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title: "Framework Agreement for Connectivity for Educational Establishments"
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# Framework Agreement for Connectivity for Educational Establishments

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-agreement-for-connectivity-for-educational-establishments-ocds-h6vhtk-033336). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Norfolk County Council: "Framework Agreement for Connectivity for Educational Establishments". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £3,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Jul 2022, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Norfolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/norfolk-county-council-ons-e10000020)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £3,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 July 2022 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** For educational use, For kindergarten use, For school use, For training purposes, Internet services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKF3, UKH1, UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-agreement-for-connectivity-for-educational-establishments-ocds-h6vhtk-033336#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-033336`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-agreement-for-connectivity-for-educational-establishments-ocds-h6vhtk-033336#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fnorfolkcc%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-agreement-for-connectivity-for-educational-establishments-ocds-h6vhtk-033336#participate

## Description
Norfolk County Council has tendered a framework agreement to appoint partners to supply and install broadband connectivity suitable for education environments, in line with the Department for Education Digital and Technology Standards for Schools and Colleges (March 2022).
The framework agreement is open to all educational establishments including schools, academies, trusts, federations, Universities and further education colleges, adult learning centres, nurseries, preschools and alternative provisions, to purchase from within the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Essex and all Unitary authorities therein.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72400000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF, UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £3,500,000
- **Description:** Norfolk County Council has tendered a framework agreement to appoint partners to supply and install broadband connectivity suitable for education environments, in line with the Department for Education Digital and Technology Standards for Schools and...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 026464-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Eastern Telephones Limited, MLL TELECOM LTD., Rydal Communications Limited (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:05207395`, `GB-FTS-142870`, `GB-FTS-160622`, `GB-FTS-142875`
  - Value: £3,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 026464-2022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,500,000
  - Signed Date: 15/09/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026464-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-09-22T08:10:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T15:29:12.153Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-033336