Infrastructure Storage Refresh · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Student Loans Company (Central government)

Goods

Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£1,600,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 1 Oct 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Nov 2030 · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A new procurement to obtain storage requirements for the SLC IBM estate. It is envisaged to have the manufacturer's warranty included , in addition up to an additional 2 years maintenance and service agreement.

CPV: Computer servers · Computer storage units · Mainframe hardware

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 5 yrs

Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2030 (5 yrs)

Delivery: UK

30211200 Mainframe hardware 30233100 Computer storage units 48822000 Computer servers

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 8 Aug 2025, 14:13 BST
Last source update: 8 Aug 2025, 14:13 BST
Authority reference: 2025-TR-0054
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-047292
Latest notice: Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV): Computer serversComputer storage unitsMainframe hardware
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05843c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

8 Aug 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
8 Aug 2025, 14:13 BST
Tender notice expected390 days ago
1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts330 days ago
1 Dec 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Pipeline notice published
8 Aug 2025, 14:13 BST
UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

STUDENT LOANS COMPANY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 02401034 · GB-PPON: PMXL-3278-BCWT Memphis Building Lingfield Point, Darlington, North East, DL1 1RWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender8 Aug 2025, 14:13 BST