# Third Party Support

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED](/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Bytes Software Services Ltd](/contract-winners/bytes-software-services/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £372,000
- Tender value: £372,000
- Award date: 20 June 2021
- Published: 20 July 2023
- Contract start: 1 July 2021
- Contract end: 30 June 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f3a0e2c9-5976-4fbd-8379-537b92e3799f-664666
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-14a402c6-1678-4c26-add0-e8fbaee7e550

## Description

\*\*\* PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION \*\*\* This requirement is for third party hardware support provision across various sites of UKRI, MRC and STFC\. This was sourced via a mini-competition process against CCS RM3804 Technology Services 2 framework, Lot 3a Operational Services \(End User Services\)\. The structure of this requirement is on a 2 \+ 1 \+ 1 term basis\. The value of the first initial 2 years is an estimated value of £372,000 excluding VAT\. The value of the optional third year is an estimated value of £335,000 excluding VAT and the value of the optional fourth year is an estimated value of £502,000 excluding VAT\. This totals to an estimated value of £1,209,000 excluding VAT across the whole life of the contract\. The first optional year of this contract has been initialised which takes the end date to 30th June 2024\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f3a0e2c9-5976-4fbd-8379-537b92e3799f-664666)