Official UK procurement notice
First Federation Trust - Communications, Security & VolP Partner
Authority: First Federation Trust (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFirst Federation Trust wishes to award a single contractor to supply an communications, security & VoIP Service and associated project implementation and training services across all sites within the Trust.
CPV: Anti-virus software development services · Backup or recovery software development services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Internet or intranet client application development services · Internet or intranet server application development services · Internet service providers ISP · Internet services · Networking, Internet and intranet software development services · Security software development services · Telecommunications equipment · Telecommunications facilities · Telecommunications system · +2 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1First Federation wishes to award a single contractor to supply an communications,…AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
First Federation wishes to award a single contractor to supply an communications, security & VoIP Service and associated project implementation and training services across all sites within the Trust.
The ITT was issued as a two-stage competitive procurement conducted in accordance with the restricted procedure under the Public Contract Regulations (2015) as follows:
- Stage 1 evaluation– Selection Questionnaire (SQ)
- Stage 2 evaluation– Award Questionnaire
The single contract will be awarded and will run for a period of five (5) years with an option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months commencing mid February 2025.
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: 59.5%
- Price: 40.5%
- Suitability
As per the information contained in the Selection Questionnaire
- Price carries 40.5 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. Quality carries 59.5 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Aug 2024, 13:41 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Oct 2025, 16:33 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069870- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0487a0Find a Tender
- Performance terms
As per the Service Level Agreement Table in the Award Questionnaire
Publisher note: (MT Ref:235844)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
4 Sept 2024 → 30 Oct 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline4 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected13 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published356 days ago30 Oct 2025, 16:33 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Oct 2025- Status changed to complete30 Oct 2025, 16:33 GMT
- Procurement method changed30 Oct 2025, 16:33 GMT
- Buyer details updated30 Oct 2025, 16:33 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RM Education Ltd | £1,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 069870-2025-1 · RM Education Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Nov 2024
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RM Education LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria