Official UK procurement notice
IT Neutral Vendor · UK public procurement notice
Authority: HEART ACADEMIES TRUST (Education)·On behalf of: VALUE MATCH SERVICES LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Framework Contract will adopt a Neutral Vendor Managed Service model to offer a 'one stop shop' for all in scope ICT goods and services based on the Framework CPV codes. The Neutral Vendor will act a single interface between the Customer and the Supply Chain.
The Framework is primarily focussed on the Education Sector, but must be available and suitable for all public sector organisations.
The key objectives and focus of the framework are:
? Value for money - through competition and in the case of direct award, demonstrated through benchmarking.
? Access to a fully managed service - engaging with the Customer, providing advice and guidance, building up knowledge of each Customer based on previous engagements to inform the service they are offered, supporting the delivery of the outcomes required.
? Access to high quality ICT goods and services - high quality goods and services should be tailored to each Customers requirements.
? Transparency - copies of benchmarking information must be shared, especially in the case of direct awards, ensuring direct awards are only used where justified, sharing
competition information with the Customer, whole life cost is presented including full transparency over Supplier fees to access the managed service.
? Process efficiencies for Customers - streamlining invoices with effective management information, simplifying procurement processes.
? Effective management of the Supply Chain - ensuring alignment with standards, only onboarding suitable Suppliers, offering choice to Customers, effective rotation of opportunities between appropriate Suppliers.
? Sustainability and Social Value - ensuring alignment with Customers objectives around sustainability and social value.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 Step 1: Value Match to determine if a supplier is Excluded/ Excludable using the central digital platform https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search Step 2: Satisfactory compliance to establish completeness of submitted tender, including Declarations; Step 3: Conditions of Participation evaluation (PSQ); Stage 2 Step 1: A quality evaluation and moderation (mandatory/technical quality/social value criteria); Step 2: A price evaluation; and Step 3: Combining the price with the quality score to determine the awarded Supplier.
CPV: Accounting and auditing services · Business and management consultancy and related services · Command and control system, printing, graphics, office automation and information-processing equipment · Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Installation services of communications equipment · Installation services of computers and office equipment · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages · Office-support services · Printing and related services · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment · +2 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 1 bids received (1.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- 0.90% of call-off value · 0.9% of invoice value to be payable for all contracts awarded under this framework
Who may buy through it
All public sector. Full summary included in tender documents, includes but not limited to:
-Education establishments
-Central government
-Local government
-Health and social care
-Emergency services
-Social housing
-Charities
Published description of the framework
Single supplier Framework. Margin's determined by Price Schedule submission of Awarded Supplier and fixed in the Framework Contract.
- Carrington School - Provision of IT Support · SOUTH EAST SURREY SCHOOLS EDUCATION TRUST · 15 Oct 2026
- Network infrastructure upgrade - The Parker E-ACT Academy (Connect the Classroom) · E-ACT · 19 Aug 2026
- Firewall & Web Filtering - TLT · TOGETHER LEARNING TRUST · 7 Aug 2026
Notices that name this framework as their framework in the official record. Many call-offs are never published, so this is a floor, not utilisation.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£800,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical questions: 55%
- Commercial response: 30%
- Social Value: 15%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical questions
- Commercial response
- Social Value
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “IT Neutral Vendor” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- All public sector. Full summary included in tender documents, includes but not limited to: -Education establishments -Central government -Local government -Health and social care -Emergency services -Social housing -Charities
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Oct 2025, 11:59 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Jun 2026, 06:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
VMREF0223- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-078592- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cc2aFind a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1
Step 1: Value Match to determine if a supplier is Excluded/ Excludable using the central digital platform www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search ↗
Step 2: Satisfactory compliance to establish completeness of submitted tender, including Declarations;
Step 3: Conditions of Participation evaluation (PSQ);
Stage 2
Step 1: A quality evaluation and moderation (mandatory/technical quality/social value criteria);
Step 2: A price evaluation; and
Step 3: Combining the price with the quality score to determine the awarded Supplier.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 12 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
call-off levy · 0.90% of call-off value · 0.9% of invoice value to be payable for all contracts awarded under this framework
STAGE 1 SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 12th December 2025 5pm STAGE 2 SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 23rd January 2026 12pm
Timeline
14 Oct 2025 → 26 Jun 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published372 days ago14 Oct 2025, 11:59 BST
- Market engagement331 days ago24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
We will undertake a market engagement session relating to this procurement on 17th November. The purpose of this engagement is to support suppliers in preparing for the forthcoming procurement opportunity in a fair, transparent, and informed manner.
To participate in the engagement session, please email an expression of interest to [email protected] by Wed 12th November.
Suppliers are invited to submit questions during the engagement process; all questions will be collated and responded to in a non-attributed format to ensure equal access to information across the market. Questions should be submitted by email to [email protected].
The session will take place via Microsoft Teams on 17th November at 14:00.
A copy of the engagement session, recording and any non-attributed questions received and answers will be issued as part of the tender pack to ensure equal treatment.
- Tender notice published324 days ago1 Dec 2025, 15:43 GMT
- Next notice expected324 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions by317 days ago8 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends313 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown12 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by240 days ago23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent233 days ago3 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends223 days ago12 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published117 days ago26 Jun 2026, 06:58 BST
Notice history
14 events · 9 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Oct 2025- Planned procurement notice published14 Oct 2025, 11:59 BSTUK3
- Planned procurement notice published16 Oct 2025, 11:59 BSTUK3
- Published value updated to £800,000,00016 Oct 2025, 11:59 BSTwas £8,000,000
- Planned procurement notice published20 Oct 2025, 15:49 BSTUK3
- Deadline moved to 12 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT20 Oct 2025, 15:49 BST+7 days · was 5 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Preliminary market engagement notice published31 Oct 2025, 12:09 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published1 Dec 2025, 15:43 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active1 Dec 2025, 15:43 GMT
- Contract award notice published3 Mar 2026, 17:31 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Mar 2026, 17:31 GMT
- Procurement termination notice published4 Mar 2026, 16:15 GMTUK12
- Contract award notice published4 Mar 2026, 16:34 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published26 Jun 2026, 06:58 BSTUK7
Published amendments (2)
Estimated framework values have been corrected
Added CPV code 79400000: Business and management consultancy and related services Added text clarifying that the notice is being published with 'parent' level CPV codes but it should be assumed all relevant 'child'/sub codes will be covered under the contract. Updated estimated timelines to account for updated notice being published on 20/10
Routine re-releases (9)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 3 Mar 2026
- 2025-12: 1 release · 1 Dec 2025
- 2025-10: 4 releases · 14 Oct 2025, 31 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WCL UK Ltd t/a Everything ICT1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 | £8,000,000 | 3 Mar 2026 | CancelledIncorrect award value published on contract award notice |
| WCL UK Ltd t/a Everything ICT1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 | £800,000,000 | 3 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
IT Neutral Vendor · WCL UK Ltd t/a Everything ICT
- Signed
- 3 Jun 2026
- Value
- £800,000,000
- Period
- 3 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonWCL (UK) LIMITED · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- VALUE MATCH SERVICES LTDProcess contact pointProcuring entityAppointed procurement specialists on behalf of HEART
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- WCL (UK) LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (11)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract
- Bidding documents and specifications https://cimple.uk/detail/498210
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender