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Published 15 Sept 2025, 19:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

St Chad's Academy Trust - Communications & Security

Official notice

Authority: ST CHAD'S ACADEMIES TRUST (Education)·On behalf of: MOXTON EDUCATION LTD

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£700,000≈ £140k / year · £840,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Oct 2025awarded 17 Dec 2025
Award (standstill) to Glide Student & Residential Limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 1 Mar 2031 · starts 2 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of Broadband lines, failover lines and associated security and filtering. Plus VoIP for 20 sites

  • How the procedure runs: Stage 1 - PSQ Submission Shortlisting Stage 2 - ITT Stage Stage 3 - Presentations

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Internet network · Telecommunications equipment and supplies · Telecommunications network · Wide area network

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsSMEPublished value£700,000

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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
Unspecified in notice
First published
15 Sept 2025, 19:02 BST
Last source update
17 Dec 2025, 18:48 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 10 Dec 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056749
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInternet networkTelecommunications equipment and suppliesTelecommunications networkWide area network
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059ac5 Find a Tender
How it runs

Stage 1 - PSQ Submission

Shortlisting

Stage 2 - ITT Stage

Stage 3 - Presentations

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The Stage 1 - PSQ Submissions will need to be submitted by email.

Details are in the PSQ Documentation.

Timeline

15 Sept 2025 → 2 Mar 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published400 days ago
    15 Sept 2025, 19:02 BST
  2. Clarification questions by375 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline368 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by314 days ago
    10 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent308 days ago
    17 Dec 2025
  6. Latest notice published307 days ago
    17 Dec 2025, 18:48 GMT
  7. Standstill ends294 days ago
    30 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  8. Contract starts233 days ago
    2 Mar 2026

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    15 Sept 2025, 19:02 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Dec 2025, 18:48 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    17 Dec 2025, 18:48 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £700,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Glide Student & Residential Limited1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2031£700,00017 Dec 2025standstill to 30 Dec 2025Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6final-stage tenders · 9 at stage one60—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

ST CHAD'S ACADEMIES TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 08526973 · GB-PPON: PNBC-2684-QLMQ C/O Birchills Ce Community Academy, Walsall, West Midlands, WS2 8NFContact name, email

Other public bodies

  • MOXTON EDUCATION LTDProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement ConsultantGB-COH: 09008303GB-PPON: PPHN-8276-MGRZ Newark, East MidlandsContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • GLIDE STUDENT & RESIDENTIAL LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03188615GB-PPON: PGGX-1133-HHHD Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street, Queensway, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 1TTContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

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