Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Bank of England · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Softcat PLC
- Value
- £52,800,000
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- IT services · Computer-related services (CPV 72500000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Jul 2026
- Published25 Aug 2026Published 39 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of Cisco Enterprise Agreement for the supply of support and maintenance for existing hardware and software, plus software subscription licensing including Splunk (£23M incl. VAT). In addition, there is the optional capability to supply new hardware, software and subscription licences plus associated support and maintenance as required over the 5 year term (£29.8M incl. VAT).
About the supplier
Softcat PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02174990).