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UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites

162 server colocation tenders and contracts, 37 this year.

A "colocation" keyword alert misses 84% of server colocation contracts →

Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count

  • Awarded a month£540k
  • Contracts a month2.1
  • Won by SMEs44%
  • Renewing in 6 months6
  • Frameworks and DPSs3
  • Live now1See them →
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How many server colocation contracts do keyword alerts miss?

In the last year, a "colocation" alert would have missed 21 of 25 server colocation contracts (84%) and an expert list of 15 phrases 8 (32%). How we measured this

Keyword alert"colocation"

21 of 25

Expert list15 phrases

8 of 25

Expert list: colocation, data centre colocation, datacentre colocation, rack space, rackspace rental, data centre space, datacentre rack, rack hosting, colocation services, crown hosting, data centre hosting, server hosting, data center, datacentre services, tier 3 data centre

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50 contracts across the UK, of any size

Live now

1 server colocation opportunity is open now

  1. Pre-market20 Oct 2026
    Andover Data Centre Co-Location Agreement
    Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · South East
    Est.£4m
  2. Awarded8 Sep 2026
    Primary & Secondary Data Centers
    North Lanarkshire Council · ScotlandWon by HFD Datavita Limited
    £1.5m
  3. Awarded22 Jul 2026
    IT459 Internet Breakers for Associated Datacentre Rack Space Rental
    Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · South WestWon by Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited
    £191k
  4. Awarded21 Jul 2026
    Provision of Data Centre Colocation Space Services
    South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust · LondonWon by Stellanor Datacenters Properties UK Limited
    £190k
  5. Awarded1 Jul 2026
    Project_20764 Crown Hosting II Crown Hosting II Data Centre Services
    Home Office · LondonWon by Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited
    £10m
  6. Awarded24 Jun 2026
    Rack hosting at NHS Trust
    Isle of Wight Council · South EastWon by Isle of Wight NHS Trust
    £21k
  7. Awarded22 Jun 2026
    Replacement Data Centre
    Hertfordshire County Council · East of EnglandWon by Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited
    £1m
  8. Awarded10 Jun 2026
    Award of NAC/DA/5138 - Provision of Colocation Services for Council ICT Infrastructure
    North Ayrshire Council · ScotlandWon by DataVita Ltd
    £1.2m
  9. Awarded3 Jun 2026
    IT454 Datacentre Rack Space Rental
    Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · South WestWon by Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited
    £209k
  10. Awarded29 May 2026
    Crown Hosting Service Crown Hosting Data Centres (CHDC) Hosting Contract via RM6262
    Department for Work and Pensions · North WestWon by Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited
    £8m

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Frameworks and DPS

3 frameworks for server colocation work are running. None are open to join now.

2023202520272029TodaySuppliers namedYPO - 001126 - Cloud Services, Data Centre Man…Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation · Yorkshire and th…27Cloud and Hosting Services FrameworkScottish Government · Scotland · Framework5Crown Hosting IIGovernment Commercial Agency · National or unstated…–

Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited won the most server colocation contracts

It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.

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NHS and healthCouncilsCentral governmentPolice, fire and rescueEducationOther buyers
RankContractorContracts won, by buyerContractsValue wonBuyersShare
1 Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited
South West · See every contract
15£28.7m13
2 DataVita Ltd
Scotland · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract
7£3.2m7
3jointWight Fibre
South East · SME · See every contract
2£496k1
3jointFujitsu
East Midlands · See every contract
2£495k1
3jointInsight
London · SME · See every contract
2£419k2
6jointCDW
West Midlands · SME · See every contract
1£25m1
6jointDatum Datacentres Limited
London · SME · See every contract
1£11.7m1
6jointDell Technologies
See every contract
1£8.4m1
6jointSoftcat
North West · 2 framework places · See every contract
1£2.9m1
6jointPulsant
Scotland · See every contract
1£2.3m1

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Who buys

NHS and health bodies award 26% of server colocation contracts

Councils buy the bigger jobs, at a median of £460k against £191k. Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.

NHS and health13 contractsCouncils11 contractsCentral government9 contractsPolice, fire and rescue5 contractsEducation5 contractsOther buyers6 contractsUnder £100k6 contracts · median £52k£100k to £1m26 contracts · median £234k£1m or more17 contracts · median £2.7m
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8 buyers bought server colocation more than once in the last 2 years

Each dot is a buyer, by how many server colocation contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.

32 buyers1 contract6 buyers2 contracts2 buyers3 or 4 contracts0 buyers5 or more contracts

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Few and big, or many and small

Each dot is a buyer: how many server colocation contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.

NHS and healthCouncilsCentral governmentPolice, fire and rescueEducationOther buyers
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100m123Server colocation contracts awardedFEW AND BIGMANY AND SMALLCoventry UniversityHome OfficeMetropolitan Police Serv…UK Atomic Energy Authori…Isle of Wight CouncilNHS South, Central and W…

Top buyers by contracts awarded

RankBuyerContractsValue
1Isle of Wight Council
See every contract
3£517k
2NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit
See every contract
3£303k
3Coventry University
See every contract
2£25.3m
4Home Office
See every contract
2£12.1m
5Lincolnshire Police
See every contract
2£495k
6Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
See every contract
2£400k
7British Transport Police
See every contract
2£323k
8The Wheatley Housing Group Limited
See every contract
2£212k
9Metropolitan Police Service
See every contract
1£11.7m
10UK Atomic Energy Authority
See every contract
1£8.4m

110 server colocation contracts awarded since 2021

  1. 92021
  2. 202022
  3. 202023
  4. 172024
  5. 212025
  6. 232026 so far
Prices

Half of server colocation contracts are worth less than £270k

NHS and healthCouncilsCentral governmentPolice, fire and rescueEducationOther buyers
£10k£100k£1m£10m£100mMedian £270k
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The 10 biggest server colocation contracts

  1. Coventry UniversityCDW · 25 Apr 2025£25m
  2. Metropolitan Police ServiceDatum Datacentres Limited · 13 Jun 2025£11.7m
  3. Home OfficeCrown Hosting Data Centres Limited · 1 Jul 2026£10m
  4. UK Atomic Energy AuthorityDell Technologies · 18 Feb 2026£8.4m
  5. Department for Work and PensionsCrown Hosting Data Centres Limited · 29 May 2026£8m
  6. Historic Environment ScotlandDataVita Ltd · 25 Sep 2025£6m
  7. HM Land RegistryCrown Hosting Data Centres Limited · 8 Oct 2025£3.2m
  8. University of SheffieldSoftcat · 27 Mar 2025£2.9m
  9. Leicestershire County CouncilCrown Hosting Data Centres Limited · 24 Feb 2025£2.7m
  10. Aberdeenshire CouncilBrightSolid · 17 Dec 2025£2.5m
Renewing contracts

16 server colocation contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months

6 in the next 6 months. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.

Ends in 7 weeks

Data Centre Co-Location Services

Manchester Metropolitan University · North West · 3-year contract
Held by Lunar Digital Solutions
£210k
Ends in 8 weeks

Charges for co-location data centre services

Lincolnshire Police · East Midlands · 6-month contract
Held by Fujitsu
£124k
Ends Jan 2027

NECS Re-procurement Data Centre (Pulsant)

NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit · 1-year contract
Held by Insight
£149k
Server colocation contract for a central government bodyScotland£100k to £1mEnds Mar 2027
Server colocation contract for an NHS bodySouth West£100k to £1mEnds Mar 2027
Server colocation contract for an NHS bodySouth West£1m or moreEnds Mar 2027
Server colocation contract for a charity or companyLondon£100k to £1mEnds May 2027
Server colocation contract for a councilUK-wide or not stated£100k to £1mEnds May 2027
Server colocation contract for an NHS bodyYorkshire and the Humber£1m or moreEnds May 2027
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Where and when

Scotland awards the most server colocation contracts

Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.

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The regions as a table
RegionOpen nowContractsValueTypical contractWon the mostBought the mostRenewing in 12 months
Scotland012£16.3m£870kDataVita Ltd (7)The Wheatley Housing Group Limited (2)1
London07£22.7m£270kCrown Hosting Data Centres Limited (2)–2
South East15£937k£248kWight Fibre (2)Isle of Wight Council (3)0
South West05£1.5m£191kCrown Hosting Data Centres Limited (4)Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (2)3
East Midlands03£3.3m£460k––2
North East02£425k–––0
North West02£10.9m–––2
West Midlands02£26.3m–––0
East of England02£1.4m–––0
Wales02£3.6m–Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited (2)–0
Yorkshire and the Humber01£205k–––1
Northern Ireland00Not published–––0
Often bought with server colocation
Servers and storageSD-WANBusiness broadbandGenerator maintenanceStructured cabling
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Key findings
  • £540k a month

    of server colocation contracts awarded.

    Typical contract £248k x 2.2 contracts a month, last 12 months.
  • 2.1

    server colocation contracts are awarded in a typical month.

    50 contracts in the last 2 years.
  • 6

    server colocation contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.

    Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 4 May 2027.
  • 3

    frameworks and DPSs are running for server colocation work.

    0 open to join now.
  • 44%

    of server colocation contracts are won by SMEs.

    As recorded by the buyer, on 43 award notices.

How many server colocation tenders and contracts are there?

Last 12 monthsSince November 2021
Notices published37162
Contracts awarded25105

22 server colocation contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 21 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 40 buyers awarded server colocation contracts to 27 suppliers.

Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count

Questions

How many server colocation contracts does the UK public sector award?

50 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 40 public buyers.

How much is a typical public sector server colocation contract worth?

The median is £270k, and 45% are worth less than £250k.

Who wins the most public sector server colocation contracts?

Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited won the most (15), and the most by value (£28.7m).

Which buyers award the most server colocation contracts?

NHS and health bodies award 26% of them.

Which part of the UK awards the most server colocation contracts?

Scotland: 12 of 50 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then London (7) and the South East (5).

How many server colocation contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?

16 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 20 December 2026. Another 1 ending is one-off work.

Are there frameworks or DPSs for server colocation work that are open to join?

3 frameworks and DPSs for server colocation work are running. None are open to join now.

What is included

Serviced rackspace, power, cooling and connectivity in a third-party data centre where the buyer houses its own equipment.

  • Colocation rackspace
  • Tier-3 data centre space
  • Renewal of an existing colocation agreement

What is not included

  • Provider-run hosting of an application (see Managed application hosting)
  • Public cloud (see Cloud hosting)
  • Servers and storage placed in the data centre
  • Support of data centre hardware (see Servers and storage)