Official UK procurement notice
A Comprehensive Managed IT Service
Authority: Taunton Town Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTaunton Town Council invites suitably qualified and experienced suppliers capable of providing strategic guidance, technical support, and managed services to submit tenders for the provision of a comprehensive IT Managed Service to ensure reliable, secure, and efficient IT operations.
The Council currently operates within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, with approximately 62 laptop users and 43 mobile users (20 of which are elected members). We are distributed across 2 sites, Deane House (TA1 1HE) and Trafalgar House (TA1 5LY).
The Council currently hosts no on-premises servers.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2029, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Computer support and consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£300,000
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 (3)
- Quality
- Environmental
- 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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 1 Nov 2029
- First published
- 12 Nov 2025, 14:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2026, 14:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Jan 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-083707- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dfb3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submission address as stated in the ITT
Timeline
12 Nov 2025 → 15 Jul 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published344 days ago12 Nov 2025, 14:21 GMT
- Market engagement315 days ago11 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Expressions of interest to [email protected]
- Next notice expected314 days ago12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published309 days ago17 Dec 2025, 11:07 GMT
- Clarification questions by282 days ago13 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline275 days ago20 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by264 days ago31 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts205 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent100 days ago15 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published99 days ago15 Jul 2026, 14:09 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Nov 2025, 14:21 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published17 Dec 2025, 11:07 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £300,00017 Dec 2025, 11:07 GMTwas £260,000
- Status changed to active17 Dec 2025, 11:07 GMT
- Procurement method changed17 Dec 2025, 11:07 GMT
- Deadline published: 20 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT17 Dec 2025, 11:07 GMT
- Contract award notice published15 Jul 2026, 14:09 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Jul 2026, 14:09 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudy Group LtdSME1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: One one year extension available | £67,800 | 15 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17final-stage tenders | 17 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cloudy Group LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender