Official UK procurement notice
ICT Solutions Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Embark Multi Academy Trust (Public body)·Procurement run by: Dukefield Procurement Limited
The Contracting Authority is planning to undertake an ICT Solutions framework. This Pre Market Engagement exercise is being carried out to seek input from the market into the specification and design of the framework.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contracting Authority is planning to undertake an ICT Solutions framework. This Pre Market Engagement exercise is being carried out to seek input from the market into the specification and design of the framework. Suppliers are invited to download the Pre Market Engagement questionnaire and respond with their input.
Additional CPV codes include: 30100000 - Office Equipment & Supplies, 30200000 - Computer Equipment & Supplies
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CPV: Computer network services · Computer-related services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Information technology services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 31 Mar 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat it takes to wini
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
- “ICT Solutions Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Embark Multi Academy Trust buys Systems and technical consultancy services (CPV 7222), and who usually turns up
Embark Multi Academy Trust has little published record in this market. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Systems and technical consultancy services (CPV 7222) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
No supplier sizes published for this authority.
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Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
No winner locations published for this authority. Local means a registered address in the region where that award was delivered.
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Half of these awards have an award date within 129 days of the bid deadline.
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The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
No awards recorded for this authority in this market.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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1 bid0%
2–326%
4–624%
7+50%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS: the price is set later, on each call-off.
Assess each lot i
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 72Published estimate£100m
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 72. The comparison uses that group.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 201 past lots.
1 bid9%
2–321%
4–629%
7+41%
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No comparable awards for this lot yet.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
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Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Nov 2026, 15:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Nov 2026, 15:10 GMT
- Authority reference
UOE/DU/ICT/01- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-106762- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b8c5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
10 Nov 2026 → 31 Mar 2027 · 3 dates- Planning notice published2 days ago10 Nov 2026, 15:10 GMT
- Today13 Nov 2026
- Market engagementin 11 days24 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
The Contracting Authority is planning to undertake an ICT Solutions framework. This Pre Market Engagement exercise is being carried out to seek input from the market into the specification and design of the framework. Suppliers are invited to download the Pre Market Engagement questionnaire and respond with their input.
- Contract startsin 137 days31 Mar 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published10 Nov 2026, 15:10 GMTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Dukefield Procurement LimitedProcuring entityManaging Agent on behalf of University of Essex
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender