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Published 19 Sept 2025, 10:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Maiden Erlegh Trust - ICT Communications & Security

Official notice

Authority: Maiden Erlegh Trust (Public body)·On behalf of: MOXTON EDUCATION LTD

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£550,000≈ £110k / year · £660,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Oct 2025awarded 10 Feb 2026
Award (standstill) to Glide Student & Residential Limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Jul 2031 · starts 1 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of broadband and fail-over connectivity

Filtering and firewall services

  • How the procedure runs: Stage 1 = PSQ Stage 2 - This shortlisted from PSQ receive detailed requirements and proposals are invited Stage 3 - Presentations

CPV: Communications equipment · Digital switching equipment · Educational software package · Fibre-optic materials · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Mobile telephones · Networking software package · Primary education services · Satellite-related communications equipment · Secondary education services · Telecommunications cable and equipment · Telephone equipment · +1 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsSMEPublished value£550,000
Contract period: 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2031 (5 yrs)Value: £550,000 exc. VAT · £660,000 inc. VAT
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Condition of participation

    See PSQ Documentation

    shortlisting

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation

    See PSQ Documentation

    shortlisting
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
19 Sept 2025, 10:37 BST
Last source update
16 Feb 2026, 11:04 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 23 Oct 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058013
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Communications equipmentDigital switching equipmentEducational software packageFibre-optic materialsIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportMobile telephonesNetworking software packagePrimary education servicesSatellite-related communications equipmentSecondary education services
+3 moreTelecommunications cable and equipmentTelephone equipment
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059dea Find a Tender
How it runs

Stage 1 = PSQ

Stage 2 - This shortlisted from PSQ receive detailed requirements and proposals are invited

Stage 3 - Presentations

How it was run

Official notice
Requests to participate (first stage)
20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submission Details are in the PSQ Document attached to this notice

Timeline

19 Sept 2025 → 1 Aug 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published397 days ago
    19 Sept 2025, 10:37 BST
  2. Submission deadline366 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by363 days ago
    23 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent253 days ago
    11 Feb 2026
  5. Latest notice published247 days ago
    16 Feb 2026, 11:04 GMT
  6. Standstill ends238 days ago
    25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract starts82 days ago
    1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Sept 2025, 10:37 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    16 Feb 2026, 11:04 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Feb 2026, 11:04 GMT
  4. Procurement method changed
    16 Feb 2026, 11:04 GMT
  5. Contract signature expected
    2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £550,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 31 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Glide Student & Residential Limited31 Jul 2026 – 31 Jul 2031£550,00010 Feb 2026standstill to 25 Feb 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 07548754 · GB-PPON: PCWM-2441-BWJR Maiden Erlegh School Silverdale Road, Reading, South East, RG6 7HSContact email

Other public bodies

  • MOXTON EDUCATION LTDProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement ManagementGB-COH: 09008303GB-PPON: PPHN-8276-MGRZ Newark, East MidlandsContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • GLIDE STUDENT & RESIDENTIAL LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03188615GB-PPON: PGGX-1133-HHHD Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street, Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 1TTContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender