Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Student Loans Company Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Specialist Computer Centres PLC SME
- Value
- £1,214,464.40
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Sector
- Office & computing equipment · Data-processing machines (hardware) (CPV 30210000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Dec 2025
- Published15 Jan 2026Published 42 days after the contract date
Description
This was a re-procurement to replace Infrastructure Storage Hardware which had been classed as end of life. The current Infrastructure Storage requirement was obtained via a competitive tender by SLC reference 2019-SLC-032. The hardware supplied was manufactured by IBM. As the SLC estate currently has IBM equipment throughout to move away from this manufacturer would take both a vast investment both time and money. Therefore, for technical and financial reasons, the equipment specification required continue with IBM.
About the supplier
Specialist Computer Centres PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01428210).