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title: "Town Hall Data Centre Plant Refresh"
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# Town Hall Data Centre Plant Refresh

Buyer: STOCKTON-ON-TEES BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-683ef674-583f-4aa7-a6c3-ee150e960f8c

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## Summary

The procurement process concerning the "Town Hall Data Centre Plant Refresh" for Darlington Town Hall involves the installation of new air conditioning systems, including management and alerting features like smoke detection. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is the buying organisation overseeing this initiative, which falls under the Information technology services industry category. Located in the North East region of the United Kingdom, the procurement was completed through a Direct Award as part of the HealthTrust Europe ICT Solutions 2023 Digital Technology Framework. The process reached the award stage on 13th August 2025, with a contract period from 16th February 2026 to 5th May 2026.

This tender presents significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for established technology companies that specialise in infrastructure management and cooling systems. With a focus on added resilience and reduced power consumption, businesses capable of providing energy-efficient solutions and reliable support services could benefit greatly. Phoenix Software Ltd, identified as a large supplier, successfully fulfilled the tender requirements, demonstrating that enterprises with substantial resources and expertise in similar systems are well-positioned to compete in such procurement processes.

## Notice

This contract is to install new air conditioning, with new management and alerting including smoke detection for the Darlington Town Hall datacentre. The existing cooling equipment was installed in 2010 and is working beyond it's supported service life. Although there is redundancy in the existing cooling, some of the chiller units are permanently out of commission and other are regularly suffering faults. The new solution will replace, add resilience and service life, and is correctly sized for our colling needs so will have reduced power consumption with consequent savings and environmental benefits. DCR have installed similar cooling at the secondary datacentre at Dunedin House and this is an opportunity to simplify support arrangements and reduce ongoing maintenance costs. This was procured via Direct Award via the HealthTrust Europe ICT Solutions 2023 Digital Technology Framework (ComIT 3 - Complete IT) framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/186b8362-88c4-450f-98b3-8c4d9598bb7b |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| 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 | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 16 Feb 2026 - 5 May 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £229,291 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £229,291 |
| 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 | STOCKTON-ON-TEES BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | STOCKTON-ON-TEES |
| Post town | Cleveland |
| Postcode | TS17 6BJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC3 Tees Valley |
| ITL 3 | TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees |
| Local authority | Stockton-on-Tees |
| Electoral ward | Mandale & Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Middlesbrough and Thornaby East |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PHOENIX SOFTWARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 21 Apr 2026 at 11:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/186b8362-88c4-450f-98b3-8c4d9598bb7b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/186b8362-88c4-450f-98b3-8c4d9598bb7b
  21st April 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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