Contract award · 18 Feb 2026

Leasing of Laptops

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory awarded “Leasing of Laptops” to Dell Bank International d.a.c. for £5.98m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionOffice & computing equipmentSouth West

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

Value
£5,975,460.96
Procedure
Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
Sector
Office & computing equipment · Computer equipment and supplies (CPV 30200000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date18 Feb 2026
  2. Published13 Mar 2026Published 23 days after the contract date

Description

Lease contract for Laptop provision

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