Scope
Description
Provision of the Peak District National Park Authority's IT
infrastructure through an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) model
Contract 1. PDNPA Core ICT Services
Supplier
Contract value
- £1,170,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Date signed
21 January 2026
Contract dates
- 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031
- Possible extension to 31 March 2032
- 6 years
Description of possible extension:
Automatic 12 month renewal at end of Initial Term unless terminated on notice. It is intended that a termination notice will be served to prevent the contract from automatically renewing after the Initial Term.
Main procurement category
Services
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
We will add and remove servers, disk space will grow (eg. import of the digital records data). Individual line items are subject to change.
CPV classifications
- 72222300 - Information technology services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Key performance indicators
| Name | Description | Reporting frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Service Availability | Availability of the allocated virtual infrastructure resources required to operate PDNPA's virtual machines, up to and including the Hypervisor technology (compute, storage) and access to the resources... |
1 months |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
- Single supplier - technical reasons
- Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement
Single supplier - although other suppliers exist, there is an incompatibility between the existing systems and those of any new supplier, which would result in time-consuming and complex migration of the services. This would result in significant cost, delay and disruption to an important service, and would be unacceptable for practical, efficiency and financial reasons.
Additional/repeat services - the Authority is proposing to buy additional or repeat services which are operationally compatible with existing provisions. A change of supplier would result in the Authority receiving services which are incompatible with existing services, and that incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in the operation and maintenance of the services. It would result in disruption to services, fundamental changes to services, training/rewriting of documentation and procedures, and duplication of effort.
The delay caused by a new procurement would prevent the Authority from moving to the lower cost platform and realizing savings. There would also be a cost of moving to a new supplier, and for the overlapping provision of services.
In addition, there has been a benchmarking process carried out indicating that a contract with the current supplier provides value for money.
In these circumstances, it is considered that a direct award justification applies, and that an exemption to the requirement to undertake a competitive tendering procedure is justified.
Supplier
IOMART MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED
- Companies House: SC275629
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTLM-5811-PRWV
6 Atlantic Quay, 55 Robertson Street
Glasgow, Scotland
G2 8JD
United Kingdom
Email: tenders@iomart.com
Website: http://www.iomart.com
Region: UKM82 - Glasgow City
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. PDNPA Core ICT Services
Contracting authority
Peak District National Park Authority
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PRMG-9537-GCRD
Aldern House, Baslow Road
Bakewell
DE45 1AE
United Kingdom
Region: UKF13 - South and West Derbyshire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government