Notice Information
Notice Title
IT Managed Service Provider
Notice Description
IT Managed Service to support a transformational approach to service delivery.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: Pool Re may require, in its absolute discretion, the service provider to provide additional related services and/or expand services during the lifetime of the contract to meet future changes in demands or new initiatives.
Renewal: The Buyer may extend the Contract for up to three additional periods of up to 12 Months by giving not less than 6 Months' notice in writing to the Supplier (a) prior to the Expiry Date, in respect of the first such extension, and (b) prior to the end of the first extension, in respect of the second such extension. The Conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period. The Buyer may choose that an extension shall apply to only part of the Services, in which case the Charges shall be reduced pro rata.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0511f9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004318-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £295,386 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £295,386 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 18 Jan 2026 - 17 Jan 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- 2027-04-30
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- POOL RE SERVICES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- commercialservices@poolre.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- EC4R 9AF
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- City of London
- Electoral Ward
- Candlewick
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004318-2026
19th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000023-2026
2nd January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020836-2025
13th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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