Reinstatement of Dell Storage Support for Staffordshire Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner
Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire · Awarded contract
AwardedReinstatement of Dell Storage Support for Staffordshire Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner
Awarded 11 Feb 2025
Awarded11 Feb 2025
Value£64,857.60
SupplierSpecialist Computer Centres Plc
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryIT & Software
Ended 9mo ago12mo term
Awarded 11 Feb 2025Expired 10 Feb 2026
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Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire awarded a contract to Specialist Computer Centres Plc for the reinstatement of Dell support for its main storage system, which had lapsed on 10 February 2025.
The contract was valued at £64,857.6.
The procurement addressed an urgent hardware failure in the storage cluster that risked an outage for the force.
Dell solicited quotes from reseller partners, with SCC providing the most competitive quote; Softcat also responded.
Approval was granted to accept one quote and reinstate support with immediate effect.
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