Notice Information
Notice Title
Helpdesk and RMM System
Notice Description
The Academy Trust wishes to appoint a Supplier to provide the Helpdesk and RMM System Requirements as outlined in the ITT. The solution needs to meet our needs now (based on 40 schools plus HQ/ Satellite offices and associated devices), but it also needs to be able to grow.
Planning Information
Unity are looking to speak with any supplier that can offer a system that will fulfil their needs. This process is a discovery process for the stakeholders to see what is possible in a system and help build our specification and requirements. Any supplier can email procurement@unitysp.co.uk and request to provide a demo.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e88d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032953-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Mar 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 23 Oct 2025 - 23 Oct 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-08-17
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@unitysp.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HAVERHILL
- Postcode
- CB9 8QP
- Post Town
- Cambridge
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH6 Suffolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH64 West Suffolk
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- West Suffolk
- Electoral Ward
- Haverhill South
- Westminster Constituency
- West Suffolk
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032953-2025
17th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007498-2025
28th February 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007489-2025
28th February 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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