Official UK procurement notice
National Framework for ICT Solutions 2024
Authority: RED KITE LEARNING TRUST (Public body)
What is being bought15 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionPagabo Limited, acting on behalf of Red Kite Learning Trust, wish to establish a national framework of Providers of for a range of IT based solutions. The Framework Agreement will be established for a period of 3 years, with the option to extend for a further period of 12 months. The framework will be split in to 15 separate lots, each with 7 regional areas, giving 105 sub-lots, which will operate with a maximum of 9 Suppliers per sub-lot. The framework shall have the facility for Clients to Direct Award and Further Compete their requirements. The procurement will be a single stage process following the Public Contract Regulations 2015 open procedure.
CPV: Data storage services · Digital switching equipment · Educational software package · Financial systems software package · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · IT software package · Networks · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages · Servers · System, storage and content management software package · Tablet computer · Telecommunications equipment and supplies · +7 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 30 suppliers · 12 bids on the busiest of 13 lots (0.4 per place) · 17 appointed
Lots and requirements (15)Procurement structure
15 lots · 13 with a published valueEvery one of these 6 lots carries the same published figure, £750,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Network SolutionsAwardedLot estimate not published
This Lot will cover but is not limited to network audits, design and installation. Also including related hardware.
Lot #2Cloud VoIPAwardedLot estimate not published
This Lot will cover but is not limited to installation, cloud-based solutions, handsets, software and removal/recycle of VoIP solutions.
Lot #31-2-1 Learning Solutions - iOSAwardedPublished value£26,000,000
This Lot will cover but is not limited to iOS based laptops, tablets, and associated accessories to support the provision of a 1-2-1 device solution.
Lot #41-2-1 Learning Solutions – Windows OSCancelledPublished value£8,000,000
This Lot will cover but is not limited to Windows OS based laptops, tablets, and associated accessories support the provision of a 1-2-1 device solution.
Lot #51-2-1 Learning Solutions – Chrome OSCancelledPublished value£8,000,000
This Lot will cover but is not limited to Chrome OS based laptops, tablets, and associated accessories to support the provision of a 1-2-1 device solution.
Lot #6Parent Payment SoftwareAwardedPublished value£250,000
This Lot will cover but is not limited to parent payment software used in an education setting.
Lot #7Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software – Apple DevicesAwardedPublished value£2,000,000
This Lot will cover the provision of MDM software for Apple devices.
Lot #8Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software – Windows DevicesAwardedceiling above
This Lot will cover the provision of MDM software for Windows devices
Lot #9Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software – Android & Chrome DevicesAwardedceiling above
This Lot will cover the provision of MDM software for Android and Chrome devices
Lot #10Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software – Multi OSAwardedPublished value£1,000,000
This Lot will cover the provision of MDM software that is able to handle at least two differing OSs
Lot #11Register/Visitor SoftwareAwardedceiling above
This Lot will cover but is not limited to software for signing in/out for staff, pupils and visitors.
Lot #12Website Design ServicesAwardedceiling above
This Lot will cover but is not limited to website design and build, hosting, managed services.
Lot #13Cloud ServicesAwardedceiling above
This Lot will cover but is not limited to the provision of Cloud tenancy solutions
Lot #14Broadband SolutionsAwardedceiling above
This Lot will cover but is not limited to ISP provision, software, filtering, firewalls
Lot #15Managed ServicesAwardedPublished value£1,500,000
This Lot will cover but is not limited to support contracts, help desks, cloud services.
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).
- “National Framework for ICT Solutions 2024” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 30 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Jan 2024, 09:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jun 2024, 16:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Feb 2024 – …
- Authority reference
AVP-RKLT-2010- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018520- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042a3aFind a Tender
- Review procedure
As set out in the Public Contracts Directive 2014/24/EU
Publisher note: The following Lots were not awarded, Lot 4, Lot 5. Please see the attached detailed sub log and region allocation detailed below: https://pagabo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ICT-Solutions-Framework-Pagabo-User-Guide-2024-Watermarked.pdf
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/pagabo/aspx/ProjectManage/1269 ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 2 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 2 Feb 2024, 12:10 GMT
Timeline
2 Feb 2024 → 14 Jun 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened2 Feb 2024, 12:10 GMT
- Notice published14 Jun 2024, 16:27 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 Jun 2024, 16:27 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast13 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 13 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £55,250,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Network Solutions
- Signed
- 29 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software – Multi OS
- Signed
- 29 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Register/Visitor Software
- Signed
- 29 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Web Design Services
- Signed
- 29 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Cloud Services
- Signed
- 29 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Broadband Solutions
- Signed
- 29 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Managed Services
- Signed
- 29 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
VoIP Solutions
- Signed
- 29 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
1-2-1 Learning Solutions - iOS
- Signed
- 29 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Parent Payment Software
- Signed
- 29 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software – Apple Devices
- Signed
- 29 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software – Windows Devices
- Signed
- 29 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software – Android & Chrome Devices
- Signed
- 29 May 2024
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Network Solutions | 6bids · 6 electronic | 6 | — | — |
| 2 · Cloud VoIP | 7bids · 7 electronic | 6 | — | — |
| 3 · 1-2-1 Learning Solutions - iOS | 2bids · 2 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 6 · Parent Payment Software | 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 7 · Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software – Apple Devices | 4bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
| 8 · Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software – Windows Devices | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 9 · Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software – Android & Chrome Devices | 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 10 · Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software – Multi OS | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 11 · Register/Visitor Software | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 12 · Website Design Services | 4bids · 4 electronic | 3 | — | — |
| 13 · Cloud Services | 8bids · 8 electronic | 7 | — | — |
| 14 · Broadband Solutions | 6bids · 6 electronic | 6 | — | — |
| 15 · Managed Services | 12bids · 12 electronic | 11 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of England and WalesReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
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Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria