Notice Information
Notice Title
St Christopher's MAT - Provision of ICT Managed Services
Notice Description
This tender opportunity has been issued by St Christopher's C of E (Primary) Multi Academy Trust ("the Trust") and Contractors are invited to tender for the provision of ICT Managed Services ("the Service"). Full details of all contract requirements are given in this Document 2. Specification of Requirement. 2. The proposed contract is intended to secure a high-quality, responsive and strategically aligned ICT managed service for the Trust. The Successful Contractor will be expected to deliver a service that: a. provides cost-effective, high-quality technical support, systems management and ICT consultancy; b. offers transparent and comprehensive pricing to enable effective budget management across the contract term; c. acts as the Trust's single point of accountability for ICT support and for liaison with relevant third-party providers; d. and manages and supports the Trust's ICT environment across its full lifecycle, including strategic planning, implementation, maintenance, user support and continuous improvement.
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0000
Options: The Contract Value is split by the following and has inflation built in: PS600k Managed Service PS400k IT Hardware Procurement The Tenderer shall note the following specific contract modifications relevant to this procurement: a. New Schools may join the Trust during the term of the contract; therefore, a contract variation may be required. A pricing assessment will be completed and agreed by the Tenderer and the Trust for each new school in such instances. b. The quantities requiring maintenance may be amended during the course of the contract, either additions or subtractions, and reasonable adjustments made to the payments as agreed by the Tenderer and the Trust. c. Additional activities to existing items may be required of the Tenderer which an additional payment will be agreed by the Tenderer and the Trust.
Renewal: The possible extension of two (2) further years, in 12-month intervals (3 +1+1).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06b891
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058296-2026
- 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
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- CPV Codes
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72510000 - Computer-related management services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jun 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Jul 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2031-01-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ST CHRISTOPHER'S C OF E (PRIMARY) MULTI 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
- 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
- TLK4 Devon, TLK41 Plymouth, TLK42 Torbay
-
- Local Authority
- Exeter
- Electoral Ward
- Newtown and St Leonard's
- Westminster Constituency
- Exeter
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058296-2026
22nd June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057811-2026
19th June 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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