---
title: "Purchase of NetApp SAN Hardware & Software Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e3e3"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Lancashire Combined Fire Authority"
published: "2026-08-13"
---

# Purchase of NetApp SAN Hardware & Software Support

Buyer: Lancashire Combined Fire Authority  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e3e3

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## Summary

Lancashire Combined Fire Authority bought NetApp storage area network (SAN) hardware and software support for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service. This is an information technology goods requirement covering NetApp infrastructure and the support needed to maintain it. The buying organisation is based at Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters in Preston. Delivery covered locations across England, from the North East and North West through the Midlands and East of England to London, the South East and the South West. The requirement is relevant to suppliers that sell, maintain or support NetApp SAN hardware and associated software, particularly those able to provide service across a wide geographic footprint for a public-sector fire and rescue organisation.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a below-threshold limited competition. It comprised one lot. The contract was awarded to Specialist Computer Centres PLC on 30 June 2026 and signed on the same date. The active contract runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. Its value is £21,787.42 excluding VAT, or £26,145 including VAT. The award covered the NetApp SAN hardware and software support requirement. The published data does not set out separate scoring criteria or weightings, so the available outcome indicates a supplier was selected through the limited-competition route rather than an open procedure. The contract is below the relevant threshold.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for NetApp SAN hardware and software support within a fire and rescue authority, with service delivery spanning England. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need current technical capability in NetApp storage platforms, including hardware supply, software support and ongoing maintenance. Experience supporting operationally important public-sector or emergency-service IT environments would strengthen its position, as would the capacity to respond across multiple English regions. The successful supplier was a large specialist computer-services company, indicating that scale, established vendor relationships and dependable support coverage may be important. Businesses with a focused NetApp practice, strong service-management arrangements and the ability to support a public authority over a sustained service period are the closest fit.

## Notice

Purchase of NetApp SAN Hardware & Software Support for LFRS

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077369-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £21,787 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Lancashire Combined Fire Authority |
| Locality | PRESTON |
| Postcode area | Preston |
| Postcode | PR2 3LH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire |
| Local authority | Preston |
| Electoral ward | Greyfriars |
| Westminster constituency | Ribble Valley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2026 at 16:05 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077369-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077369-2026
  13th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-19930

## Notice URLs

- http://www.scc.com
- https://www.lancsfirerescue.org.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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