recorded.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Phoenix Software Ltd. The award is active, and one bid was recorded. The council used a limited procedure: a direct award through the Procurement Services Framework, without a prior call for competition. The lot was marked cancelled, although the award and associated contract are shown as active. Cost was the sole stated evaluation criterion. The contract value is £5,621.24. It was signed on 22 November 2024; no contract-period dates are provided. The award date is also not recorded. The procurement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The selected supplier was Phoenix Software Ltd.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible supplier would need to provide virtual load-balancing and application-delivery-controller software, with the technical capability to support network traffic management. The previous purchase shows that North Lincolnshire Council sourced this requirement through the Procurement Services Framework and selected a supplier by direct award, with cost as the stated evaluation basis. Suppliers already qualified for the relevant framework route, and able to supply a focused software appliance at a modest scale, would be best placed to compete if the requirement returns. The award to a small or medium-sized supplier shows that this purchase did not depend on a large-provider scale. Capability should remain closely aligned to the council’s appliance requirement rather than general IT provision.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Virtual Load Master Appliance

Notice Description

Direct award under Procurement Services Framework for load balancing and application delivery controller.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award under Procurement Services Framework for load balancing and application delivery controller.

Procurement Information

Direct Award via a Framework

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078ea1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100320-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48219000 - Miscellaneous networking software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£5,621 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20264 days 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
North Lincolnshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SCUNTHORPE
Postcode
DN15 6NL
Postcode Area
Doncaster
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire
Delivery Location
TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire
Local Authority
North Lincolnshire
Electoral Ward
Town
Westminster Constituency
Scunthorpe

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Phoenix Software

Further Information

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