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# Provision of 1st Line IT Helpdesk Support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-1st-line-it-helpdesk-support-ocds-h6vhtk-02cf8f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED: "Provision of 1st Line IT Helpdesk Support". Published status: active. Published Value: £900,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Sept 2021, 23:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [FIRST TRENITALIA WEST COAST RAIL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/first-trenitalia-west-coast-rail-limited-coh-10349442)
- **Published Value:** £900,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 September 2021 at 23:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Information technology services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02cf8f`

## 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/provision-of-1st-line-it-helpdesk-support-ocds-h6vhtk-02cf8f#tl-md)

## Description
The requirement is for a 24/7 Managed IT Service Desk.
Managed IT Service Desk to serve as the primary point of contact for owning incidents, addressing user requests, questions and providing a communications channel between other service management functions and the user community. In addition to these core functions, the service desk will have an active role in capturing change requests, maintaining 3rd party support contracts, managing access requests and all other ITIL functions.
Provide 1st line IT Support to support business employees (approx. 3800) with all IT Support requirements in office, at station or onboard train services. 
Regular face to face account management meetings. Site visits to meet user stakeholders and understand the IT network Infrastructure. 
Operating 24/7 - 365 days with core support hours required between 08:00 -18:00 Monday - Friday. This excludes Christmas and Boxing Day. Out of Hours Support cover required at all other times.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £900,000

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018465-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-02T14:28:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T00:50:16.454Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02cf8f