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title: "Pioneer Educational Trust - ICT Managed Service"
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# Pioneer Educational Trust - ICT Managed Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pioneer-educational-trust-ict-managed-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06f8d0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** PIONEER EDUCATIONAL TRUST: "Pioneer Educational Trust - ICT Managed Service". Published status: active. Published Value: £6,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [PIONEER EDUCATIONAL TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/pioneer-educational-trust-coh-07462530)
- **Published Value:** £6,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Computer-related equipment, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Local area network, Network equipment, Networking software package (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pioneer-educational-trust-ict-managed-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06f8d0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06f8d0`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pioneer-educational-trust-ict-managed-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06f8d0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** Submission Instructions are in the PSQ Document
Submission is via email

## Description
The Trust is taking the opportunity to go to the market to identify the best innovative and forward-looking partner to support them in the delivery and development of their ICT provision over the next five years.
This procurement includes (but may not be limited to) the items listed below.  
•	A core managed service, management of all ICT against an agreed SLA
•	A Service Desk, available 51 weeks a year including out of hours access
•	Local staffing which suppliers deem necessary to deliver the service and meet the SLA requirements - 51 weeks onsite in Schools and Head Office
•	Strategic advice and direction to the Trust regarding ICT
•	Responsibility for design, specification, installation, and management of all ICT infrastructure
•	Supply of goods and services based on an agreed Best Value approach
•	Management of 3rd parties where relevant to the ICT support
•	Relevant monitoring, management, patching
•	Regular performance reporting
•	CPD and training - digital skills and curriculum as necessary
•	There is an expectation that the provider will support and/or drive innovation
•	Maintain technical documentation
•	Maintain operational documentation, for example inventory management and risk registers
•	Collective partnership targets aligned to the Trust objectives
•	In school support for the integration and upgrade of the connectivity, communications and security infrastructure as required
•	Suppliers may be required to deliver a range of technology and change management projects in addition to the providing the core managed service.
Suppliers should note the following:
•	The Trust will provide a standard contract as part of the ITT Pack 
•	TUPE is expected from the current supplier

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 30230000, 32410000, 32420000, 48210000, 72000000, 80100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £6,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 21/12/2026 to 20/12/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F086729-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-14T09:22:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T23:01:33.428Z
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