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# IT Managed Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/it-managed-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06a2cc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Careers and Enterprise Company: "IT Managed Services". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The Careers and Enterprise Company](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-careers-and-enterprise-company-GB-PPON-PMZH-1399-HDYN)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,000,000 (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:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/it-managed-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06a2cc#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06a2cc`

## 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/it-managed-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06a2cc#tl-md)

## Description
The purpose of this preliminary market engagement notice is to inform the market of a forthcoming supplier engagement event regarding provision of IT Managed Services for The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) including:
- Service Desk and Support
- End User Computing & Asset Management
- Cloud Platforms and Collaboration
- Identity, Security and Access Management
- Infrastructure and Connectivity
- Reporting and metrics
CEC will be holding an online market engagement event via Zoom at 10am on Monday 8th June for interested parties. The event is anticipated to last for one hour.
If you wish to attend the market engagement event please register your interest at the following link, and an invitation will be sent through: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Ed8khAeA0EaFnNBrMOknvAtnrfsCWidKkeFJxuwen8RUNDczWVdLOU1RWDQyM09SWEFWRFI3OFVSSC4u
The purpose of this supplier engagement is to:
- Share details with the market on CEC's requirements and proposed service specification
- Test supplier appetite and delivery viability of the proposed service
When registered via the link we will send through some further brief information regarding the opportunity including:
- IT Managed Services Market Engagement Briefing
- IT Managed Services: Appendix 1 Service Specification
- IT Managed Services: Appendix 2 Monitoring Requirements
Please note this is not a binding statement of intent or a call for competition. 
This notice does not signify the commencement of any competitive process and does not constitute any commitment by CEC to launch such a process. If CEC decide to commence any competitive process a separate notice will be published at the relevant time.

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

- **Contract Period:** 01/03/2027 to 28/02/2030
- **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%2F048968-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-26T14:49:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T23:03:45.007Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06a2cc