Tender

OHCAT ICT Communications, Security and Telephony Services

ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE & ACADEMY TRUST

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Tender

29 Nov 2022 at 17:45

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust has released a tender for ICT Communications, Security, and Telephony Services. The procurement is aimed at identifying a provider to deliver managed connectivity, security, and telephony solutions across all 22 sites, with a contract value of £1,800,000. The procurement method is selective, with a tender deadline of January 4, 2023. The contract period is set to start on May 1, 2023, and end on July 31, 2028, creating opportunities for SMEs in the IT services industry, particularly in the South East and London regions.

This opportunity offers businesses the chance to provide essential IT services to a leading education provider with a strong presence in London and its surrounding areas. SMEs with expertise in managed connectivity, security, and telephony solutions are well-suited to compete in this tender. The Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust seeks a provider to implement solutions at seven initial sites by summer 2023, with additional sites to follow as connectivity and equipment become available, paving the way for sustainable business growth and development within the education sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

OHCAT ICT Communications, Security and Telephony Services

Notice Description

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust is a family of specialist education providers for pupils and students from nursery through to further education across London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. The uniqueness of OHCAT is that it is fully representative of all designations of special education needs and disabilities. Across the whole organisation there are a range of experts and practitioners who advocate for children and young people with special education needs and disabilities to ensure they receive the best possible opportunities to achieve their full potential.Orchard Hill College (OHC) was established in 1983 and has grown from a small hospital provision into an Outstanding College that operates from eight college centres across London and provides post-16 education for approximately 400 students with mild, moderate, severe and profound learning need.Orchard Hill College Academy Trust (OHCAT) was established in 2013 by Orchard Hill College to share its expertise and provide services and support to specialist schools. The Trust is now home to 15 special schoolsIn total there are currently 22 sites encompassing c1,500 staff and c2,077 PupilsThe purpose of this procurement is to identify a single provider who will deliver a managed connectivity, security and telephony solution across all sites. It is not expected that TUPE will apply from the Trust or any existing suppler.The following list of services are to be provided but should not be seen as a finite list:- 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 and central Trust admin 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- Relevant trainingIn parallel to this procurement is also one to outsource the delivery of service and projects at all sites across the Trust. The selected provider from this procurement will work together with the chosen MSP to initially implement seven initial sites - these sites will become the 'blue print' for all other sites. The communications for these sites is expected by the summer of 2023 and the onsite solutions will then be delivered. The remining sites will then be implemented as and when connectivity and equipment required inside the buildings becomes available over the following months.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-466d4702-9393-46f6-8ded-fd8ee5082a98
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d2cecb3-9635-48ba-9692-fc2ab8e1d8d6
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£1,800,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
4 Jan 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
30 Apr 2023 - 31 Jul 2028 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE & ACADEMY TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SURREY
Postcode
SM2 5AS
Post Town
Sutton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Delivery Location
TLI London, TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Sutton
Electoral Ward
Sutton South
Westminster Constituency
Sutton and Cheam

Further Information

Notice Documents

Notice URLs

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