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Published 9 Jun 2026, 11:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Raleigh Education Trust - ICT Managed Services

Official notice

Authority: RALEIGH EDUCATION TRUST (Central government)·On behalf of: Minerva Procurement Consultancy Services Limited

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£475,000≈ £158k / year · £570,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Jul 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Jan 2030 · up to 1 Jan 2032 with extensions · starts 2 Jan 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Raleigh Education Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily ICT Managed service.

The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full Trust ICT service for the pupils and staff at their nine school sites.

The Trust requires a Contractor to undertake the ICT Managed Service in accordance with good practice so as to provide a high service standard throughout the Trust for the benefit of school staff and pupils, the local community and any visitors to the sites.

There are currently six schools within the Trust in various locations, increasing to nine by September 2026. The schools currently receive onsite and offsite technical support from one technician provided by the incumbent supplier.

There are over 1500 pupils on roll across all sites for the academic year 2025/26.

TUPE is expected to apply to one member of staff, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.

There are no employees in the ICT team that are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

The Trust is inviting suppliers to tender for the supply of management and support for its entire ICT infrastructure. Only suppliers who are able to manage the complete cycle of support and management of all of the school’s ICT infrastructure, and can provide excellent support, development and management thereafter, should express an interest in the opportunity.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 9 Jun 2028, 23:59 BST.
  • How the procedure runs: Duty to Consider Lots As part of the initial project set up and approval stage of the tender process, Raleigh Education Trust discussed with Minerva Procurement Consultancy Services Limited the possibility of splitting the tender into more than one lot/contract. On the basis that Trust/school is geographically close and due to the additional workload (and lack of Trust resources) to manage multiple suppliers it was agreed that lots were not appropriate for this tender process. Full details of the description of the process being used are contained within the documents accompanying this tender. Stage 1 Conditions of participation with evaluation Suppliers are invited to submit a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) response. Submissions will be evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the PSQ documentation. A maximum of five suppliers will be taken forward to the Invitation to Tender stage of the process. Where less than five suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the Invitation to Tender stage. Where more than five suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the Invitation to Tender stage. Stage 2 Invitation to Tender with evaluation Suppliers shortlisted to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage will be required to submit their final tender and will be evaluated on the criteria detailed in the ITT documentation. Envisaged shortlist of the three highest scoring bidders to be invited to: Stage 3 Presentation Day Stage 4 Assessment Summaries and Publication of Contract Award Notice (commencing 8 working day standstill period) Stage 5 Publication of Contract Details Notice Further details of the CFP can be found in the documentation accompanying this tender.

CPV: Computer support and consultancy services · Computer-related professional services · Computer-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£475,000
Contract period: 2 Jan 2027 – 1 Jan 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Jan 2032 with extensionsValue: £475,000 exc. VAT · £570,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the 2 optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
72500000 Computer-related services72590000 Computer-related professional services72600000 Computer support and consultancy services

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: Full details of the weightings and evaluation criteria are contained within the documents accompanying this tender.
  • Price: Full details of the weightings and evaluation criteria are contained within the documents accompanying this tender.
What this means for your bid
  • 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
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 9 Jun 2028
First published
9 Jun 2026, 11:54 BST
Last source update
9 Jun 2026, 11:54 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 23 Nov 2026
Authority reference
MPN-10361
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054218
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Computer support and consultancy servicesComputer-related professional servicesComputer-related services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b0c1 Find a Tender
How it runs

Duty to Consider Lots

As part of the initial project set up and approval stage of the tender process, Raleigh Education Trust discussed with Minerva Procurement Consultancy Services Limited the possibility of splitting the tender into more than one lot/contract. On the basis that Trust/school is geographically close and due to the additional workload (and lack of Trust resources) to manage multiple suppliers it was agreed that lots were not appropriate for this tender process.

Full details of the description of the process being used are contained within the documents accompanying this tender.

Stage 1 Conditions of participation with evaluation

Suppliers are invited to submit a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) response. Submissions will be evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the PSQ documentation. A maximum of five suppliers will be taken forward to the Invitation to Tender stage of the process. Where less than five suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the Invitation to Tender stage. Where more than five suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the Invitation to Tender stage.

Stage 2 Invitation to Tender with evaluation

Suppliers shortlisted to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage will be required to submit their final tender and will be evaluated on the criteria detailed in the ITT documentation. Envisaged shortlist of the three highest scoring bidders to be invited to:

Stage 3 Presentation Day

Stage 4 Assessment Summaries and Publication of Contract Award Notice (commencing 8 working day standstill period)

Stage 5 Publication of Contract Details Notice

Further details of the CFP can be found in the documentation accompanying this tender.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Requests to participate (first stage)
3 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission deadline
3 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
22 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Full details of how to submit are contained within the documents accompanying this tender. in-tendhost.co.uk/minervapcs/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

9 Jun 2026 → 2 Jan 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published140 days ago
    9 Jun 2026, 11:54 BST
  2. Clarification questions by127 days ago
    22 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline116 days ago
    3 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
  4. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  5. Award decision expected byin 27 days
    23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 66 days
    2 Jan 2027

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Jun 2026, 11:54 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

RALEIGH EDUCATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 10611866 Ambleside Academy, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG8 5PNContact name, email, phone

Other public bodies

  • Minerva Procurement Consultancy Services LimitedProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement consultancy managing the tender process for Raleigh Education TrustGB-COH: 07144956 Basingstoke, South EastContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsAll documents are being provided on publication of this Tender Notice. They will be hosted, and are freely available, on the In-tend portal for Minerva Procurement Consultancy Services Limited.

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender