Official UK procurement notice
VM Data Platform · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of VM Data Platform
CPV: Security software package · Software package and information systems
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of VM Data Platform for NHS Somerset against the NHS Shared Business Service…Awarded
Provision of VM Data Platform for NHS Somerset against the NHS Shared Business Service framework
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jan 2026, 12:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Jan 2026, 12:35 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001834- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0602bcFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
Veeam software cannot be purchased directly, only through a 3rd party operating against the NHS Shared Business Services Framework. Direct award through this framework against the PCR15.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 001834-2026-1
- Signed
- 1 Mar 2025
- Value
- £152,079
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Somerset NS Foundation TrustReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Softcat PLCFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.