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Published 11 Sept 2026, 11:54 BST
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Server Infrastructure Upgrade & Maintenance

Lancaster and Morecambe College
Education
goods
Above threshold
Competitive flexible procedure
Computer training services
IT services: consulting
software development
+3 more
North West (UKD44)
Published value
£500,000
≈ £99,945 / year
Submission deadline
6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
24d 21h left
Clarification Cut-Off
24 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Tender enquiry deadline · 1 lot
Contract duration
5 yrs (with extension options)
Starts 4 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT
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What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Lancaster and Morecambe College: "Server Infrastructure Upgrade & Maintenance". Published status: active. Published value: £500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

Official Requirement Description:

Lancaster & Morecambe College seeks a suitably qualified supplier to supply, deliver, and install, new server infrastructure and software, for this server upgrade project. The appointed supplier will also provide an on-going maintenance support contract covering the deliverables for this project. This forms part of a 7-year refresh cycle of it's service provision. Lancaster & Morecambe College (LMC) has been providing further education and training at its Morecambe Road campus for over 50 years. The College delivers high quality academic, vocational and work-based learning programmes and is committed to inspiring and developing individuals and businesses. LMC serves a wide geographical catchment area across Lancashire, South Cumbria and North Yorkshire. The College supports approximately 1,500 on-site students and employs around 500 staff, reflecting a mid-sized further education organisation.

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Renewal
    Published valueAED 500,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    4 Nov 2026 — 3 Nov 2031 (5 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    Not published
    Options / extension:
    Maintenance Support Contract. Initial 5-year term, with the option to extend by up to two further periods of 12 months each, giving a maximum of 7 years

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Delivery: 60%
Price: 40%
Incumbent & Market Position
Open Competition LandscapeNo single vendor holds a majority of retained authority awards.
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£199,890 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 5 yrs (with extension options)
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: Lancaster and Morecambe College

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for Lancaster and Morecambe College. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Needs a published budget AND award for the same procedure
    Competition Density
    Not availableNo published reports
    Single-bidder rate: Not published
    Supplier Concentration
    No estimate
    Insufficient attributable awardsNo attributable single-supplier awards retained
    Published spend
    Check noticePublished terms
    Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract.
    Typical award value
    Not available
    Too few awards for a meaningful range
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (0 active published awards)
    Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot); 0 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 48 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Prepared 11 Sept 2026, 13:40 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    4.895%
    CPV sector evidence · 130 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    2reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 2,757 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~74 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 198 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 48)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
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    Frontier Technology Ltd
    		2 contracts£1,500,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Google Commerce Ltd.
    		2 contracts£1,500,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    UKCloud Ltd
    		2 contracts£1,500,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    UKFast.Net Limited
    		2 contracts£1,500,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTDCRN: 2299747
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    CAPGEMINI UK PLCCRN: 943935
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    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    Server Infrastructure Upgrade & MaintenanceLancaster and Morecambe College · 9 Sept 2026, 11:46 BST
    		£0
    same CPV family
    same authority
    matching published text
    Provision of Corporate and Professional Services to Big Life Schools Multi Academy TrustBig Life Schools · 8 Sept 2026, 12:28 BST
    		£450,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Lift ConsultantNORTHAMPTONSHIRE PARTNERSHIP HOMES LIMITED · 10 Sept 2026, 15:18 BST
    		£200,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    AI Live Testing SupportFinancial Conduct Authority · 7 Sept 2026, 10:09 BST
    		£375,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    CivTech 11.1 - How can technology help us to manage the impact of Marine Pen Fish Farms more sustainably?Scottish Environment Protection Agency · 7 Sept 2026, 09:38 BST
    		£650,000
    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodCompetitive flexible procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categorygoods
    Notice statusactiveProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    		Regulatory regimeStandard commercial regime
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published11 Sept 2026, 11:54 BSTLast source update11 Sept 2026, 11:54 BST
    Award evaluation windowSubmission end — 22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTClassification (CPV)Computer training services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Information systems and servers, Network servers
    Delivery area
    North West (UKD44)
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f7e3

    How to participate & submission route

    Submit via In-tend
    Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
    Supplier login required
    Online submission allowed
    Language: EN
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    Expression of interest (EOI)—Tender submission deadline
    6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    		Clarification deadline
    24 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesen
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      11 Sept 2026, 11:54 BST
    2. Clarification deadline
      24 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
    3. Submission deadline
      6 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      11 Sept 2026, 11:54 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    Lancaster and Morecambe College

    Contracting authority
    Education
    GB-PPON-PLBJ-5583-ZQML
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    Official Documents & Specifications (2)

    Official links; attachments are not copied

    • Tender notice on Find a Tender

      tender
      Tender notice
      11 Sept 2026, 11:54 BST

    • Conflict of interest declaration

      tender
      Conflict of interest declaration
      Notice declares: Not published