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ClosedStage · tender

Advanced Research and Invention Agency

Managed IT Service RFP

IT ServicesCPV 72222300
Value£4.0m
Deadline29 Oct 2025
Published9 Sept 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 9 Sept 2025ClosedCloses 29 Oct 2025
Who to contact
tenders@aria.org.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£4.0mtotal contract value
median £120k
this tender£0£4.3m

This is a large award for IT Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 36,449 valued IT Services tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

This RFP seeks proposals from experienced Managed IT Service Providers capable of delivering secure, scalable, agile, and proactive support.

We are seeking a partner who can anticipate the evolving needs of a cutting-edge R&D funding agency and provide forward-thinking solutions that enable ARIA's mission and growth.

The scope is to deliver ARIA's full IT capability, including: ● Delivering dependable, day-to-day operational support that scales with our growing operations. ● Supporting the integration and ongoing evolution of a complex, cloud-based technology ecosystem. ● Continually strengthening our security posture in line with UK-government and NCSC frameworks. ● Contributing to a tech-forward, security-conscious culture through policy, training, and enablement.

The total contract value for standard service delivery is anticipated to be up to £1.25m for the initial 36-month term.

This figure does not include costs for additional project support, extended hours, or pass-through costs for software and hardware - for this we anticipate an approximate additional £1.8m for the duration of the initial term.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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This RFP seeks proposals from experienced Managed

This RFP seeks proposals from experienced Managed IT Service Providers capable of delivering secure, scalable, agile, and proactive support.

02

We are seeking a partner who can

We are seeking a partner who can anticipate the evolving needs of a cutting-edge R&D funding agency and provide forward-thinking solutions that enable ARIA's mission and growth.

03

The scope is to deliver ARIA's full

The scope is to deliver ARIA's full IT capability, including:.

04

● Delivering dependable, day-to-day operational support

● Delivering dependable, day-to-day operational support that scales with our growing operations.

05

● Supporting the integration and ongoing evolution

● Supporting the integration and ongoing evolution of a complex, cloud-based technology ecosystem.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0596cb
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
055064-2025
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