Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be6-938c-700b-a35b-b7f3827fc68a/red-kite-community-housing-it-managed-services closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Red Kite Community Housing - IT Managed Services [Red Kite Community Housing](https://tendernation.io/buyers/red-kite-community-housing) Estimated value Not stated Published 5 Aug 2026 Deadline Closed 15 Sept 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Red Kite currently has an IT Managed Service Contract which expires on 31st March 2027 and are now seeking to award a new Contract. It is expected that the Successful Bidder will be appointed by the end of 2026 and that the new Contract must be operationally live no later than 1st April 2027. The current hosting arrangements are located in the current supplier’s data centre and delivered as a private cloud solution with the core infrastructure belonging to the current supplier. These core assets will not be transferable and therefore a new solution must be provided by the Successful Bidder. The new Contract shall include: •Technical architecture and design •Onboarding of all services in-scope of the Solution •First-, Second- and Third-Line Service Desk •Full inventory management service for all ICT assets •Capacity management •Developing appropriate refresh cycles for all equipment •Hosting, including support the VMware servers and associated storage •24x365 Proactive monitoring of all core ICT services •Security infrastructure including Firewall Management •Security Operations Centre (SOC) which is staffed 24x7 •Assistance to promote security best practice throughout Red Kite •Resilient connectivity between Red Kite’s Head Office and the hosting service •Resilient Internet connectivity •Local Wired and Wireless Area Networks (Switches and Wireless Access Points are assets belonging to Red Kite) •End-user support providing an engineer on-site at Head Office for 3 days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday). The engineer will primarily handle first-line Tickets to resolution but may also be required to participate in project work if and when there is insufficient support work to be undertaken •Building of new end-user devices (laptops) and maintenance of these builds; the supply of end-user devices is not in-scope of this Tender and end-user devices are Red Kite’s assets •Patching (as a minimum to Cyber Essentials Plus standards) •Backup including: o Private/Public cloud hosted services o Office 365 services including Email, OneDrive and SharePoint o Dynamics 365 •Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity •Monthly Service Reports and Meetings - On-site first-line engineer (3 days per week) •Ad-hoc project days (60 days per annum) •Rate Card for ad-hoc work Full details of the Services required are contained in the Technical Statement of Requirements as set out in Appendix 1 of the ITT document. The Contract will last for an initial period of 3 years, with an option to extend at Red Kite’s discretion for a period of 1 year, plus 1 additional year, and 1 final year, giving a total potential period of 6 years. This tender is being administered on behalf of Red Kite Community Housing by Clarity Procurement Solutions Limited. The total estimated value is £4,500,000 including VAT over 6 years (£750,000 per annum including VAT). This excludes annual price indexation. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: [delta-esourcing.com](https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-High-Wycombe:-Computer-platforms./A3EM22M568) To respond to this opportunity, please click here: [delta-esourcing.com/respond/A3EM22M568](https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/A3EM22M568) Read full description ## CPV classification Computer platforms Information technology services System and support services Helpdesk and support services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06dc0f-2026-08-05T10:42:01+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06dc0f-2026-08-05T10:42:01+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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