Official UK procurement notice
Keystone Academy Trust - ICT Managed Service
Authority: KEYSTONE ACADEMY TRUST (Public body)·On behalf of: MOXTON EDUCATION LTD
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£1,500,000≈ £300k / year · £1,800,000 inc. VAT16.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 7 Apr 2026awarded 15 Jul 2026
Awarded to NETS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Contract term 5 yrsends 21 Dec 2031 · starts 22 Dec 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionComplete outsource of the ICT Service and Project work
- How the procedure runs: Submission of PSQ responses, moderation then shortlisting ITT responses, moderation and then presentation Final decision
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Local area network · Network equipment · Personal computers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Feb 2026, 18:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Aug 2026, 17:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Jul 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016679- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065b92Find a Tender
- How it runs
Submission of PSQ responses, moderation then shortlisting
ITT responses, moderation and then presentation
Final decision
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Submission information is in the PSQ document
Timeline
24 Feb 2026 → 22 Dec 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published239 days ago24 Feb 2026, 18:06 GMT
- Clarification questions by222 days ago13 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline197 days ago7 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by100 days ago13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent98 days ago16 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published66 days ago16 Aug 2026, 17:05 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 62 days22 Dec 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Feb 2026- Tender notice published24 Feb 2026, 18:06 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published16 Aug 2026, 17:05 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Aug 2026, 17:05 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,750,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 95 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NETS INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDSME21 Dec 2026 – 20 Dec 2031 | £1,750,000 | 15 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- MOXTON EDUCATION LTDProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Management
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NETS INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications PSQ in Word and PDF
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender