Official UK procurement notice
Community Schools Trust ICT Tender
Authority: COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Community Schools Trust has 5 schools and academies in London and one UTC in Norwich. The Trust are tendering their ICT services for the 6 schools in one Lot. The Trust is looking for a strategic partner to effectively and proactively manage their ICT managed services in accordance with industry best practice to provide a consistently high standard of service throughout the Trust. TUPE will apply to the 6 IT Technicians across the Trust. The London Schools are in the Boroughs of Hackney and Newham.Full details of the service requirements, scoring criteria and Trust ICT strategic objectives are in the tender documentation. The contract start date is the 1st of August 2024 and this will be for an initial three-year period. There is an option for both parties to extend the contract for a further two years subject to client satisfaction and client agreement on budgets and service levels. This contract will reward high levels of service and support with KPIs in place to ensure the c
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Community Schools Trust (the "Trust") has 5 schools and academies in London and…AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,000,000
The Community Schools Trust (the "Trust") has 5 schools and academies in London and one Universal Technical College (UTC) based in Norwich. The Trust are tendering for its ICT services encompassing all 6 schools in one lot, as well as any additional schools that may join the Trust in the future. The existing contract with RM in 5 schools has reached its maximum tenure of five years with the Trust. There is also a contract with Sharp which provides the ICT services for 1 school. The Trust is seeking a strategic partner to manage its ICT managed services efficiently and proactively in alignment with industry best practices, ensuring a consistently high standard of service across all its institutions.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Cost: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 14 Dec 2023, 11:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Oct 2024, 17:37 BST
- Authority reference
CCL_024- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-031976- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04258bFind a Tender
- Review procedure
4000/4000
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Jan 2024, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
25 Jan 2024 → 4 Oct 2024 · 2 dates- Submission deadline25 Jan 2024, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published4 Oct 2024, 17:37 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Oct 2024- Status changed to complete4 Oct 2024, 17:37 BST
- Buyer details updated4 Oct 2024, 17:37 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweethaven EducationSME | £4,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Community Schools Trust ICT Tender · Sweethaven EducationSME
- Signed
- 17 Sept 2024
- Value
- £4,500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Community Schools Trust ICTContracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cohesion Consulting LtdMediation body
- The Cabinet OfficeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sweethaven EducationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.