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Carrington School - Provision of IT Support

SOUTH EAST SURREY SCHOOLS EDUCATION TRUST

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15 Oct 2026 at 10:44

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

South East Surrey Schools Education Trust bought ICT support for Carrington School. The service covers a help desk, on-site support, fully managed IT services, escalation support and strategic support. This combines day-to-day assistance for school users with managed service delivery and higher-level technical and strategic input. The buyer is an education trust, and the requirement is for services rather than equipment, construction or a one-off supply of goods. Delivery locations are listed across England’s regions: the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The core requirement remains support for Carrington School.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to WCL (UK) Limited on 13 October 2026. The award is £555,780 excluding VAT (£666,936 including VAT). The initial contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029, with an option to extend by up to two years, to a maximum expiry date of 31 October 2031. The award was made through a selective procurement under a framework agreement; this was a non-competitive framework award. There was one lot, covering the IT support service for Carrington School. The extension is at the trust’s discretion and is conditional on satisfactory supplier performance and continuing operational requirements.

For suppliers that did not win, this award shows demand from an education trust for an integrated school IT support service, combining user-facing help desk and on-site assistance with fully managed services, escalation and strategic support. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate the capacity to cover routine support while also managing more complex issues and providing strategic input, rather than offering only a narrow help-desk or equipment-supply service. The scope suggests value in coordinating these service layers for a school environment and maintaining satisfactory performance while operational needs continue. The successful supplier is a large company, indicating that a substantial provider was selected for this requirement; the award itself does not establish that smaller suppliers could not compete. A future comparable supplier would need to evidence reliable, joined-up service delivery.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Carrington School - Provision of IT Support

Notice Description

Provision of ICT support to Carrington School, including help desk, onsite support, fully managed services, escalation support and strategic support.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07883f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097338-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72250000 - System and support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£555,780 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTH EAST SURREY SCHOOLS EDUCATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DORKING
Postcode
RH4 1LY
Postcode Area
Redhill
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ26 East Surrey
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Mole Valley
Electoral Ward
Dorking North
Westminster Constituency
Dorking and Horley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WCL UK Ltd

Further Information

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