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title: "Archive Storage Platform Refresh"
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# Archive Storage Platform Refresh

Buyer: York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting on behalf of itself and the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4dd5ef9d-5294-4618-ad5b-cf16dea5c4bf

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## Summary

York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, acting for itself and the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police, procured an archive storage platform refresh. The requirement is for archive storage platform equipment, classified within IT services covering consulting, software development, internet and support. This is a goods procurement focused on supplying the technology platform needed for archive storage. Delivery is in Yorkshire and the Humber. The buyer is a combined authority working jointly with a police force, so suppliers should be able to serve public-sector organisations with operational, information-management or policing requirements. The scope centres on platform equipment rather than a broad standalone consultancy or general IT support service.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. Bids closed on 19 August 2026 at 15:00. The estimated value range was £724,644.23 to £869,573.68, and the award value was £869,573.68. The contract was awarded to Softcat PLC on 25 August 2026. The contract period runs from 4 September 2026 to 4 September 2031. The outcome is a single award for the archive storage platform equipment. The opportunity was unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The recorded tender category is goods, with the evaluation route being the framework call-off procedure.

This award demonstrates substantial demand for archive storage platform equipment from a combined authority and a police force in Yorkshire and the Humber. A credible future competitor would need to supply enterprise-grade archive storage technology and understand the operational requirements of public-sector and policing organisations. Experience of delivering equipment through framework agreements would be commercially important, because this buyer used a framework call-off route rather than an open standalone tender. The selected supplier was a large company, and the procurement was marked as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, indicating that future competition may favour businesses with significant delivery capacity, established public-sector capability and the resources to support a major platform refresh over a long contract period.

## Notice

Provision of archive storage platform equipment.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e62833e-f420-4dbe-a77a-0683c7ff9791 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 4 Sep 2026 - 4 Sep 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £869,573 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £869,573 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting on behalf of itself and the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police |
| Locality | YORK |
| Postcode area | York |
| Postcode | YO1 6GA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE21 York |
| Local authority | York |
| Electoral ward | Micklegate |
| Westminster constituency | York Central |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Softcat Plc |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 28 Aug 2026 at 12:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e62833e-f420-4dbe-a77a-0683c7ff9791

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e62833e-f420-4dbe-a77a-0683c7ff9791
  28th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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