Official UK procurement notice
The Provision Of Medway Grid for Learning - 2027
Authority: Medway Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe specification is in grid format with all the main and optional requirements. The provider is to tick if this is provided both in the main core offering or an optional upgrade. The procurement is to purchase “best value” services involving office 365, Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) web filtering and monitoring, Anti-Virus and an optional support desk, for about 135 member schools in Medway and Kent.
The services would need to be maintained to meet statutory requirements, and also to continue the high-quality expectations from members. The present services need to meet specific KPI’s, and this will continue.
The Contract is anticipated to commence on 01 April 2027 and will continue for a period of 36 months with an option to extend for a further period of 12 months unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of Contract.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:
www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Kent:-… ↗
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CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£800,000
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 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
- Open 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
- 9 Jul 2026, 12:11 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2026, 12:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Dec 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064649- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c763Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
9 Jul 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published111 days ago9 Jul 2026, 12:11 BST
- Clarification questions by110 days ago10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline68 days ago21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 64 days31 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 154 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published9 Jul 2026, 12:11 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender