Notice Information
Notice Title
Clarion Corvus Trust - ICT Managed Service
Notice Description
Clarion Corvus Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily ICT Managed service. The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full Trust ICT service for the pupils and staff at their 7 school sites. The Trust requires a Contractor to undertake the ICT Managed Service in accordance with good practice so as to provide a high service standard throughout the Trust for the benefit of school staff and pupils, the local community and any visitors to the sites. There are currently 7schools within the Trust in various locations. The schools currently receive onsite and offsite technical support from 8 staff. There are over 2200 pupils on roll across all sites for the academic year 2025/26. TUPE is expected to apply to 2 of the 8 staff, details of which can be found in the tender documentation. There are two employees in the ICT team that are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation. The Trust is inviting suppliers to tender for the supply of management and support for its entire ICT infrastructure. Only suppliers who are able to manage the complete cycle of support and management of all of the school's ICT infrastructure, and can provide excellent support, development and management thereafter, should express an interest in the opportunity.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058b87
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011549-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72500000 - Computer-related services
72590000 - Computer-related professional services
72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £720,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £720,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £963,137 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 4 Apr 2026 - 4 Apr 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2027-08-20
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CLARION CORVUS TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Ben Jones
- Contact Email
- tenders@minervapcs.com
- Contact Phone
- +441256467107, 01256467107
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NORWICH
- Postcode
- NR14 6JU
- Post Town
- Norwich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ37 North Hampshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH15 Norwich and East Norfolk
-
- Local Authority
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Electoral Ward
- Norden
- Westminster Constituency
- Basingstoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011549-2026
9th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050269-2025
20th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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