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planning
Official procurement procedure
Equals Trust Provision of ICT Managed Service
IT services: consulting
software development
Internet and support
Published value
£3,000,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Equals Trust: "Equals Trust Provision of ICT Managed Service". Published status: planning. Published value: £3,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Equals Trust | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £3,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Equals Trust
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Equals Trust. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
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Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
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Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityEquals Trust | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published24 Jun 2026, 11:48 BST | Last source update24 Jun 2026, 11:48 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support | ||
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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06b394 | ||
What is being bought
Equals Trust intends to procure a fully managed ICT managed service for the pupils and employees of all schools and the Trust. The Trust spans the county of Nottinghamshire and is made up of 19 primary academies, with the potential to grow further, and a central team. The aim of the future procurement to award a contract that delivers a consistent approach to IT both for the pupils and the staff, moving over to a Trust model approach rolled out to all schools. This will enable the Trust to maximise the effectiveness of the equipment and service, as well as helping to share resources and best practice across all sites. The purpose of this market engagement is to inform a future procurement process to award a contract for this service. Feedback received will inform the procurement procedure selected, development of the final service specification and procurement documentation. Through this engagement, the Trust aims to: Seek industry insight on the best methods of gathering the technical information required to support a robust, transparent procurement process which delivers best value to the Trust and achieves a standardised management model across the entire Trust; Gain feedback on the draft specification and information currently available to the Trust on ICT arrangements across the schools; Understand current market solutions; Explore implementation and transition approaches; Understand commercial and pricing models; Identify risks or other considerations prior to formal tender. To support these objectives, suppliers will be asked to respond to a structured set of thematic questions, as set out in Appendix 1 – Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
24 Jun 2026, 11:48 BST - Official notice release published
18 Jun 2026, 15:59 BST - Published value updated to £3,000,000
12 Jun 2026, 08:09 BST - Status changed to planning
12 Jun 2026, 08:09 BST - Official notice release published
12 Jun 2026, 08:09 BST - Buyer information updated
12 Jun 2026, 08:09 BST - Published tender amendment
Not publishedUpdate to Preliminary Market Engagement Arrangements As part of this review, the Trust has decided to cancel the preliminary market engagement sessions that were previously scheduled. Revised arrangements As part of this Pre-Market Engagement (PME), suppliers are invited to participate in an online structured discussion session designed to help the Trust better understand information requirements, current market capability, delivery approaches and innovation in relation to ICT Managed Services solutions for Equals Trust. Suppliers that are not able to attend the online discussion sessions are invited to submit their responses to Appendix 1 of the Pre Market Engagement document, for consideration by the Trust. This engagement is intended to support market understanding and inform future procurement planning. It does not form part of any formal evaluation process. Sessions will be allocated to those suppliers that request attendance via the procurement portal messaging function by 7th July 2026 at 17:00. Suppliers should have suitable education sector experience and track record. We politely request that no more than 3 attendees per supplier organisation attend the session. Once all meeting requests have been received, time slots and their respective dates will be allocated on an alphabetical basis and communicated to each supplier using the procurement portal. Activity Date PME Issued 24th June 2026 Deadline to request attendance at engagement session 7th July 2026 17:00 Pre-Market Engagement Sessions 22nd & 23rd July 2026 Reserve date (to be used only if all sessions on 22nd and 23rd are filled) 24th July 2026 Supplier Feedback Deadline (written responses to Appendix 1) 3rd August 2026 Procurement Launch (anticipated) Start of October 2026 Target Go-Live Start of January 2028
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #LOT-0000Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
24 Jun 2026, 11:48 BST - Procedure published
24 Jun 2026, 11:48 BST - engagement
3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledhttps://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=106319&TID=100111425&B= Update to Preliminary Market Engagement Arrangements The Trust is reviewing the current arrangements for the Preliminary Market Engagement process to ensure that the process is as accessible, transparent and consistent as possible for all interested suppliers. As part of this review, the Trust has decided to cancel the preliminary market engagement sessions currently scheduled. Revised arrangements will be issued shortly and will include updated details on how interested suppliers can participate in the process. All revised arrangements and any updated dates will be communicated through this notice and/or the tender portal at the same time to all interested suppliers. Suppliers who have already booked to attend a session will be contacted separately to confirm that the existing sessions will no longer proceed. The Trust apologises for any inconvenience caused and thanks suppliers for their understanding.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Equals Trust
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PPCP-6759-YCGXDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 24 Jun 2026, 11:48 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |