Award

Information Technology services

  • Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association (DAMHA)

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-017597

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-065d99

Published 26 February 2026, 5:18pm

Scope

Description

To provide IT services - including routers, new connections, firewalls, cloud services, data centres, IP addresses, virtual machines & backups, performance/standard storage, OS availability/monitoring and patching, disaster recovery, Microsoft 365 Business Premium licences & other licences. Aligning of all of IT contracts into one contract with the incumbent supplier.

Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £210,664.95 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

11 March 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2028
  • 2 years

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

Additions / reductions during the contract if and when required.

CPV classifications

  • 72222300 - Information technology services

Contract locations

  • UKC - North East (England)

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
  • Additional or repeat goods, services or works - further goods, services or works following a competitive procedure

At present we have a total of 14 contracts with the incumbent supplier with 9 different end dates. The Contract will now align all contracts and will be a co-terminus contract to ensure we maintain a service and mitigate any potential risk to the Association and / or residents.

Supplier

Pulsant Limited

  • Companies House: 03625971

The Yard, 14-18 Bell Street

Maidenhead

SL6 1BR

United Kingdom

Contact name: Robbie Stevenson

Telephone: 0345 1199900

Email: robbie.stevenson@pulsant.com

Region: UKJ11 - Berkshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1

Contracting authority

Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association (DAMHA)

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTPB-8137-MYRX

PO Box 31, The Grove, 168 Front Street

Chester-le-Street

DH3 3YH

United Kingdom

Contact name: Ian Kirkby

Telephone: 0191 388 1111

Email: ikirkby@damha.org.uk

Region: UKC14 - Durham CC

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government