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title: "Virtual Load Master Appliance"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078ea1"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "North Lincolnshire Council"
published: "2026-10-23"
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# Virtual Load Master Appliance

Buyer: North Lincolnshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078ea1

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## Summary

North Lincolnshire Council bought a virtual load master appliance: software for load balancing and application delivery control, used to manage and direct application traffic across network systems. The purchase is classified as networking software. Delivery was to the council’s North Lincolnshire area, in Scunthorpe. The requirement was procured as a direct award through the Procurement Services Framework. This is a focused software supply rather than a wider works or services requirement; suppliers in the networking and application-delivery market are the closest fit. The contract covers the appliance itself, with no further itemised scope recorded.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Phoenix Software Ltd. The award is active, and one bid was recorded. The council used a limited procedure: a direct award through the Procurement Services Framework, without a prior call for competition. The lot was marked cancelled, although the award and associated contract are shown as active. Cost was the sole stated evaluation criterion. The contract value is £5,621.24. It was signed on 22 November 2024; no contract-period dates are provided. The award date is also not recorded. The procurement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The selected supplier was Phoenix Software Ltd.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible supplier would need to provide virtual load-balancing and application-delivery-controller software, with the technical capability to support network traffic management. The previous purchase shows that North Lincolnshire Council sourced this requirement through the Procurement Services Framework and selected a supplier by direct award, with cost as the stated evaluation basis. Suppliers already qualified for the relevant framework route, and able to supply a focused software appliance at a modest scale, would be best placed to compete if the requirement returns. The award to a small or medium-sized supplier shows that this purchase did not depend on a large-provider scale. Capability should remain closely aligned to the council’s appliance requirement rather than general IT provision.

## Notice

Direct award under Procurement Services Framework for load balancing and application delivery controller.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award under Procurement Services Framework for load balancing and application delivery controller.

### Procurement Information

Direct Award via a Framework

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100320-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,621 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | North Lincolnshire Council |
| Locality | SCUNTHORPE |
| Postcode area | Doncaster |
| Postcode | DN15 6NL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire |
| Local authority | North Lincolnshire |
| Electoral ward | Town |
| Westminster constituency | Scunthorpe |
| Delivery location | TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Phoenix Software |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48219000 - Miscellaneous networking software package

## Release History

- 23 Oct 2026 at 10:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100320-2026

## Notice URLs

- http://www.northlincs.gov.uk

## Provenance

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