Contract award · 27 Mar 2026

Provision of Virtualisation Platform Services

South Ayrshire Council awarded “Provision of Virtualisation Platform Services” to Softcat PLC for £225k on 27 Mar 2026. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionIT servicesScotland

Value £225k
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.

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Key facts

Buyer
South Ayrshire Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Softcat PLC
Value
£224,811.13
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date27 Mar 2026
  2. Published1 Apr 2026Published 5 days after the contract date

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Provision of Virtualisation Platform Services

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