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# Inclusive Multi-Academy Trust - ICT Managed Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/inclusive-multi-academy-trust-ict-managed-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04d613). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Inclusive MAT (RM&C): "Inclusive Multi-Academy Trust - ICT Managed Service". Published status: active. Published Value: £2,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Inclusive MAT (RM&C)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/inclusive-mat-rm-c-GB-COH-10411381)
- **Published Value:** £2,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 February 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Computer-related equipment, Education and training services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Local area network, Network equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKH2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/inclusive-multi-academy-trust-ict-managed-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04d613#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04d613`

## 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/inclusive-multi-academy-trust-ict-managed-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04d613#tl-md)

## Description
The Inclusive Multi Academy Trust was formed in November 2016 and is currently made up of three schools: Beechfield School, Cherry Tree School and Laurance Haines School. The Trust has aspirations to roughly double in size over the next 5 years or so.
Our schools work together with shared leadership, expertise, resources and efficiencies and deliver an excellent education within a loving and nurturing environment. We see ourselves as a central community hub and strive to provide equal access to education, opportunities, resources and support for all.
In essence, this procurement is all about identifying a single supplier to provide a fully outsourced ICT managed service.  At the sole discretion of the Trust any future schools that the Trust may incorporate into the Trust will also be added to the ICT contract.  Any additional schools will co-terminate to the end same end date of the initial contract.
In terms of the managed service this is advertised as a 60 month contract with a maximum 5 year managed service with start and end dates as follows:
Service start date - 1st September 2025
Service end date - 31st August 2030
The new Managed Service Provider may also be required to deliver a range of technology and change management projects
The companies identified from these shortlisting questions to receive the ITT for the Managed Service will then receive a detailed set of requirements. For the purposes of this shortlisting stage bidders should assume that the ITT will include, but is not limited to;
strategic advice and direction to the Trust regarding ICT
a term-time core service, incorporating on-site staff/visits as necessary
Service desk
local staffing that bidders deem necessary to deliver the SLA
responsibility for design, specification, installation, and management of all ICT infrastructure
supply of goods and services based on an agreed Best Value (BV) approach
management of all ICT against an agreed SLA
management of 3rd parties
relevant monitoring, management, patching and reporting
training - technical and curriculum as necessary
expectation that the provider will drive innovation
risk registers and inventory management
collective partnership targets aligned to the Trusts objectives
in school support for any integration or upgrade of the connectivity, communications and security infrastructure

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 30230000, 32410000, 32420000, 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £2,000,000
- **Description:** The Inclusive Multi Academy Trust was formed in November 2016 and is currently made up of three schools: Beechfield School, Cherry Tree School and Laurance Haines School. The Trust has aspirations to roughly double in size over the next 5 years or so...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002522-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-24T12:31:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T22:59:46.006Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04d613