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title: "Provision of Data Protection Hardware, Software and Support"
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buyer: "BANK OF ENGLAND"
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# Provision of Data Protection Hardware, Software and Support

Buyer: BANK OF ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-87a62014-e032-4f86-8372-18092a16a34a

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## Summary

The Bank of England procured data protection hardware, software and support as a technology services requirement, covering software packages and information systems. The work is delivered in England. The requirement is intended to provide and support the equipment and software used to protect the Bank’s data, combining supply of data protection technology with ongoing support services. This is a specialist information and communications technology opportunity for organisations that can provide integrated hardware, software and support rather than a standalone product or general IT service. The buyer is the Bank of England, based at Threadneedle Street, London. The procurement is categorised as services and relates to the Bank’s technology environment across England.

The procurement has been awarded and the process is complete. The Bank of England used a selective procedure through a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 17 July 2026 at 12:00. Softcat PLC was awarded the contract on 29 July 2026 for £2,157,857.31 including the stated GBP currency. The contract period runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029. The award is active. The awarded supplier is Softcat PLC, and the award value matches the procurement’s stated total value. The requirement was not identified as suitable for small or medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award shows that the Bank of England buys data protection technology as a combined hardware, software and support service, using a framework call-off route. Suppliers considering future work with this buyer would need to offer a credible end-to-end data protection proposition: suitable hardware, software packages and information systems, together with dependable technical support. The selected supplier is a large technology provider, indicating that scale, operational capacity and the ability to manage a sustained support relationship are important competitive signals for this requirement. Relevant businesses are likely to be established IT resellers, systems providers or managed technology specialists with the resources to integrate products and support services across the Bank’s technology environment in England.

## Notice

Provision of Data Protection Hardware, Software and Support

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37acb44a-39c3-44ea-9a64-d9bbd0037d19 |
| 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 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,157,857 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,157,857 |
| 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 | BANK OF ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2R 8AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Electoral ward | Walbrook |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2026 at 13:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37acb44a-39c3-44ea-9a64-d9bbd0037d19

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37acb44a-39c3-44ea-9a64-d9bbd0037d19
  14th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bankofengland.co.uk

## Provenance

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