STUDENT LOANS COMPANY LIMITED · Awarded contract

Awarded

Re-procurement of End-of-Life Mainframe Micro Processor and Infrastructure Storage from IBM

Awarded 08 Dec 2025

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Awarded08 Dec 2025

Value£2,739,130.45

SupplierSPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC

AgencySTUDENT LOANS COMPANY LIMITED

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryIT & Software

Expires in 4y 1mo5y term, 18% elapsed

Awarded 8 Dec 2025Expires 7 Dec 2030

About

Student Loans Company Limited awarded a contract to Specialist Computer Centres PLC for the re-procurement of mainframe micro processor requirements that had been classified as end of life.

The contract also covered the current infrastructure storage requirement, which had originally been obtained via a competitive tender under reference 2020-SLC-357.

The hardware supplied was manufactured by IBM under the IBM Power branding.

As the SLC estate currently operates IBM equipment throughout, transitioning away from this manufacturer would require substantial investment in both time and money; therefore, for technical and financial reasons, the equipment specification needed to continue with IBM.

The contract value was AUD 2,739,130.45.

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