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Server Infrastructure Upgrade & Maintenance

Lancaster and Morecambe College · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 19:01.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV48800000 — Information systems and servers
  • CPV48821000 — Network servers
  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV80533100 — Computer training services

Lots

  • Lot 1AED 500k · Including VAT · Source currency differs from tender

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06f7e3
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
Tenderers will submit an Initial Tender, which will be assessed in accordance with the published award criteria. Following assessment, the College may either award the contract on the basis of Initial Tenders or proceed to a dialogue stage where it considers further exploration or refinement would be beneficial. Dialogue may relate to any aspect of the requirementm Tender or proposed solution. Following dialogue, remaining Tenderers may be invited to submit Final Tenders in respect of all or specified elements of their Initial Tender. Any elements not required to be revised may remain incorporated into the Final Tender.

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
6 Oct 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
24 Sept 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
22 Oct 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
500,000
Currency
AED

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Delivery

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Starts
4 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
3 Nov 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
3 Nov 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
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

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48800000
Description
Information systems and servers
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
48821000
Description
Network servers
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
80533100
Description
Computer training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD44
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
086338-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 Sept 2026, 11:54
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Lancaster and Morecambe College
Id
GB-PPON-PLBJ-5583-ZQML

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLBJ-5583-ZQML

Address

Street Address
Morecambe Road
Locality
LANCASTER
Postal Code
LA1 2TY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKD44

Contact

Name
Jonny Wright

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · LANCASTER · UKD44 · LA1 2TY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD44 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 086338-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·