Official UK procurement notice
Apple Manged Service (Provision of)
Authority: City of Sunderland College (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe College group currently uses a JAMF Pro service provided by DataJar to manage approximately 175 macOS devices and is looking to tender for a suitable continuation or replacement service. The service must support teaching, learning, assessment, and administrative use of Apple devices and be suitable for a mixed student, staff, and shared-device environment.
CPV: Computer-related management services · License management software development services · License management software package
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).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality: 40%
- Added Value: 10%
- Cost: 35%
- Social Value: 15%
Published award criteria (4)
- Cost
- Quality
- Added Value
- Social Value
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 3 Mar 2026, 08:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 Mar 2026, 09:04 GMT
- Authority reference
T25/0042- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018729- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066060Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tender responses and all associated documentation must be submitted electronically via the EPNE e-tendering system located at in-tendhost.co.uk/nessp ↗
Tenders returned by any other means will be excluded.
Timeline
3 Mar 2026 → 28 Apr 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published239 days ago3 Mar 2026, 08:57 GMT
- Tender notice published239 days ago3 Mar 2026, 09:04 GMT
- Next notice expected237 days ago4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by219 days ago23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline219 days ago23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts183 days ago28 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Mar 2026, 08:57 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published3 Mar 2026, 09:04 GMTUK4
- Published value updated3 Mar 2026, 09:04 GMT
- Status changed to active3 Mar 2026, 09:04 GMT
- Procurement method changed3 Mar 2026, 09:04 GMT
- Deadline published: 23 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT3 Mar 2026, 09:04 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender