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Published 9 Mar 2026, 14:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Virtual Environment for Cambridge Regional College

Official notice

Authority: Cambridge Regional College (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: East of England (UKH1)
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT
Submissions closed 6 Apr 2026awarded 14 May 2026
Awarded to GBM Digital Technologies Limited Trading as Sync
Contract term 5 yrs 1 moends 14 Aug 2031 · starts 15 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract details notices related to the provision of Virtual Environment for Cambridge Regional College replacing the current virtual environment which is over 10 years old.

CPV: Information technology services · Network infrastructure

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrs 1 moPublished value£0
Contract period: 15 Jul 2026 – 14 Aug 2031 (5 yrs 1 mo)
Delivery: East of England
32424000 Network infrastructure72222300 Information technology services

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
  • Proposed Solution: Solution Specification including implementation to include architectural diagrams
  • Aftersales/Customer Support: Warranty, Initial and ongoing Support Contract including reporting mechanisms and named appointed account manager
  • Social/Added Value/Environmental 5%: Social/Added Value, Environmental Impact
  • Cost of Ownership: Cost of service provision. This is to include all costs associated with providing the service.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open 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
9 Mar 2026, 14:56 GMT
Last source update
25 Jun 2026, 13:09 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 11 May 2026
Authority reference
CRC/VE/Supplier Name/2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020970
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Information technology servicesNetwork infrastructure
Delivery area
East of England (UKH1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066586 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Refer to Document 1

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
6 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx… ↗

Timeline

9 Mar 2026 → 15 Jul 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published226 days ago
    9 Mar 2026, 14:56 GMT
  2. Submission deadline198 days ago
    6 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by163 days ago
    11 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Assessment summaries sent156 days ago
    19 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Standstill ends145 days ago
    29 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  6. Latest notice published118 days ago
    25 Jun 2026, 13:09 BST
  7. Contract starts99 days ago
    15 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    9 Mar 2026, 14:56 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    19 May 2026, 16:21 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    19 May 2026, 16:21 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    2 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    25 Jun 2026, 13:09 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £419,0181 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 23 Jun 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GBM Digital Technologies Limited Trading as Sync15 Jul 2026 – 14 Aug 2031£419,018 inc. VAT14 May 2026Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridge Regional College

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-UKPRN: 10001116 Cambridge Regional College, Cambridge, East of England, CB4 2QTContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Switchshop LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03771032 Switchshop House Enterprise Park, Kimpton, East of England, SG48HPContact email

Official documents & specifications (14)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender