Official UK procurement notice
Pioneer Educational Trust - ICT Managed Service
Authority: PIONEER EDUCATIONAL TRUST (Public body)·On behalf of: MOXTON EDUCATION LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Trust is taking the opportunity to go to the market to identify the best innovative and forward-looking partner to support them in the delivery and development of their ICT provision over the next five years.
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 51 weeks a year including out of hours access
- Local staffing which suppliers deem necessary to deliver the service and meet the SLA requirements - 51 weeks onsite in Schools and Head Office
- 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 current supplier
- How the procedure runs: Submission and Evaluation of the PSQ Document Shortlisting Submission of ITT Evaluation & Moderation leading to shortlisting to presentation stage Presentation Final Moderation & Decision
CPV: Computer-related equipment · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Local area network · Network equipment · Networking software package · Primary education services · Secondary education services
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Sept 2026, 10:22 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Sept 2026, 10:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Nov 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086729- Accelerated
- State of urgency
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f8d0Find a Tender
- How it runs
Submission and Evaluation of the PSQ Document
Shortlisting
Submission of ITT
Evaluation & Moderation leading to shortlisting to presentation stage
Presentation
Final Moderation & Decision
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submission Instructions are in the PSQ Document
Submission is via email
Timeline
14 Sept 2026 → 21 Dec 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published43 days ago14 Sept 2026, 10:22 BST
- Clarification questions by35 days ago21 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline32 days ago25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 13 days9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 54 days21 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published14 Sept 2026, 10:22 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- MOXTON EDUCATION LTDProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Management
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications PSQ Document - In Word
- Bidding documents and specifications PSQ Document in PDF
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender