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Inclusive Multi-Academy Trust - ICT Managed Service

Inclusive Multi-Academy Trust · compiled

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Opportunity overview

The Inclusive Multi Academy Trust was formed in November 2016 and is currently made up of three schools: Beechfield School, Cherry Tree School and Laurance Haines School. The Trust has aspirations to roughly double in size over the next 5 years or so. Our schools work together with shared leadership, expertise, resources and efficiencies and deliver an excellent education within a loving and nurturing environment. We see ourselves as a central community hub and strive to provide equal access to education, opportunities, resources and support for all. In essence, this procurement is all about identifying a single supplier to provide a fully outsourced ICT managed service. At the sole discretion of the Trust any future schools that the Trust may incorporate into the Trust will also be added to the ICT contract. Any additional schools will co-terminate to the end same end date of the initial contract. In terms of the managed service this is advertised as a 60 month contract with a maximum 5 year managed service with start and end dates as follows: Service start date - 1st September 2025 Service end date - 31st August 2030 The new Managed Service Provider may also be required to deliver a range of technology and change management projects The companies identified from these shortlisting questions to receive the ITT for the Managed Service will then receive a detailed set of requirements. For the purposes of this shortlisting stage bidders should assume that the ITT will include, but is not limited to; strategic advice and direction to the Trust regarding ICT a term-time core service, incorporating on-site staff/visits as necessary Service desk local staffing that bidders deem necessary to deliver the SLA responsibility for design, specification, installation, and management of all ICT infrastructure supply of goods and services based on an agreed Best Value (BV) approach management of all ICT against an agreed SLA management of 3rd parties relevant monitoring, management, patching and reporting training - technical and curriculum as necessary expectation that the provider will drive innovation risk registers and inventory management collective partnership targets aligned to the Trusts objectives in school support for any integration or upgrade of the connectivity, communications and security infrastructure

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV30230000 — Computer-related equipment
  • CPV32410000 — Local area network
  • CPV32420000 — Network equipment
  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services

Lots

  • The Inclusive Multi Academy Trust was formed in November 2016 and is currently made up of three schools: Beechfield School, Cherry Tree School and Laurance Haines School. The Trust has aspirations to roughly double in size over the next 5 years or so. Our schools work together with shared leadership, expertise, resources and efficiencies and deliver an excellent education within a loving and nurturing environment. We see ourselves as a central community hub and strive to provide equal access to education, opportunities, resources and support for all. In essence, this procurement is all about identifying a single supplier to provide a fully outsourced ICT managed service. At the sole discretion of the Trust any future schools that the Trust may incorporate into the Trust will also be added to the ICT contract. Any additional schools will co-terminate to the end same end date of the initial contract. In terms of the managed service this is advertised as a 60 month contract with a maximum 5 year managed service with start and end dates as follows: Service start date - 1st September 2025 Service end date - 31st August 2030 The new Managed Service Provider may also be required to deliver a range of technology and change management projects The companies identified from these shortlisting questions to receive the ITT for the Managed Service will then receive a detailed set of requirements. For the purposes of this shortlisting stage bidders should assume that the ITT will include, but is not limited to; strategic advice and direction to the Trust regarding ICT a term-time core service, incorporating on-site staff/visits as necessary Service desk local staffing that bidders deem necessary to deliver the SLA responsibility for design, specification, installation, and management of all ICT infrastructure supply of goods and services based on an agreed Best Value (BV) approach management of all ICT against an agreed SLA management of 3rd parties relevant monitoring, management, patching and reporting training - technical and curriculum as necessary expectation that the provider will drive innovation risk registers and inventory management collective partnership targets aligned to the Trusts objectives in school support for any integration or upgrade of the connectivity, communications and security infrastructure£2m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04d613
Status
active
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Second Stage

Invitation Date
6 Mar 2025, 00:00
No Negotiation Necessary
Yes

Tender Period

Ends
21 Feb 2025, 12:00

Contract terms

Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

written

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
The Inclusive Multi Academy Trust was formed in November 2016 and is currently made up of three schools: Beechfield School, Cherry Tree School and Laurance Haines School. The Trust has aspirations to roughly double in size over the next 5 years or so. Our schools work together with shared leadership, expertise, resources and efficiencies and deliver an excellent education within a loving and nurturing environment. We see ourselves as a central community hub and strive to provide equal access to education, opportunities, resources and support for all. In essence, this procurement is all about identifying a single supplier to provide a fully outsourced ICT managed service. At the sole discretion of the Trust any future schools that the Trust may incorporate into the Trust will also be added to the ICT contract. Any additional schools will co-terminate to the end same end date of the initial contract. In terms of the managed service this is advertised as a 60 month contract with a maximum 5 year managed service with start and end dates as follows: Service start date - 1st September 2025 Service end date - 31st August 2030 The new Managed Service Provider may also be required to deliver a range of technology and change management projects The companies identified from these shortlisting questions to receive the ITT for the Managed Service will then receive a detailed set of requirements. For the purposes of this shortlisting stage bidders should assume that the ITT will include, but is not limited to; strategic advice and direction to the Trust regarding ICT a term-time core service, incorporating on-site staff/visits as necessary Service desk local staffing that bidders deem necessary to deliver the SLA responsibility for design, specification, installation, and management of all ICT infrastructure supply of goods and services based on an agreed Best Value (BV) approach management of all ICT against an agreed SLA management of 3rd parties relevant monitoring, management, patching and reporting training - technical and curriculum as necessary expectation that the provider will drive innovation risk registers and inventory management collective partnership targets aligned to the Trusts objectives in school support for any integration or upgrade of the connectivity, communications and security infrastructure

Value

Amount
2,000,000
Currency
GBP

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,800

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Watford

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKH2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
30230000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Computer-related equipment
Entry 2
Id
32410000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Local area network
Entry 3
Id
32420000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Network equipment
Entry 4
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic1
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical1
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-COH-10411381
Name
Inclusive Multi-Academy Trust

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKH2
Locality
Watford
Postal Code
WD24 5TY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Beech House, 95a Gammons Lane

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Id
10411381
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Inclusive Multi-Academy Trust

Contact

Name
Graham Thorpe
Telephone
+44 7540594557
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-136255
Name
Inclusive Multi-Academy Trust

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Watford
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Inclusive Multi-Academy Trust

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Watford · UKH2 · WD24 5TY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH2

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04d613-2025-01-24T12:31:20Zcompiled ·