PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

CPT_26_06 Network Hardware Support

National Audit Office · published 5 May 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release IDa2cda061-ef03-4010-831c-f9d7cb0a9d39-895872
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-16752c05-3ccc-414b-95f2-f03ef77c93d9
Buyer identifierGB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sBN45ywB
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£200,000
award field
Tender value
£200,000
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
services
CPV
72222300
Information technology services
Delivery
United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The National Audit Office (NAO) has awarded a contract to Specialist Computer Centres Plc using the HealthTrust Europe LLP ICT Solutions framework. The selected supplier is a Cisco certified SmartNet reseller and will be providing hardware support covering Cisco network devices and their associated licenses across two physical locations (London & Newcastle). The contract will run for an initial 25 months from the 1st of May 2026 to the 30th of June 2028 with an optional 12 months extension to the 30th of June 2029. The estimated total contract value, inclusive of VAT is £200,000 over the three year term.

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release5 May 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published24 Mar 2026
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published30 Apr 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published30 Jun 2029
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 5 May 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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