Provision of Multi-functional Devices
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£750k
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
22 Jan 2026
Description
This tender opportunity was issued by Equals Trust. The Contractor must offer an MFD solution that meets the quantity and device specification set by the Trust. The plan is to let the leases in phases for when the current contracts terminate, with co-terminating the lease end dates with the end of the 5-year maintenance agreement. Key contract aims: a. a. have relevant experience of supporting a primary school trust with an agile personalised approach. b. ensure all management and engineers have the personable skills and expertise to work within education, including appropriate safeguarding training and enhanced DBS checks for on-site staff. c. provide the Trust with a 'Letter of Assurance' which states that all staff who visit any of the Trust school sites have been recruited in accordance with 'Keeping children safe in education', with an enhanced DBS check in place. The Supplier will inform the client of all new starter's names and DBS clearance numbers and leavers as they occur. d. provide a nominated account manager who can work in partnership with the Trust, who has the ability to instantly track all jobs and assess issues, combined with a clear escalation process. e. support the schools with maintenance issues, committing to a 4-hour SLA of being able to provide an engineer on site if the issue cannot be resolved remotely. f. implement a continuous improvement plan whereby the Contractor continuously monitors re-occurring faults and advises the Trust of areas of opportunity for service improvements, sustainability initiatives or cost savings. g. provide a cost-effective solution to card release printing and data collection. h. be responsible for sourcing and supplying all relevant materials and resources which are required to deliver this requirement. i. provide sustainability initiatives and support. j. be fully conversant with all relevant legislation, including Health and Safety, and always adhere to this. k. ensure that waste will be correctly sorted or disposed of or recycled, if possible.
Scope
- Reference
- ET01.14
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 05 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2031Possible extension to 03 Jan 2032
Option of a further year extension to enable co-terminus end dates of the maintenance contract with the leases
- CPV classifications
- 30120000301000003012100030121100
- Contract locations
- East Midlands, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed Solution | Proposed Solution | quality | 15.00% |
| Implementation Management | Implementation Management | quality | 10.00% |
| Account Support, Management & Monitoring | Account Support, Management & Monitoring | quality | 30.00% |
| Sustainability | Sustainability | quality | 5.00% |
| Price | Price | price | 40.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Financial appraisal consisting of a credit check
Provide 3 relevant previous contract examples To constitute a pass, the contract examples provided shall be relevant to the requirement, with a sufficient level of detail that provides confidence in the Tenderer’s established past experience in similar and relevant projects/contracts. The contracts must be within the education sector and similar complexity and working on more than one site within the contract.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£750k
Award date
19 Jan 2026
Contract start
09 Feb 2026
Contract end
08 Feb 2031