Notice Information
Notice Title
Palladian Academy Trust - ICT Managed Service Partner
Notice Description
Palladian Academy Trust is a strong Trust of 13 schools based in Bath and Wiltshire that offers education from 4-19. We are proud that our schools serve different communities, some are church schools, some are non-denominational, but together we know we are better placed to ensure our pupils have the best educational experience. This procurement includes (but may not be limited to) the items listed below. * A core managed service, management of all ICT against an agreed SLA * A Service Desk, available 52 weeks a year including out of hours access * Local staffing which suppliers deem necessary to deliver the service and meet the SLA requirements - 42 weeks onsite in Primary schools and 50 weeks for the Head Office and secondary school * Strategic advice and direction to the Trust regarding ICT * Responsibility for design, specification, installation, and management of all ICT infrastructure * Supply of goods and services based on an agreed Best Value approach * Management of 3rd parties where relevant to the ICT support * Relevant monitoring, management, patching * Regular performance reporting * CPD and training - digital skills and curriculum as necessary * There is an expectation that the provider will support and/or drive innovation * Maintain technical documentation * Maintain operational documentation, for example inventory management and risk registers * Collective partnership targets aligned to the Trust objectives * In school support for the integration and upgrade of the connectivity, communications and security infrastructure as required * Suppliers may be required to deliver a range of technology and change management projects in addition to the providing the core managed service. Suppliers should note the following: * The Trust will provide a standard contract as part of the ITT Pack * TUPE is expected from the Trust employed staff
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066ecb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025124-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- 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
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
30213000 - Personal computers
30214000 - Workstations
30230000 - Computer-related equipment
48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
80100000 - Primary education services
80200000 - Secondary education services
80400000 - Adult and other education services
80500000 - Training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,750,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,750,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Mar 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Apr 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- PALLADIAN ACADEMY 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
- BATH
- Postcode
- BA2 5RE
- Post Town
- Bath
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF15 North Nottinghamshire
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Newark and Sherwood
- Electoral Ward
- Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Newark
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025124-2026
19th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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