Enterprise Software Licence Finance Agreement

Official notice

Authority: South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: North East (UKC23)

Awarded value£1,197,391published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to CISCO SYSTEMS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Finance agreement for the purchase of an enterprises licence agreement for Cisco

software for a period of 5 years.

The cost is £1,197,391 ex VAT

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

66114000 Financial leasing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
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: 19 Feb 2026, 16:34 GMT
Last source update: 19 Feb 2026, 16:34 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-015432
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: North East (UKC23)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06589e Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Sole provider of a finance arrangement for the purchase of a proprietary enterprise
software licence.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 19 Feb 2026

Transparency notice published
19 Feb 2026, 16:34 GMT
UK5
Contract signature expected
4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £1,197,3911 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CISCO SYSTEMS LIMITED4 Mar 2026 – 3 Mar 2031	£1,197,391	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-NHS: R0B · GB-PPON: PRTW-2132-HYWJ Kayll Road, Sunderland, North East, SR4 7TPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CISCO SYSTEMS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02558939GB-PPON: PMLP-6571-MYTT 9-11 New Square, Feltham, London, TW14 8HAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender19 Feb 2026, 16:34 GMT