Equals Trust - Provision of ICT Managed Services Stage 1
- Buyer
- Equals Trust
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Closes
- 26 February 2027
- Where
- Nottingham, the East Midlands
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Equals Trust, a group of schools, wants one company to run all of its IT for every school in the group, from day-to-day support and repairs to system management and advice. The contract is estimated at about £3 million and this notice is the first stage of a multi-stage tender.
What the buyer wants
• Act as the single point of contact for all of the Trust's IT and manage its other IT suppliers, such as printer and software providers, on its behalf. • Run IT centrally for the whole Trust using one consistent approach across schools, with hands-on support for equipment setup, software installs, troubleshooting, and repairs. • Provide fixed, all-inclusive pricing for the full contract term, and show they can work in the education sector, follow DfE requirements, and adapt the service over time.
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
The £3 million value, the need for a single provider covering all of the Trust's IT, and the expectation of proven education-sector experience across multiple sites would likely rule out most small businesses.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
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