Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust
Waterfront Business Park, Waterfront Way
Brierley Hill
DY5 1LX
UK
E-mail: mb-purchasingandcontractshelpdeskmailbox@wmas.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKG3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.wmas.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.wmas.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Lepide Active Directory
Reference number: 0755-25-W
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72322000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
12 month subscription audit and access government license
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
43 850.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
61 655.53
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
12 month subscription audit and access government license
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
Service contract to be awarded to the winner or one of winners under the rules of a design contest
Explanation
Three quotations obtained from on sellers used by the Trust to obtain value for money for the specified licenses - unable to procure direct on sellers only
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/10/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Softcat Plc
02174990
Solar House, Fieldhouse Lane, Marlow, Buckinghamshire UNITED KINGDOM
Manchester
SL7 1LW
UK
Telephone: +44 1628403403
E-mail: psitq@softcat.com
NUTS: UKG3
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.softcat.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
43 850.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
61 655.53
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust
Waterfront Business Park, Waterfront Way
Brierley Hill
DY5 1LX
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.wmas.nhs.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/12/2025