Contract award · 23 Dec 2025

New Object Storage

Genomics England Limited awarded “New Object Storage” to Softcat PLC for £11.8m on 23 Dec 2025. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionSoftware & information systemsLondon

Value £11.8m
WinnerSoftcat PLC

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Buyer
Genomics England Limited · Body governed by public law
Supplier
Softcat PLC
Value
£11,846,998.79
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Software & information systems · Servers (CPV 48820000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date23 Dec 2025
  2. Published9 Jan 2026Published 17 days after the contract date

Description

Provision of servers, switches, and associated support services

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