Carrington School IT Support award to WCL (UK) LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 12:16.

Opportunity overview

Provision of ICT support to Carrington School, including help desk, onsite support, fully managed services, escalation support and strategic support.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

WCL (UK) LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £555.8k
Awarded: 12 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 07689604
Location: London, UKI43, EC1V 2NX, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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-07883f
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Award under framework
Competitive: No

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: SOUTH EAST SURREY SCHOOLS EDUCATION TRUST
Id: GB-COH-10479401

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 10479401

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PGBX-8258-GGCP

Address

Street Address: The Ashcombe School
Locality: Dorking
Postal Code: RH4 1LY
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ26

Contact

Email: boyce.michelle@sesset.org.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: WCL (UK) LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-07689604

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 07689604

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PLBV-5785-GVYT

Address

Street Address: 124 City Road
Locality: London
Postal Code: EC1V 2NX
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI43

Contact

Email: ccmis01@everythingict.org

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.everythingict.org ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: Carrington School - Provision of IT Support
Status: active
Date: 13 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes
Has Renewal: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72250000
Description: System and support services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKC
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 2

Region: UKD
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 3

Region: UKE
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 4

Region: UKF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 5

Region: UKG
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 6

Region: UKH
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 7

Region: UKI
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 8

Region: UKJ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Entry 9

Region: UKK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT: 666,936
Amount: 555,780
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-07689604
Name: WCL (UK) LIMITED

Contract period

Starts: 1 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Oct 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 31 Oct 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description: The contract may be extended by up to two years beyond the initial term, at the contracting authority's discretion, subject to satisfactory supplier performance and continued operational requirements. The maximum contract expiry date is 31 October 2031.

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097338-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097338-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 10:44
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 16 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Related procurements

Entry 1

Id: framework
Scheme: ocid
Identifier: ocds-h6vhtk-05cc2a
Uri: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-05cc2a ↗

Relationship

framework

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Dorking · UKJ26 · RH4 1LY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

097338-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 15 Oct 2026, 10:44

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

South East Surrey Schools Education Trust has announced an award to WCL (UK) LIMITED for ICT support at Carrington School. The notice records an award value of £555,780 excluding VAT (£666,936 including VAT) and a planned initial service period from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusContract award notice published; tender status complete and award status active.Evidence: The process is labelled "Contract award notice on Find a Tender" and published on 15 October 2026; tender status is "complete" and award 1 status is "active".
Signature positionFuture signature scheduled for 16 October 2026; signature is not evidenced as completed.Evidence: Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" has due date 2026-10-16T23:59:59+01:00 and status "scheduled".
Planned service period1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029.Evidence: Award 1 contractPeriod states startDate 2026-11-01 and endDate 2029-10-31.

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097338-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07883f
First published: 15 Oct 2026
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026, 12:16
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Award announced to WCL (UK) LIMITED under a framework. The record includes a future signature milestone of 16 October 2026, so the supplied data does not establish that a contract has been signed or commenced.

Market significance

This is an above-threshold, framework-based ICT support award covering help desk, onsite, managed, escalation and strategic support, with a possible extension of up to two years.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

WCL (UK) LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 555780 GBP · Awarded; contract signature not evidenced.

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Award 1 names WCL (UK) LIMITED as sole supplier and records £555,780 excluding VAT. Supplier identity is verified by Companies House number 07689604.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

98% confidence

Contract award notice published; tender status complete and award status active.

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The process is labelled "Contract award notice on Find a Tender" and published on 15 October 2026; tender status is "complete" and award 1 status is "active".

Signature position

99% confidence

Future signature scheduled for 16 October 2026; signature is not evidenced as completed.

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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" has due date 2026-10-16T23:59:59+01:00 and status "scheduled".

Planned service period

98% confidence

1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029.

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Award 1 contractPeriod states startDate 2026-11-01 and endDate 2029-10-31.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£555,780

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Award 1 value.amount is 555780 GBP.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£666,936

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 666936 GBP.

Value allocation

94% confidence

The published award value is attached to award 1, which has one named supplier and one related lot.

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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1; no separate lot value is published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award date

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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Award 1 date is 2026-10-13.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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Award notice 097338-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-15T10:44:56+01:00.

Scheduled signature date

99% confidence

16 October 2026

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Scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone is 2026-10-16.

Planned contract start

98% confidence

1 November 2026

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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-01.

Initial end date

98% confidence

31 October 2029

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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2029-10-31.

Maximum stated expiry

98% confidence

31 October 2031

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Award contractPeriod maxExtentDate is 2031-10-31; renewal text states a possible extension of up to two years.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

ICT support for Carrington School, including help desk, onsite support, fully managed services, escalation support and strategic support.

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Process description.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Services — system and support services (CPV 72250000).

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services; item classification is CPV 72250000, "System and support services".

Lot structure

98% confidence

One published lot (lot 1); no lot title or lot-specific description is supplied.

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Tender lots contains lot 1 only; the extracted lot title and description are null.

Published delivery regions

97% confidence

UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK.

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Award item deliveryAddresses lists these UK regions.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Selective procedure; award under framework.

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Process procurementMethod is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Award under framework".

Competition information

96% confidence

The notice marks the procurement as non-competitive; bidder numbers and evaluation results are not supplied.

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Tender competitive is false. No bid count, scores or evaluation narrative is included.

Threshold

99% confidence

Above threshold.

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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.

Framework reference

97% confidence

Related framework process: ocds-h6vhtk-05cc2a.

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RelatedProcesses identifies framework ocid ocds-h6vhtk-05cc2a.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

98% confidence

Three years, planned from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029.

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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.

Extension option

99% confidence

May be extended by up to two years at the contracting authority's discretion, subject to satisfactory performance and continuing operational requirements.

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Award renewal description.

Maximum term endpoint

99% confidence

31 October 2031.

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Award contractPeriod maxExtentDate and renewal description.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial route

98% confidence

The buyer used a framework route rather than an openly competitive procedure for this award.

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The notice states "Award under framework" and tender competitive is false.

Service model

98% confidence

The stated scope combines operational support with managed and strategic ICT support.

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Process description lists help desk, onsite, fully managed, escalation and strategic support.

Published pricing detail

98% confidence

Only total net and gross award values are published; no pricing schedule or lot-level breakdown is supplied.

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Award provides amount and amountGross; no pricing breakdown or lot value appears in the supplied data.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-07883f
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

South East Surrey Schools Education Trust.

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Buyer party name in the published notice.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Public authority — sub-central government.

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Buyer classification is publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

98% confidence

Dorking, United Kingdom.

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Buyer address locality is Dorking, postal code RH4 1LY.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

WCL (UK) LIMITED (Companies House number 07689604).

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Supplier verification matched source company number 07689604 to verified company name WCL (UK) LIMITED.

Supplier characteristics

97% confidence

Published as a large organisation; not a VCSE, public-service-mission organisation or sheltered workshop.

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Supplier party details state scale "large" and false for the listed organisation flags.

Published supplier website

95% confidence

http://www.everythingict.org

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Supplier party details URL.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension window estimate

98% confidence

If the full published extension is exercised, the contract could run to 31 October 2031; this is an option, not a procurement forecast.

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Initial end date is 31 October 2029, maxExtentDate is 31 October 2031, and the notice permits up to two years' extension.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Contract conclusion status

99% confidence

The record is an award notice, but a signature milestone remains scheduled. It should not be described as a signed or commenced contract.

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Future signature milestone is scheduled for 16 October 2026; planned start is 1 November 2026.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value in the supplied notice data.

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Extracted lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.

Competition detail

98% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, bidder identities, scoring, evaluation rationale and framework call-off terms.

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No such fields are included in the supplied notice data.

Delivery geography

93% confidence

The award lists nine delivery regions, while the requirement is described as support for Carrington School; the notice does not explain this geographic breadth.

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Award item lists UKC through UKK regions; title and description name Carrington School.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The supplied award notice does not evidence a completed signature or contract commencement; it only provides scheduled signature and planned start dates.
No lot title, lot description or individual lot value is published for lot 1.
Bid count, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, incumbent information and pricing breakdown are not supplied.
The notice lists delivery regions across much of England but does not explain how these relate to the Carrington School requirement.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who was awarded the Carrington School IT support requirement?

WCL (UK) LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 07689604.

What is the published award value?

£555,780 excluding VAT, or £666,936 including VAT.

Has the contract been signed?

The supplied notice does not confirm signature. It records a future signature milestone scheduled for 16 October 2026.

How long is the planned contract term?

The initial planned period is 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2029, with a possible extension of up to two years.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Carrington School - Provision of IT Support

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

WCL (UK) LIMITED

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Renewal

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Related procurements

Relationship

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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