Notice Information
Notice Title
EPP0128-R1 - ICT Fully Managed Service
Notice Description
Castle Point Borough Council (CPBC) via the Essex Procurement Partnership (EPP) is seeking provision of an ICT Fully Managed Service, designed to enhance the efficiency, responsiveness, and quality of services provided by CPBC.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Contract length will be 30 months with the option to extend for a further 1+1 year which is solely at the discretion of the Council. This period includes an implementation period of 6 months with the service commencing on 1st October 2026 until 30th September 2030.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05cf12
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037626-2026
- 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
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,933,858 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Apr 2026Today
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Apr 2026Today
- Contract Period
- 24 May 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 2-3 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
- CASTLE POINT BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BENFLEET
- Postcode
- SS7 1TF
- Post Town
- Southend-on-Sea
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH3 Essex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH37 Essex Thames Gateway
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Castle Point
- Electoral Ward
- Thundersley South
- Westminster Constituency
- Castle Point
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037626-2026
24th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066414-2025
17th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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