Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Financial Ombudsman Service
Exchange Tower, Harbour Exchange Square,
London
E14 9SR
UK
Telephone: +44 8000234567
E-mail: chris.jones@financial-ombudsman.org.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
F5 Enterprise Agreement
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Renewal of our F5 enterprise agreement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
153 841.20
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Renewal of our F5 enterprise agreement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The purchase of additional SKUs during the term of the wnterprise agreement.
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:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Framework procurement (RM6098)
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
27/05/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Softcat Plc
Fieldhouse Lane
Marlow
SL7 1LW
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 153 841.20
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Financial Ombudsman Service
Exchange Tower
London
E14 9SR
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/06/2026