Notice Information
Notice Title
Wessex Learning Trust - Provision of Multi-functional Devices
Notice Description
This tender opportunity was issued by Wessex Learning Trust ("the Trust"). The contract will be for the provision of Multi-functional Devices ("the service"). It is the Trust's expectation that the Tenderer shall be responsible for the supply, services and goods to the Trust and will include Multi-Functional Devices (MFD's) and Print Management Software. The Tenderer will be responsible for the supply of hardware, software, consumables, and replacement parts. The Tenderer will also provide installation, maintenance, removal, disposal, and training services to the Trust. The contract is to include 4- hour response time, fixed lease and a service maintenance contract of the MFDs.
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0000
Renewal: Option of a further year extension to enable co-terminus end dates of the maintenance contract with the leases
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059d2d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000463-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
-
- CPV Codes
30100000 - Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture
30120000 - Photocopying and offset printing equipment
30121000 - Photocopying and thermocopying equipment
30121100 - Photocopiers
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WESSEX LEARNING TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Claire Jones, Emma May
- Contact Email
- claire.jones@phplaw.co.uk, emay@wessexlearningtrust.co.uk, josie.medforth@phplaw.co.uk, office@wessexlearningtrust.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01934 745363
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TOTNES
- Postcode
- TQ9 5RW
- Post Town
- Torquay
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK43 Devon CC
- Delivery Location
- TLK23 Somerset CC
-
- Local Authority
- South Hams
- Electoral Ward
- Totnes
- Westminster Constituency
- South Devon
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000463-2026
5th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057721-2025
18th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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