---
title: "DDaT26517 - Server Storage - Hardware, software & support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078689"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION"
published: "2026-10-13"
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# DDaT26517 - Server Storage - Hardware, software & support

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078689

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## Summary

UK Research and Innovation intends to buy server storage hardware, software and support. This is a goods procurement, with related computer services, for UKRI’s needs. UK Shared Business Services Ltd is managing the procurement on UKRI’s behalf. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The listed scope points to suppliers able to provide server infrastructure alongside associated software and support services; the detailed technical requirements will be set out as the procurement progresses. The work is grouped as a single lot, rather than being split into separate procurement packages. This early-stage announcement describes an intended purchase, not a request for suppliers to submit bids.

The process is at planning stage: UKRI has signalled an intention to procure, but no tender invitation has been issued. The buyer expects to publish a tender notice by 31 January 2027. The planned contract period runs from 26 March 2027 to 25 March 2033. No estimated contract value or budget is stated. The procurement is planned as one lot, covering the server storage hardware, software and support package. The lot is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The planned-procurement information does not set out a procedure, eligibility requirements or evaluation criteria, so suppliers should treat those as unresolved until the tender is developed.

This procurement may suit suppliers with the capability to supply and support server storage infrastructure, including the associated software and computer-related services, for a UK-wide public sector customer. The planned single-lot package indicates that suppliers should consider whether they can cover the combined hardware, software and support scope, either directly or through delivery partners. UKRI has marked the requirement as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so smaller suppliers and mission-led organisations may be relevant competitors. Businesses can use the planning period to assess their server-storage portfolio, support capacity and ability to deliver across the United Kingdom. The buyer has not yet described specific technical standards, accreditations, staffing levels or experience thresholds, so firms should wait for the tender requirements before judging whether they meet the final conditions.

## Notice

This pipeline notice is for information only. At this stage, no further details are available beyond what is published here. When this opportunity progresses, a Tender Notice will be published on the Central Digital Platform, if applicable.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096548-2026 |
| Notice type | UK1 - Pipeline Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 Jan 2027 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 26 Mar 2027 - 25 Mar 2033 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Postcode area | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48820000 - Servers
- 72590000 - Computer-related professional services

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2026 at 13:28 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096548-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096548-2026
  13th October 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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