Planning

IT Device as a Service (DaaS) - PME

ANCHOR HANOVER GROUP

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Planning

05 Sep 2025 at 13:21

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Anchor Hanover Group, a sub-central government public authority located in Bradford, United Kingdom, is initiating a planning stage for a procurement process titled "IT Device as a Service (DaaS) - PME". This tender falls under the goods category, specifically focusing on computer equipment and supplies, and is set for a potential contract period starting from 9 March 2026 to 8 March 2029, with the option for renewal. Interested suppliers can express their interest until 29 September 2025. Additionally, one-to-one supplier events will occur between 1 October 2025 and 10 October 2025 via Teams. The estimated value of the contract is between £200,000 and £240,000 GBP.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses equipped to provide enterprise-level Device as a Service solutions, targeting procurement and provisioning needs for laptops and desktops, including full lifecycle management and hardware standardisation over a five-year period. Entities with experience in public sector engagements and proven capabilities in delivering DaaS solutions will find this procurement to be a valuable prospect. SMEs are particularly encouraged to compete for this contract. Potential bidders interested in fostering business growth in the public sector IT domain should consider leveraging this opportunity to showcase their innovation and cost-effective solutions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

IT Device as a Service (DaaS) - PME

Notice Description

Anchor is seeking to understand the capabilities of the DaaS market and is carrying out this pre market engagement to assist in building a business case and inform the specification of a possible future tender. At a high level, our requirements include: - All Laptop and Desktop procurement and provisioning services. - Full Lifecycle management of devices within service scope (DaaS) . - Standardisation of Group Hardware standards, specifications and formfactors . - Standard Hardware Lifecycle of 5 years. Anchor welcomes interest from suitable organisations that can deliver broad enterprise DaaS (Device as a Service) services with a proven track record of doing so within the public sector, to explore their solution's capabilities and indicative costs. For further information and to register your interest, the PME documentation can be found here: https://anchor.my.salesforce-sites.com/?searchtype=Projects IT DaaS - PME (C10275) If interested in taking part, please click the 'Register interest' button. Note - costings are unknown at this point, therefore an above-threshold figure has been used.

Planning Information

Expressions of interest will be accepted up to 29/09/2025. One to One supplier events will be held via Teams. These individual calls will take place between 01/10/2025 and 10/10/2025. Instructions for how to register for these events will be provided via the messaging function on Anchor’s eSourcing platform for interested parties.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05950a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054321-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

CPV Codes

30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Dec 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
9 Mar 2026 - 8 Mar 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ANCHOR HANOVER GROUP
Contact Name
Alex Holdsworth
Contact Email
alex.holdsworth@anchor.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD1 2ST
Post Town
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Bradford West

Further Information

Notice Documents

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