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Published 2 Sept 2022, 10:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Star Academies ICT Delivery Partner

Official notice

Authority: Star Academies (Education)

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Published estimate£45,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Oct 2022awarded 22 May 2023
Awarded to Insight Direct

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Star Academies Trust (Star) is a Trust of 31 Academies, which are currently located across 5 regions. There are 10 Primary Schools, 20 Secondary Schools and 1 'All through' school. The Head Office is based in Blackburn.The Trust was initially established in 2010 and changed its name to Star Academies in 2018. The Trust runs a diverse network of primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation committed to enhancing social mobility. All our efforts are geared towards raising the aspirations of children and young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to improve their life chances and help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions.Star Academies is one of the countries leading education providers and for the last 2 years has claimed first place in the MAT performance tables. It also holds the top 3 positions nationally for the Governments headline Progress 8 measure. Additionally, 5 schools run by

CPV: Computer audit and testing services · Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services · Computer network services · Computer support and consultancy services · Computer-related equipment · Computer-related services · Hardware selection consultancy services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Internet services · Primary education services · Secondary education services · Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£45,000,000

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 61%Price: 39%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 61
  • Price: 39
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 39 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.9 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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Sept 2022, 10:48 BST
Last source update
22 May 2023, 13:34 BST
Authority reference
2022/ICT/FTS
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-014491
Classification (CPV)
Computer audit and testing servicesComputer back-up and catalogue conversion servicesComputer network servicesComputer support and consultancy servicesComputer-related equipmentComputer-related servicesHardware selection consultancy servicesIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportInternet servicesPrimary education services
+2 moreSecondary education servicesTraining services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03652d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home ↗

Submission deadline
7 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Oct 2022 → 22 May 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids must remain valid until
    1 Mar 2023, 23:59 GMT
  3. Notice published
    22 May 2023, 13:34 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 May 2023, 13:34 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £45,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 22 May 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Insight Direct£45,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Star Academies ICT Delivery Partner · Insight Direct

    Signed
    22 May 2023
    Value
    £45,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Star Academies

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation BB1 2HT, Blackburn, North WestContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Matthew LittleReview contact point BlackburnContact email
  • Star Academies Governing BodyMediation body Blackburn

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Insight Direct (UK)Awarded supplier02579852 The Technology Building, Insight Campus, Terry Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S9 2BU

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria