Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of ICT Managed Services
Notice Description
Equals Trust has issued a tender inviting contractors to provide ICT Managed Services. The aim of the contact is to have a consistent approach to IT support both for the pupils and the staff, moving over to a Trust model approach rolled out to all schools. This enables the Trust to maximise the effectiveness of the equipment and service, as well as helping to share resources and best practise across all sites. The proposed contract will encompass delivering the following services to the Trust which: a. are cost effective and delivers high quality technical support, system management and consultancy b. provides transparent all-inclusive pricing which allows accurate budgeting over the term of the Contract. c. provides a single point of contact for all of the Trust's IT requirements and management of third-party providers. d. moves to a centralised Trust operating model, which has a consistent approach across schools. e. Centralises the management of the Contract at Trust level, rather than on an individual school by school basis.
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0000
Options: For the Trust to encompass any new schools that join the Trust and the procurement of Hardware and any related IT services that will be managed by the Provider on behalf of the Trust.
Renewal: Option of two further, one year extensions
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066b28
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031140-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
72253000 - Helpdesk and support services
72500000 - Computer-related services
72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Apr 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Apr 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 4 Jan 2027 - 3 Jan 2030 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2031-03-03
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EQUALS TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TOTNES
- Postcode
- TQ9 5RW
- Post Town
- Torquay
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF16 South Nottinghamshire
- Delivery Location
- TLF14 Nottingham
-
- Local Authority
- Rushcliffe
- Electoral Ward
- Keyworth & Wolds
- Westminster Constituency
- Rushcliffe
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031140-2026
2nd April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023566-2026
16th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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