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Didcot Town Council IT support contract tender

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BuyerDidcot Town Council
StatusClosed
Deadline15 Aug 2025
Value£30,000
Published28 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Didcot Town Council has embraced many changes over the last five years - especially in the IT infrastructure of the Council offices and is now seeking an organisation to provide an IT Support contract which will include management of our existing IT infrastructure; telephony; connectivity; licensing and security. The Council is looking for a preferred single supplier to provide the support, account management and billing for all services delivered. It is essential that there is a clear point of contact for specific roles and responsibilities. The contract will be for an initial three years with an option to extend for an additional two years and beyond. All contracts will be subject to satisfactory performance and by mutual agreement. Didcot Town Council aim to reach a provisional decision on the award of the contract by the Full Council meeting due to be held on Monday 8th September 2025 and the successful bidder will be required to work as soon as schedules allow. Scope of the work required: * Ongoing support for staff and Cllrs with Council issued hardware * Managing and providing ongoing support with Microsoft 365 accounts * Maintenance of Council documents in Sharepoint * Assisting with any issues relating to 3rd party specialist software * Managing a range of different devices including laptops, tablets, mobile phones and printers * Managing the security of the Council's IT systems * Managing the Council's wifi networks, internet lines and any connectivity issues across the portfolio of Council buildings * Running a programme of training for staff and Town Cllrs - especially relating to the avoidance of phish emails * Ad hoc IT projects such as software up-grades; the provision of internet/wifi connectivity in a new Community Centre due to open in November 2025, plus more * Opportunities to quote for VOIP Telephony and mobiles * Detailed service legal agreement including response times * Dedicated account manager who will be pro-active in the management of our IT needs with regular meetings and updates as required - please see the attached documents for more detailed information. The anticipated value based on an initial three year contract, is around £30,000 per annum, or £90,000 over three years (excluding VAT). This does not include new devices; telephony; internet and wifi for the new building and conversion from Windows 10 to Windows 11. Deadline for responses is 12 noon on Friday 15th August 2025. Bidding documents may be posted in a sealed document and marked 'IT Opportunity - PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL' marked for the attention of Mrs Janet Wheeler, Town Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer, Council Offices, Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7HN. Alternatively, bidding documents may be emailed (jwheeler@didcot.gov.uk) but must be password protected - the password should be texted to the Town Clerk - number supplied as required. Please see attached documents for full details of this tender.

Delivery location

UKC, GB · UKD, GB · UKE, GB · UKF, GB · UKG, GB · UKH, GB · UKI, GB · UKJ, GB · UKK, GB

Categories

Maintenance and repair of information technology equipment 50312600System and support services 72250000Software support services 72261000Computer support services 72610000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£30,000
Contract periodFrom 30 Sept 2025 to 30 Sept 2028

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Maintenance and repair of information technology equipment, System and support services, Software support services, Computer support servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 50. The category anchor is Maintenance and repair of information technology equipment (50312600); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 506,6974 median · 23.1 average (2,559 of 6,697 with a bid count)3.3 average (2,880 of 6,697 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKC2957 median · 137.3 average (69 of 295 with a bid count)4.3 average (88 of 295 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)118Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-056633
Latest release ID043348-2025
Latest release timestampMon Jul 28 2025 09:56:34 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043348-2025
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2025-08-15T12:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2025-08-08T23:59:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsThe tender documents should answer all the areas covered by the scope of works. It will be the responsibility of the different bids to cover everything detailed in the attached papers. Any queries should be on email sent to the Town Clerk - jwheeler@didcot.gov.uk - these emails may be shared with DTC staff or Town Councillors as part of the tender process. The successful applicant will be the bid which demonstrates the best understanding of our sector. The price will be a secondary consideration. Tenders must remain open for at least 60 days after the closing date. The bidding documents may be posted in a sealed document and marked IT Opportunity - PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL for the attention of Janet Wheeler, Town Clerk and RFO, Council Offices, Didcot Civic Hall, Britwell Road, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 7HN. Documents can be emailed to jwheeler@didcot.gov.uk but must be password protected. www.didcot.gov.uk
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£30,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source4
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
28 Jul 2025tenderUpdate043348-2025
25 Jul 2025tender043094-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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25 Jul 2025 · 043094-2025 · tender
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