CloudCover M365 Backup 26/27

Official notice

Authority: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Central government)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitable

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£34,500published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to virtualDCS Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

End-to-end protection for Microsoft 365 data.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Eligibility: SME eligible

72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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: 16 Jul 2026, 09:07 BST
Last source update: 16 Jul 2026, 09:07 BST
Authority reference: C454816
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-067026
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cc61 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 16 Jul 2026

Transparency notice published
16 Jul 2026, 09:07 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
16 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £34,5001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
virtualDCS LtdCloudCover M365 Backup1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027	£34,500	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHZT-4273-LJQD 3rd Floor, 3 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, North West, M1 3BNContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

virtualDCS LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCMW-3258-XVTD 3rd Floor, 6 Wellington Place, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 4APContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender16 Jul 2026, 09:07 BST