---
title: "Apollo 4510 & Scality Support Renewal & GEO RING licenses"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06865e"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR DURHAM"
published: "2026-04-20"
---

# Apollo 4510 & Scality Support Renewal & GEO RING licenses

Buyer: POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR DURHAM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06865e

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## Summary

The public procurement contract titled "Apollo 4510 & Scality Support Renewal & GEO RING licenses" was facilitated by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Durham. This procurement process falls under the goods category, specifically network servers, and was conducted through a limited procurement method due to its exemption from standard directive scopes. The procurement stage is at the award phase, having been completed on the 2nd of April 2026. Softcat Ltd has been selected as the active supplier, securing a contract value of £56,492.88. The items are intended for delivery within the UKC1 region, managed under a direct award approach, therefore, bypassing the prior publication of a call for competition. 

This tender presents lucrative opportunities for businesses specialising in high-density storage solutions and technical support services. Companies with expertise in Big Data workloads, object storage, data analytics, and deep archiving would be ideal contenders, particularly those with an established presence in public safety and order technology solutions. Given the direct award nature, businesses that can swiftly establish robust partnerships and demonstrate reliability within this industry may find essential growth opportunities, especially if they can provide competitive pricing and maintain substantial service quality.

## Notice

The HPE Apollo 4510 is a high-density, 4U rackmount storage server designed specifically for Big Data workloads, such as object storage, data analytics, and deep archiving. Scality provides technical support for its storage products, including Scality RING.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The HPE Apollo 4510 is a high-density, 4U rackmount storage server designed specifically for Big Data workloads, such as object storage, data analytics, and deep archiving. Scality provides technical support for its storage products, including Scality RING.

### Procurement Information

Direct award using ComIT3

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035657-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £56,492 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR DURHAM |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 5TT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Neville's Cross |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | TLC1 Tees Valley and Durham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOFTCAT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48821000 - Network servers

## Release History

- 20 Apr 2026 at 13:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035657-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.durham.police.uk/

## Provenance

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