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Student Loans Company requirement for IBM Power and Storage

Student Loans Company · Central government

In brief

Student Loans Company has announced plans to buy computer hardware work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £2,500,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 5 years, starting 1 December 2025.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 7 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £2,500,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

This is a retrospective notice to verify Student Loans Company undertook premarket engagement with regards to their tender for IBM Power. All companies registered under Technology Products & Associated Services 2 (RM6098) Lot 2 (Hardware) have been contacted to confirm expressions of interest for the following hardware requirements. 4 x E1050 - Midrange solution, each with: 96 Cores Installed / 27 Cores Active 3TB DDR5 Memory AIX Operating System 5 Years Hardware and Software Maintenance (Advanced ExpertCare) + 100,000 ECOD Days

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 076260-2025

About the buyer

Student Loans CompanyLast 12 months

Procurements

48

Awards

21
All tenders and awards from Student Loans Company

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From notice 076260-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 24 November 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.