Awarded contract

Server Hardware

Details

Value
£1,256,078.48
Duration
5 years
Topic
Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
Published
27 July 2026

Tender description

SLC is conducting a partial refresh of its existing on-premise server hardware located at SLC's Hillington estate, used for the VMware estate. This procurement activity was to procure replacement equipment for server hardware that had met end of life. This procurement was conducted as a call-off from Scottish Government Technology Peripherals and Infrastructure Lot 1 (SP-21-012). Contract Term and Value are inclusive of delivery and warranty, and exclusive of VAT.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date24 July 2026
  2. Completed: Award published27 July 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 December 2031in 5 years

About the buyer

Student Loans Company administers loans and grants to students across the UK as a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Education. The Commercial Services team runs procurement across the organisation. Framework agreements are the first route, particularly through Crown Commercial Service and Scottish Government procurement. Contracts above the regulated threshold are advertised on Find a Tender. Suppliers register through the Central Digital Platform to bid for covered procurements. A forward pipeline lists upcoming opportunities ahead of the largest contracts. Delivery partners have joined through a technology transformation procured by competitive tender.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Student Loans Company's contract awards have been in software and information systems, IT services and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 30000000 · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

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