# Provision of IBM Storage Protect and IBM Spectrum Scale Licensing & Support

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by National Oceanography Centre.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [National Oceanography Centre](/buyers/national-oceanography-centre/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Softcat PLC](/suppliers/softcat/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £158,275
- Tender value: £158,275
- Award date: 15 October 2025
- Published: 15 January 2026
- Contract start: 15 October 2025
- Contract end: 14 October 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: b86a7334-21ae-4337-be96-e5ccb05d9844-879254
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7ee74f42-9ecf-45b0-b43f-5961e61dee7b

## Description

The NOC completed a call off from the NHS SBS10256 Framework for the provision of Spectrum & Storage protect licences and associated services\. These licences cover the provisioning across both NOC sites and is critical to the maintenance of the server infrastructure at the NOC\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b86a7334-21ae-4337-be96-e5ccb05d9844-879254)