Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 21 May 2025, 14:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Azure Cloud Support · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£111,1822 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to RACKSPACE LIMITED2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract for Cloud Complex Operations for 18 months £74,700

Contract for Palo Alto for 18 months £36,482.40

Totalling £111,182.40

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

72222300 Information technology services 72268000 Software supply services 72700000 Computer network services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 21 May 2025, 14:53 BST
Last source update: 21 May 2025, 14:53 BST
Authority reference: CO0457
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-024049
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051b31 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
21 May 2025, 14:53 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £111,1822 contracts exc. VAT

Contracts signed 2latest 27 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
RACKSPACE LIMITED	£74,700 †	—	Awarded
RACKSPACE LIMITED	£36,482 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Cloud Complex Operations · RACKSPACE LIMITED
Signed
27 Mar 2025
Value
£74,700
Period
1 Apr 2025 – 1 Sept 2026
Status
active
Palo Alto Networks VM-500 · RACKSPACE LIMITED
Signed
27 Mar 2025
Value
£36,482
Period
1 Apr 2025 – 1 Sept 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Essex County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWVM-4844-NRQH County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1QHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

RACKSPACE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03897010GB-PPON: PGVV-2473-TNLT Unit 2 6 Millington Road, Hayes, London, UB3 4AZContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender21 May 2025, 14:53 BST
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