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title: "Equals Trust Provision of ICT Managed Service"
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# Equals Trust Provision of ICT Managed Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/equals-trust-provision-of-ict-managed-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06b394). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Equals Trust: "Equals Trust Provision of ICT Managed Service". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £3,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Equals Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/equals-trust-GB-PPON-PPCP-6759-YCGX)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £3,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UKF14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/equals-trust-provision-of-ict-managed-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06b394#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06b394`

## 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/equals-trust-provision-of-ict-managed-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06b394#tl-md)

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 03/01/2028 to 02/01/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F059340-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-24T10:48:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:46:08.319Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06b394