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# White Woods Primary Academy Trust - Comms & Security Procurement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/white-woods-primary-academy-trust-comms-security-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-037541). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** White Woods Primary Academy Trust: "White Woods Primary Academy Trust - Comms & Security Procurement". Published status: active. Published Value: £700,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [White Woods Primary Academy Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/white-woods-primary-academy-trust-coh-08589470)
- **Published Value:** £700,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 November 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Adult and other education services, Computer equipment and supplies, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Internet network, Primary education services (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/white-woods-primary-academy-trust-comms-security-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-037541#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-037541`

## Before you bid
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- **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/white-woods-primary-academy-trust-comms-security-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-037541#tl-md)

## Description
The White Woods Primary Academy Trust (WWPAT) is a Trust of 13 Academies encompassing c.3,122 pupils in and around Rotherham.
The Head Office is based at Canklow Woods Primary School
WWPAT was established in 2013 and has a considered growth strategy. In summary the Trust may encompass circa 15-18 schools in the next 5 years.
Central to White Woods PAT is the determination to work together in partnership to enable the Trust to offer the best possible educational experience to all children in our local communities. It is our aspiration to become a hub of excellence, helping to promote the life chances of all children in our Trust. 
Vision
All of our children, from any background, will be supported to excel both academically and socially, developing the skills of lifelong learners.
Our Mission
Our schools will be exceptional and provide children and adults with a breadth of exciting opportunities promoting curiosity and broadening the mind.
We will build positive, challenging partnerships with each other and the wider community promoting aspiration and ambition.
This procurement encompasses the items noted below.  
In essence, this procurement is all about identifying a single supplier to provide a package of services relating to communication, online safety and security.  At the sole discretion of the Trust any future schools that the Trust may incorporate into the Trust will also be added to the contract.  Any additional schools will co-terminate to the end same end date of the initial contract.
The companies identified from these shortlisting questions to receive the ITT will then receive a detailed set of requirements. For the purposes of this shortlisting stage bidders should assume that the ITT will include, but not be limited to;
•	A managed connectivity service to connect schools anywhere in England
•	A broadband service for each school based on synchronous connectivity 
•	A 'failover' line 
•	A firewalled service
•	An Education compliant internet filtering service 
•	Filtering of Trust owned devices away from schools e.g. staff / pupil laptops
•	Reporting of online activity service to support Safeguarding
•	A Managed VoIP telephony service for each school to an agreed number of handsets each
•	Support and maintenance service
•	Full end to end single SLA approach
•	Management of any 3rd parties required to provide the service
•	Relevant monitoring, management, and reporting
•	Full installation and transition service
•	Value added services
•	Technical interface into the Trusts outsourced support provision
Bidders should note the following:
•	The Trust will provide a standard contract as part of the ITT Pack
•	There will be no requirement for TUPE
•	Further details about the solution requirements will be provided to those bidders who are shortlisted to receive the ITT pack.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 30200000, 32412100, 32412110, 32430000, 32500000, 80100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £700,000
- **Description:** The White Woods Primary Academy Trust (WWPAT) is a Trust of 13 Academies encompassing c.3,122 pupils in and around Rotherham.
The Head Office is based at Canklow Woods Primary School
WWPAT was established in 2013 and has a considered growth strategy....

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028772-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-10-13T07:46:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T16:13:18.602Z
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