Buyer Name: BORDER TO COAST PENSIONS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Buyer Address: 5th Floor Toronto Square, Leeds, UKE42, LS1 2HJ, United Kingdom
Contact Email: procurement@bordertocoast.org.uk
Managed Service Provider Contract
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
7000000.0 GBP
7000000.0 GBP
Published
19 Dec 2025, 16:33
19 Dec 2025, 16:33
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
16 May 2026, 23:00
16 May 2026, 23:00
Contract End
16 May 2030, 22:59
16 May 2030, 22:59
Category
n/a
n/a
CPV
30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
KOCHO GROUP LIMITED
KOCHO GROUP LIMITED
Official Source
Open Find a Tender
Open Find a Tender
Description
Border to Coast intends to appoint a partner organisation to support core capabilities necessary to manage its existing infrastructure and achieve its future ICT objectives. This includes the oversight of the existing infrastructure and provision of corporate ICT solutions to enable Border to Coast to operate its core business using latest technologies deployed in a modern and flexible environment. The ICT Managed Service will manage and oversee the cloud based collaborative platform to allow Border to Coast to manage and deliver its investment portfolio effectively and securely. This will include hardware, infrastructure, communications, service support, cyber and data resilience capabilities. Border to Coast currently operates on a single site with circa. 180 users, and has adopted standard Microsoft 365 solutions, with additional Business Central (Finance), CRM and Data modules deployed across the business.
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot 1 Status: complete
Awards
Award Title: Managed Service Provider Contract
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