English Heritage has served a contract notice of £25m for IT infrastructure management, support and services. The duration of the contract is five years.

The supplier will provide fixed-line and mobile telephony support and data communications to 2,400 staff, according to the organisation.

The winning bidder will also provide service management, desktop support and datacentre services, as well as ISP, network management and technology refresh services.

The supplier may host a small number of English Heritage's 170 servers, including associated applications and services.

After the initial five-year period the deal includes the option for a one-year extension.