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title: "BC-10754 Bedfordshire Schools Trust ICT"
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# BC-10754 Bedfordshire Schools Trust ICT

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bc-10754-bedfordshire-schools-trust-ict-ocds-h6vhtk-040cb4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Bedfordshire Schools Trust: "BC-10754 Bedfordshire Schools Trust ICT". Published status: complete. Published Value: £5,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Bedfordshire Schools Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bedfordshire-schools-trust-coh-07546141)
- **Published Value:** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 November 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UKH25
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £5,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bc-10754-bedfordshire-schools-trust-ict-ocds-h6vhtk-040cb4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040cb4`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bc-10754-bedfordshire-schools-trust-ict-ocds-h6vhtk-040cb4#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fplacegroup%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bc-10754-bedfordshire-schools-trust-ict-ocds-h6vhtk-040cb4#participate

## Description
The Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) was incorporated in August 2016 following on from a previous organisation called Bedfordshire East Multi-school Trust (BMAT). The Trust now includes three middle deemed secondary schools, six primary schools, one secondary school and three nurseries.Currently ICT support is provided across the Trust through an outsourced provider. It is envisaged that staff members employed by the current provider will be eligible for TUPE.The Successful Bidder will be expected to manage the complete IT lifecycle of the schools from initial advice and installation through to the day-to-day support and management. The services under this contract will comprise of managed ICT support services, ICT equipment and consumables, licenses and broadband. The Trust or the schools may also utilise the new provider for additional sourcing as and when required e.g., for Wi-Fi upgrades.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** The Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) was incorporated in August 2016 following on from a previous organisation called Bedfordshire East Multi-school Trust (BMAT). The Trust now includes three middle deemed secondary schools, six primary schools, one...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Managed ICT (active)
  - Award id: `002198-2025-BC-10754-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Partnership Education Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-135851`
  - Value: £5,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Managed ICT (active)
  - Signed Value: £5,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/03/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002198-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-22T14:13:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:16:38.040Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040cb4