Official UK procurement notice
Clarion Corvus Trust - ICT Managed Service
Authority: CLARION CORVUS TRUST (Public body)·On behalf of: Minerva Procurement Consultancy Services Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionClarion Corvus Trust is currently out to tender for the provision of a full daily ICT Managed service.
The Contractor will be responsible for the provision of a full Trust ICT service for the pupils and staff at their 7 school sites.
The Trust requires a Contractor to undertake the ICT Managed Service in accordance with good practice so as to provide a high service standard throughout the Trust for the benefit of school staff and pupils, the local community and any visitors to the sites. There are currently 7schools within the Trust in various locations. The schools currently receive onsite and offsite technical support from 8 staff.
There are over 2200 pupils on roll across all sites for the academic year 2025/26.
TUPE is expected to apply to 2 of the 8 staff, details of which can be found in the tender documentation.
There are two employees in the ICT team that are members of the Local Government Pension Scheme and all details are in the tender documentation.
The Trust is inviting suppliers to tender for the supply of management and support for its entire ICT infrastructure. Only suppliers who are able to manage the complete cycle of support and management of all of the school’s ICT infrastructure, and can provide excellent support, development and management thereafter, should express an interest in the opportunity.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 21 Aug 2027, 00:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: Duty to Consider Lots As part of the initial project set up and approval stage of the tender process, Clarion Corvus Trust discussed with Minerva Procurement Consultancy Services Limited the possibility of splitting the tender into more than one lot/contract. It was agreed that lots were not appropriate for this tender process. Full details of the description of the process being used are contained within the documents accompanying this tender. Stage 1 Conditions of participation with evaluation Suppliers are invited to submit a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) response. Submissions will be evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the PSQ documentation. A maximum of five suppliers will be taken forward to the Invitation to Tender stage of the process. Where less than five suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the Invitation to Tender stage. Where more than five suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the Invitation to Tender stage. Stage 2 Invitation to Tender with evaluation Suppliers shortlisted to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage will be required to submit their final tender and will be evaluated on the criteria detailed in the ITT documentation. Envisaged shortlist of the three highest scoring bidders to be invited to: Stage 3 Presentation Day Stage 4 Assessment Summaries and Publication of Contract Award Notice (commencing 8 working day standstill period) Stage 5 Publication of Contract Details Notice Further details of the CFP can be found in the documentation accompanying this tender.
CPV: Computer support and consultancy services · Computer-related professional services · Computer-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£720,000
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)
- Quality: Full details of the weightings and evaluation criteria are contained within the documents accompanying this tender.
- Price: Full details of the weightings and evaluation criteria are contained within the documents accompanying this tender.
- 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
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 21 Aug 2027
- First published
- 20 Aug 2025, 15:38 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Apr 2026, 09:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
MPN-10338- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050269- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058b87Find a Tender
- How it runs
Duty to Consider Lots
As part of the initial project set up and approval stage of the tender process, Clarion Corvus Trust discussed with Minerva Procurement Consultancy Services Limited the possibility of splitting the tender into more than one lot/contract. It was agreed that lots were not appropriate for this tender process.
Full details of the description of the process being used are contained within the documents accompanying this tender.
Stage 1 Conditions of participation with evaluation
Suppliers are invited to submit a Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) response. Submissions will be evaluated based on the criteria detailed in the PSQ documentation. A maximum of five suppliers will be taken forward to the Invitation to Tender stage of the process. Where less than five suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the Invitation to Tender stage. Where more than five suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the Invitation to Tender stage.
Stage 2 Invitation to Tender with evaluation
Suppliers shortlisted to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage will be required to submit their final tender and will be evaluated on the criteria detailed in the ITT documentation. Envisaged shortlist of the three highest scoring bidders to be invited to:
Stage 3 Presentation Day
Stage 4 Assessment Summaries and Publication of Contract Award Notice (commencing 8 working day standstill period)
Stage 5 Publication of Contract Details Notice
Further details of the CFP can be found in the documentation accompanying this tender.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 24 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 24 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Full details of how to submit are contained within the documents accompanying this tender.
Timeline
20 Aug 2025 → 27 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published20 Aug 2025, 15:38 BST
- Clarification questions by27 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline392 days ago24 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent254 days ago9 Feb 2026
- Award decision expected by252 days ago10 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends244 days ago18 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts199 days ago5 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published177 days ago27 Apr 2026, 09:55 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Aug 2025- Tender notice published20 Aug 2025, 15:38 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published9 Feb 2026, 16:37 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete9 Feb 2026, 16:37 GMT
- Contract signature expected20 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 Apr 2026, 09:55 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infinity Education Limited5 Apr 2026 – 4 Apr 2029 · up to 4 Apr 2031Extensions: The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each. · Options: The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 3 years with [two] possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of 5 years. | £963,137 | 9 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Clarion Corvus Trust - ICT Managed Service · Infinity Education Limited
- Signed
- 5 Apr 2026
- Value
- £963,137
- Period
- 5 Apr 2026 – 4 Apr 2029 · up to 4 Apr 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The duration detailed above includes the initial term of 3 years as well as the two optional contract extension periods of 12 months each.
- Options
- The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 3 years with [two] possible extensions of 12 months meaning a maximum contract length of 5 years.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Minerva Procurement Consultancy Services LimitedProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement consultancy for Clarion Corvus Trust
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Infinity Education LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: The Legal Agreement (terms and conditions) is not available at the time of publishing the tender. It will be provided no later than 29 August 2025. It will be accessible via the hyperlink in the Appendices section of the Memorandum of Information (MoI) which has been published with this tender.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender