Award

HPE Support 2025

  • NHS England

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-021423

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051386 (view related notices)

Published 14 May 2025, 4:03pm



Scope

Reference

C355556

Description

Renewal of bespoke support for HPE Hardware / MS APS platform currently provided by ACS Technologies. Contract is required to ensure continued bespoke support provision for a further year whilst the system hosted on the hardware/platform is migrated to Cloud and then the hardware decommissioned.


Contract 1. HPE Support 2025

Suppliers

Supplier not yet selected

Contract value

  • £155,937.05 excluding VAT
  • £187,124.46 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

14 May 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 15 May 2025 to 13 May 2026
  • 11 months, 30 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 50312610 - Maintenance of information technology equipment

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

Single supplier - technical reasons

Bespoke support service required for HPE hardware hosting Microsoft APS platform. Hardware is to be decommissioned in 2025/26 as the system will be migrated to cloud service provider. It is justified under Section 41 (1) (a) and paragraph 6 (b) of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 on the basis that there are no reasonable alternatives for the provision of this service.


Contracting authority

NHS England

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDPT-3135-BWWY

Wellington House, 133-135 Waterloo Rd

London

SE1 8UG

United Kingdom

Contact name: Commercial Enquiries

Email: england.commercialqueries@nhs.net

Website: https://www.england.nhs.uk/

Region: UKI45 - Lambeth

Organisation type: Public authority - central government