Find a TenderPast planning noticePipeline notice
Published 2 Jul 2025, 12:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PICTS C1 - Service Desk and End User Support

Official notice

Authority: Sellafield Limited (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesAbove threshold
Planned pipeline value£52,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender · 1 value update
Tender notice expected 3 Apr 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 8 yrsends 1 Sept 2035 · starts 3 Sept 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of ICT Service Desk and End Support Services

CPV: Information technology services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
8 yrs from 3 Sept 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 8 yrs
Contract period: 3 Sept 2027 – 1 Sept 2035 (8 yrs)
Delivery: North West

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
What this means for your bid
  • “PICTS C1 - Service Desk and End User Support” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Jul 2025, 12:02 BST
Last source update
4 Jul 2025, 11:55 BST
Authority reference
C25985
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037375
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Information technology services
Delivery area
North West (UKD11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05576e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

2 Jul 2025 → 3 Sept 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 12:02 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 11:55 BST
  3. Tender notice expected208 days ago
    3 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 308 days
    3 Sept 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jul 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    2 Jul 2025, 12:02 BST
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    4 Jul 2025, 11:55 BST
    UK1
  3. Published value updated to £52,000,000
    4 Jul 2025, 11:55 BST
    was £40,000,000
Published amendments (1)

Total estimated contract value amended to £52,000,000.00 (exc VAT).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sellafield Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYP-8439-MZWY Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Warrington, North West, WA3 6GRContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender