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IT Managed Services Provider

Buyer: Royal Armouries Museum →

BuyerRoyal Armouries Museum
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published18 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Royal Armouries is awarding a contract for the provision of a range of managed IT services. The services include day-to-day user support, management of cloud infrastructure and end-user devices, continuous security monitoring and incident response, backup and recovery arrangements, service reporting, supplier coordination, technical documentation, service improvement planning, strategic guidance and exit and handover support. The contract is being awarded under the GCA framework RM6190, Lots 3a and 4a. The contract term follows a 5 + 1 + 1 structure, comprising an initial term of five years plus a two-month transition period, with two optional extensions of 12 months each. The total contract value, including optional extensions, is £1,322,741 excluding VAT and £1,587,289.20 including VAT.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementYes
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

RelationshipRelated procurement
frameworkocds-h6vhtk-04eac3

Awards

1

Statuspending
Value£1,322,741
Contract periodFrom 1 Oct 2026 to 16 Dec 2031

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e6d2
Latest release ID078667-2026
Latest release timestampTue Aug 18 2026 15:01:10 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodselective
Procurement method detailsAward under framework
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
18 Aug 2026award, contract078667-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
18 Aug 2026 · 078667-2026 · award, contract
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