Estimated Value
Up to £1,500,000
Deadline
17 February 2026
Published
14 January 2026
Type
Not specified
Full Description
This procurement includes (but may not be limited to) the items listed below.
- Provision of a range of multi-functional printing devices to all the schools and the central office
- An installation and commissioning service for each device
- A handover and training service
- A uniform maintenance service for any of the schools who have MFD's across the Trust
- An automated service that addresses all consumable needs
- A service that includes appropriate print management software
- A service that ethically disposes of equipment as necessary
- A full service level agreement
- Relevant monitoring, management and reporting
- A single technical interface to the Trust outsourced ICT Team
- Technical interface into the Trusts Managed Service Partner (Note: All MFD delivery will be carried out through this contract and chosen partner).
- Value added services.
There are currently 52 devices across 19 sites
In terms of copies these devices generate circa: 2.8m Mono copies and circa 4m colour copies
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
GLIDE STUDENT & RESIDENTIAL LIMITED
£700,000
total awarded
- 2
Computeam Ltd
£4m
total awarded
GLIDE STUDENT & RESIDENTIAL LIMITED is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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ST CHAD'S ACADEMIES TRUSTKey Dates
Published
14 January 2026
Submission deadline
17 February 2026
Notice type
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