Official UK procurement notice
Advantage School - ICT Managed Service
Authority: ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS (Education)·On behalf of: MOXTON EDUCATION LTD
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)North West (UKD)
Published estimate£6,100,000≈ £1.2m / year · £7,320,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Dec 2025awarded 12 Mar 2026
Award (standstill) to TURN IT ON LIMITED
Contract term 5 yrsends 26 Jul 2031 · starts 27 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionICT Managed Service for all schools in the Trust
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 - Analysis of responses to the PSQ Document Stage 2 - Analysis of the formal Bid document from shortlisted bidders at Stage 1 Stage 3 - Presentations - Analysis from this bidders who submit at Stage 2
CPV: Computer-related equipment · Education and training services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Networks · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Nov 2025, 19:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Mar 2026, 09:13 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 5 Mar 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074572- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e2dbFind a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 - Analysis of responses to the PSQ Document
Stage 2 - Analysis of the formal Bid document from shortlisted bidders at Stage 1
Stage 3 - Presentations - Analysis from this bidders who submit at Stage 2
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
The Submission email addresses are in the PSQ Document
Timeline
17 Nov 2025 → 27 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published338 days ago17 Nov 2025, 19:14 GMT
- Clarification questions by321 days ago4 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline306 days ago19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by229 days ago5 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent223 days ago12 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published209 days ago26 Mar 2026, 09:13 GMT
- Standstill ends196 days ago8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts87 days ago27 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Nov 2025- Tender notice published17 Nov 2025, 19:14 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published26 Mar 2026, 09:13 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Mar 2026, 09:13 GMT
- Contract signature expected9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £6,100,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 76 from SMEs
Named bidders 7published on the award notice
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TURN IT ON LIMITEDSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2031 | £6,100,000 | 12 Mar 2026standstill to 8 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonTURN IT ON LIMITEDSME · South East England
- did not winInfinity Education Ltd.SME · South East England
- did not winJOSKOS SOLUTIONS LIMITEDSME · Greater London
- did not winRM EDUCATION LTD · South East England
- did not winNETS INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDSME · South East England
- did not winPARTNERSHIP EDUCATION LIMITEDSME · East of England
- did not winEDUTHING LIMITEDSME · South East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- MOXTON EDUCATION LTDProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Management
Bidders & participating suppliers
7 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- EDUTHING LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- Infinity Education Ltd.Bidder / tenderer
- JOSKOS SOLUTIONS LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- NETS INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- PARTNERSHIP EDUCATION LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- RM EDUCATION LTDBidder / tenderer
- TURN IT ON LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications PSQ Response Document
- Bidding documents and specifications PSQ Response Document in PDF
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender