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ICT Project Delivery Partner

HARRIS FEDERATION

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07 Jul 2022 at 16:45

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Summary of the contracting process

The Harris Federation, based in East Croydon, England, has completed the procurement process for an ICT Project Delivery Partner, with a contract value of £26 million. This initiative falls under the IT services category and aims to upgrade and supply ICT equipment across its 51 academies located in the London area. Following a selective procurement method, the initiative is currently in the award stage, with the contract effective from 1st July 2022, set to run until 31st May 2027. The tender period for submissions ended on 2nd March 2022.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in ICT services, particularly those focusing on hardware supply, project management, and installation services. Companies that provide innovative ICT solutions such as serverless technology, maintenance agreements, and user training would be well-placed to compete. The partnership aims to enhance the overall quality of ICT resources within the educational sector, making it an appealing prospect for firms with experience in educational technology and asset management.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ICT Project Delivery Partner

Notice Description

The Harris Federation (HF) is a Federation of 51 Academies, which are currently located in the London area with the Federation Head Office in East Croydon.The Federation Website is https://www.harrisfederation.org.ukThe ICT Support and delivery of upgrades/projects at the Federation is currently all delivered 'in house' with occasional ad-hoc contractor support.The Federation benefits from a degree of standardisation in its ICT solution, but at the same time is also cognisant that ICT solutions and technology are developing rapidly.There is currently a need to refresh a significant amount of aged equipment across the Federation as part of an ongoing refresh programme over a number of years. Therefore, to enable the Federation's IT team to focus on the management of ICT and not need to be concerned with the increasing challenges regarding ICT supply, procurement, implementation and resourcing the decision has been taken to identify an ICT Implementation Partner. At a high level, the Partner will be responsible for supply of equipment and implementation through ongoing multiple projects so that over the lifetime of the contract all Federation schools will have been refreshed. The Federation IT team will continue to maintain and support the ICT.To give an indication of the equipment and tasks the partner would need to deliver are as follows:- All hardware supply- Maintenance agreements- Relevant licencing- A move to serverless schools where relevant- Cabling- CCTV systems- All installation services- Programme Management- Project Management- Management of ad-hoc purchases- Pre-Testing against a Standard Network Design (SND)- Formal testing against SND- Functional testing with schools- User Training - School staff- Handover Training - School technical staff- Asset tagging of all installed equipment- Asset register management for both hardware & software- Escalated Support for 6 months (inc SLA to measure performance) following each school deployment- Equipment disposal / re-cycling- Due Diligence services for both existing & new schools- Commitments to support innovation- Budget risk post Order- Innovation & ongoing input into SND- Collective partnership (CSR) targets aligned to the Federation objectives

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4940d3f9-4cc2-440f-94d5-b9b212068564
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£26,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£26,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Jul 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
2 Mar 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jun 20223 years ago
Contract Period
30 Jun 2022 - 31 May 2027 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HARRIS FEDERATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CROYDON
Postcode
CR0 1LH
Post Town
Croydon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI62 Croydon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Croydon
Electoral Ward
Fairfield
Westminster Constituency
Croydon West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RM EDUCATION

Further Information

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