Official UK procurement notice
Provision of IT managed services for Magna Learning Partnership
Authority: MAGNA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP (Public body)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South West (UKK)
Published estimate£855,000≈ £285k / year · £1,026,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Aug 2025awarded 15 Oct 2025
Award (standstill) to TURN IT ON LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 15 Feb 2029 · up to 15 Feb 2031 with extensions · starts 16 Feb 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMagna Learning Partnership is a multi-academy trust based in the Salisbury area. The trust comprises a sixth-form college, three secondary schools and seven primary schools.
This tender is in relation to IT support services for the Trust.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Aug 2028, 00:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: This requirement will be tendered using the Procurement Act 2023 Competitive Flexible procedure, which came into force on 24 February 2025. The 2 stages of the Competitive Flexible procedure will be as follows: 1. Participation Stage: Potential bidder submissions will be evaluated against the criteria detailed within this document. Magna Learning Partnership envisage taking a total of 3 to 5 potential bidders through to the next Stage (Stage 2 – Invitation to Tender). Magna Learning Partnership reserve the right to lower or increase this number subject to receipt of compliant Participation Stage submissions. 2. Invitation to Tender Stage: Bids submitted to be evaluated against the weighted Price and Quality criteria detailed within this Invitation to Tender document. For information the weighted evaluation criteria are 40% Price and 60% Quality (Total Weighted Score of 100%). All notices will be published via the In-tend Education Portal therefore within compliance for the Central Digital Platform.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£855,000
What it takes to wini
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).
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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).
How bids were scored
- Simple description: This requirement will be tendered using the Procurement Act 2023 Competitive Flexible procedure, which came into force on 24 February 2025. The 2 stages of the Competitive Flexible procedure will be as follows: 1. Participation Stage: Potential bidder submissions will be evaluated against the criteria detailed within this document. Magna Learning Partnership envisage taking a total of 3 to 5 potential bidders through to the next Stage (Stage 2 – Invitation to Tender). Magna Learning Partnership reserve the right to lower or increase this number subject to receipt of compliant Participation Stage submissions. 2. Invitation to Tender Stage: Bids submitted to be evaluated against the weighted Price and Quality criteria detailed within this Invitation to Tender document. For information the weighted evaluation criteria are 40% Price and 60% Quality (Total Weighted Score of 100%).
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
- Yes · next expected 31 Aug 2028
- First published
- 30 Jul 2025, 11:43 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Oct 2025, 15:25 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
MLP/MSP25- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044187- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0568daFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days
- How it runs
This requirement will be tendered using the Procurement Act 2023 Competitive Flexible procedure, which came into force on 24 February 2025. The 2 stages of the Competitive Flexible procedure will be as follows:
- Participation Stage: Potential bidder submissions will be evaluated against the criteria detailed within this document. Magna Learning Partnership envisage taking a total of 3 to 5 potential bidders through to the next Stage (Stage 2 – Invitation to Tender). Magna Learning Partnership reserve the right to lower or increase this number subject to receipt of compliant Participation Stage submissions.
- Invitation to Tender Stage: Bids submitted to be evaluated against the weighted Price and Quality criteria detailed within this Invitation to Tender document. For information the weighted evaluation criteria are 40% Price and 60% Quality (Total Weighted Score of 100%).
All notices will be published via the In-tend Education Portal therefore within compliance for the Central Digital Platform.
Review and risk notes
- Risks
key performance indicators as set out in the tender documentation, non performance may result in service credits
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 26 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 26 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Tenders should be submitted via the in-tend portal
Timeline
30 Jul 2025 → 16 Feb 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published30 Jul 2025, 11:43 BST
- Submission deadline26 Aug 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by378 days ago9 Oct 2025, 00:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent372 days ago15 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published356 days ago30 Oct 2025, 15:25 GMT
- Standstill ends345 days ago10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts248 days ago16 Feb 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2025- Tender notice published30 Jul 2025, 11:43 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Oct 2025, 15:25 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Oct 2025, 15:25 GMT
- Contract signature expected1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £988,1821 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 43 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TURN IT ON LIMITEDSMEMLP IT managed service 202516 Feb 2026 – 15 Feb 2029 · up to 15 Feb 2031Extensions: main contract is 3 years, with possible extension of 2 further years (3+1+1) | £988,182 inc. VAT | 15 Oct 2025standstill to 10 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Turn IT On LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: via the in-tend portal
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender