Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Look Ahead Care and Support · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Smartdesc Limited SME
- Value
- £3,157,590
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- IT services · Information technology services (CPV 72222300)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 046629-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date29 Jul 2025
- Published6 Aug 2025Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
The purpose of this tender is to identify a suitable supplier to deliver an IT Managed Service Provider solution to include a number of services under the following headings: -24/7 Managed Service Desk -Server hosting -Backup as a Service (BaaS) -Security services -Procurement, billing and builds -Reporting and Service Reviews -Technical and innovation guidance, advice and support in conjunction with the Look Ahead IT strategic plan It is the intention that this service will be awarded under one contract to one supplier. To deliver the requirements, an initial 3-year contract will be awarded with an optional extension of an additional 24 months. Therefore a total potential contract length of 5 years.
About the supplier
Smartdesc Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08233739).