Official UK procurement notice
Tablet & Laptop PC Devices
Authority: CORNERSTONE ACADEMY TRUST (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcurement of 535 devices for pupil and staff use across 7 primary schools
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Jan 2029, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Portable computers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£435,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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)
- Price
- Quality
- Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- Yes · next expected 31 Jan 2029
- First published
- 30 Jan 2026, 16:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 Mar 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008651- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06137aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please submit by emailing graham.newbery@tcat.education or by using the document upload facility at tcat.education/it-procurement/ ↗
Timeline
30 Jan 2026 → 15 Mar 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published269 days ago30 Jan 2026, 16:38 GMT
- Latest notice published259 days ago9 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMT
- Clarification questions by242 days ago26 Feb 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline241 days ago27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by236 days ago4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts226 days ago15 Mar 2026
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jan 2026- Tender notice published30 Jan 2026, 16:38 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published9 Feb 2026, 13:57 GMTUK4
Published amendments (1)
Due to operational need, we have amended the delivery timeline. Please see the revised timeline in the ITT document that now shows a split delivery of devices. On April 9th latest (the original date for all devices) we want 250 of the 500 student devices and all 35 of the adult devices. By July 9th the remaining 250 student devices. We will be lining up the lease finance to match this requiremen…
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender