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# IT Managed Services Provider

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/it-managed-services-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-06e6d2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Royal Armouries Museum: "IT Managed Services Provider". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Royal Armouries Museum](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/royal-armouries-museum-gov-pb182)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award under framework
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,322,741 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/it-managed-services-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-06e6d2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06e6d2`

## 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-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-06e6d2#tl-md)

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72222300, 72253000, 72500000, 72600000, 72910000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **Razorblue Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-26551`
  - Value: £1,322,741 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 06/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F078667-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-18T15:01:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T13:02:21.299Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06e6d2