Official UK procurement notice
IT Managed Services Provider
Authority: Royal Armouries Museum (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRoyal 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.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Aug 2026, 16:01 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2026, 16:01 BST
- Authority reference
RA-0222- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078667- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e6d2Find a Tender
- Call-off under framework Technology Services 4
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
18 Aug 2026 → 27 Aug 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published65 days ago18 Aug 2026, 16:01 BST
- Standstill ends56 days ago27 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2026- Contract award notice published18 Aug 2026, 16:01 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Razorblue Group LtdSME1 Oct 2026 – 16 Dec 2031 · up to 16 Dec 2033Extensions: 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. | £1,322,741 | 7 Aug 2026standstill to 27 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RAZORBLUE GROUP LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender