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ICT Managed Services and Consultancy Support

IT ServicesCPV 72600000

Value£28k

Deadline6 Oct 2026

Published1 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 1 Sept 202635 days leftCloses 6 Oct 2026

Who to contact

info@stowmarket.org

01449612060

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

email submissions to sarahe@stowmarket.org www.stowmarkettowncouncil.gov.uk

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£28ktotal contract value

median £120k

this tender£0£3.5m

This sits below the typical range for IT Services contracts — a smaller, more accessible award. Based on 36,449 valued IT Services tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

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The brief

Stowmarket Town Council invites tenders for ICT Managed and Consultancy Services The invitation to tender is for a comprehensive range of ICT services comprising: • ICT Managed Services covering the full delivery and support of ICT solutions, including supply and installation, system configuration and management, ongoing support (both on-site and remote), health checks, MIS support, and staff training. • ICT Consultancy Services providing expert advice and specialist expertise across the full spectrum of ICT strategy and delivery, from connectivity, cloud solutions, safeguarding, and cyber security, through to project management, cost modelling, risk management, digital strategy development, disaster recovery, and innovation.

The services provided by the supplier shall ensure that the Town Council can access both hands-on ICT service provision and expert consultancy support to meet the Town Council's strategic and operational needs in fulfilling its Digital Strategy.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

ICT Managed Services covering the full delivery

ICT Managed Services covering the full delivery and support of ICT solutions, including supply and installation, system configuration and management, ongoing support (both on-site and remote), health checks, MIS support, and staff training.

The services provided by the supplier shall

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

5–9 daysof bid-team effort

£3.4k–£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

Hold at bidCyber Essentials Plus (often mandatory for gov IT)
Hold at bidISO 27001 (information security)
Plan for deliveryData protection / DPIA readiness
Show at bidComparable references / case studies
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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