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EFFICIENCY EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED

Neutral Vendor for ICT Procurement

IT ServicesCPV 72000000
Value£500.0m
Deadline
Published14 Apr 2026
RegionNationwide
Contract value in context
£500.0mtotal contract value
median £120k
this tender£0£540.0m

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

EEM is seeking to set up a framework arrangement with a single provider capable of operating a large-scale, neutral ICT procurement and supply chain management function across the full scope of this Framework Agreement.

This procurement will establish a single-supplier framework, in accordance with Section 45(4)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023.

EEM has concluded, based on market analysis, statutory considerations and PME feedback, that a single neutral vendor is the only proportionate and effective model capable of delivering the full scope of ICT requirements defined in this document.

This approach is justified on the following grounds: A.

Interoperability and Whole-ICT Lifecycle Integration ICT procurement across the public sector is currently fragmented.

Complex interdependencies between hardware, licensing, cloud consumption, cybersecurity, networks and managed services require a sing…

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

EEM is seeking to set up

EEM is seeking to set up a framework arrangement with a single provider capable of operating a large-scale, neutral ICT procurement and supply chain management function across the full scope of this Framework Agreement.

02

EEM has concluded, based on market analysis

EEM has concluded, based on market analysis, statutory considerations and PME feedback, that a single neutral vendor is the only proportionate and effective model capable of delivering the full scope of ICT requirements defined in this document.

03

Interoperability and Whole-ICT Lifecycle Integration

Interoperability and Whole-ICT Lifecycle Integration.

04

Complex interdependencies between hardware, licensing, cloud consumption

Complex interdependencies between hardware, licensing, cloud consumption, cybersecurity, networks and managed services require a single entity to coordinate supply, ensure compatibility, and provide end-to-end assurance.

05

Fragmented support arrangements

fragmented support arrangements.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059780
Stage
tender · Open
Source
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