Award

ICT Hardware and Software Support and Maintenance framework

  • Stoke on Trent City Council

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-081019

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05523f (view related notices)

Published 9 December 2025, 12:12pm



Scope

Reference

S R/2025/478

Description

Stoke-on-Trent City Council wishes to appoint an Information Communication Technology partner to assist in the supply, delivery, maintenance, support and implementation of its ICT requirements over a four year period.

The framework will be made available to public contracting authorities in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and Cheshire.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £15,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £18,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

9 December 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

9 December 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 18 December 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

22 December 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 22 December 2025 to 21 December 2029
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
  • 48500000 - Communication and multimedia software package
  • 48700000 - Software package utilities
  • 48800000 - Information systems and servers

Contract locations

  • UKD61 - Warrington
  • UKD62 - Cheshire East
  • UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent

Information about tenders

  • 6 tenders received
  • 4 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 3 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Unsuccessful suppliers


Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Suppliers

INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD

  • Companies House: 02579852
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVDG-2635-GTLY

1st Floor St Paul's Place

Sheffield

S1 2JF

United Kingdom

Region: UKE32 - Sheffield

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

SOFTCAT PLC

  • Companies House: 02174990
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZRT-9169-TVMT

Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane

Marlow

SL7 1LW

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1

SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC

  • Companies House: 01428210
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLNM-8883-CCXP

James House

Birmingham

B11 2LE

United Kingdom

Region: UKG31 - Birmingham

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

TRUSTMARQUE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02183240
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGCD-9498-WYHR

Marlborough House Westminster Place

York

YO26 6RW

United Kingdom

Region: UKE21 - York

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No


Contracting authority

Stoke on Trent City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDQZ-1442-RZTZ

Civic Centre, Glebe Street

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 1HH

United Kingdom

Region: UKG23 - Stoke-on-Trent

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government