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Look Ahead Care & Support - IT Managed Service Provider

Information technology services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Look Ahead Care and Support: "Look Ahead Care & Support - IT Managed Service Provider". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityLook Ahead Care and SupportScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Look Ahead Care and Support. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
9.5Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 2 active published awards; 2 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityLook Ahead Care and Support
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published6 Aug 2025, 15:46 BST
Last source update6 Aug 2025, 15:46 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationInformation technology services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04cf4c
What is being bought
The purpose of this tender is to identify a suitable supplier to deliver an IT Managed Service Provider solution to include a number of services under the following headings: -24/7 Managed Service Desk -Server hosting -Backup as a Service (BaaS) -Security services -Procurement, billing and builds -Reporting and Service Reviews -Technical and innovation guidance, advice and support in conjunction with the Look Ahead IT strategic plan It is the intention that this service will be awarded under one contract to one supplier. To deliver the requirements, an initial 3-year contract will be awarded with an optional extension of an additional 24 months. Therefore a total potential contract length of 5 years.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    6 Aug 2025, 15:46 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    6 Aug 2025, 15:46 BST
  3. tender value changed
    30 Jan 2025, 16:20 GMT
  4. Status changed to published status
    30 Jan 2025, 16:20 GMT
  5. Official notice release published
    30 Jan 2025, 16:20 GMT
  6. Submission deadline changed to published date
    30 Jan 2025, 16:20 GMT
  7. Published value updated to £3,200,000
    10 Jan 2025, 17:07 GMT
  8. Status changed to active
    10 Jan 2025, 17:07 GMT
  9. Official notice release published
    10 Jan 2025, 17:07 GMT
  10. Submission deadline changed to 11 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
    10 Jan 2025, 17:07 GMT
  11. Buyer information updated
    10 Jan 2025, 17:07 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The purpose of this tender is to identify a suitable supplier to deliver an IT Managed Service Provider solution to include a number of services under the following headings: -24/7 Managed Service Desk -Server hosting -Backup as a Service (BaaS) -Security services -Procurement, billing and builds -Reporting and Service Reviews -Technical and innovation guidance, advice and support in conjunction with the Look Ahead IT strategic plan It is the intention that this service will be awarded under one contract to one supplier. To deliver the requirements, an initial 3-year contract will be awarded with an optional extension of an additional 24 months. Therefore a total potential contract length of 5 years.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    6 Aug 2025, 15:46 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 29 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST · £3,157,590
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Smartdesc Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£3,157,590 · signed 29 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 10 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 10 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 10 (lot 1)
smeBids: 7 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Look Ahead Care and Support

Contracting authority GB-FTS-134532
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