Replacement of Solaris Servers & Support Services

Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: North East (UKC23)

Awarded value£170,451published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 23 Apr 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Academia Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Please note this contract has already been awarded and is being published for transparency purposes only.

The Council has awarded a contract for the Replacement of Solaris Servers and Support & Maintenance Service. The Support & Maintenance service will be for a period of 5 years commencing 9th June 2025.

CPV: Data-processing machines (hardware)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Council has awarded a contract for the Replacement of Solaris Servers and Support…Awarded

Delivery: North East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Apr 2025, 14:41 BST
Last source update: 24 Apr 2025, 14:41 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-016806
Classification (CPV): Data-processing machines (hardware)
Delivery area: North East (UKC23)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05070f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract was awarded following a further competition process from the CCS Technology Products & Associated Services 2 Framework (RM6098).
The above Framework was procured via The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £170,4511 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Academia Ltd	£170,451 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 016806-2025-1 · Academia Ltd
Signed
23 Apr 2025
Value
£170,451
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sunderland City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services City Hall, Plater Way,, Sunderland, North East, SR13AAContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

FAO Mrs Glenda Malone, Sunderland City CouncilReview body Sunderland

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Academia LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04771037 Unit 1 Progression Centre, Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate, Hemel Hempstead, North East, HP2 7DW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.