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IT Consultancy and Design

CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST

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Award

14 Jul 2021 at 12:31

Tender

30 Jun 2021 at 09:55

Summary of the contracting process

The Carlton Academy Trust, located in Bradford, is conducting a public procurement process titled "IT Consultancy and Design" aimed at streamlining and integrating their IT infrastructure across its five schools. The procurement falls under the services category, specifically focusing on the repair and maintenance of telecommunications and office equipment. The procurement method is an open procedure, with the tender period having ended on 9 July 2021 and the project expected to be completed from 24 July to 1 September 2021.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for IT companies, particularly those specialising in network design and implementation, IT consultancy, and educational technology services. Businesses that can offer expertise in integrating systems like Azure Active Directory, Google Workspace, and associated network management tools would be well-suited to compete. Additionally, those capable of handling large-scale redeployments of IT infrastructure, such as the management of 1200 client devices, stand to benefit from this contract as Carlton Academy Trust looks for efficient solutions to upgrade their services.

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Notice Title

IT Consultancy and Design

Notice Description

Carlton Academy Trust are seeking to streamline and integrate their IT infrastructure over the Summer 2021 holidays. As part of this, the networks and active directories at the 5 component schools will be amalgamated to a single directory, with a single Azure Active Directory / Microsoft 365 tenancy and Google Workspace. The project will require the design of the networks including VLAN & Subnet assignment, DNS, DHCP, Smoothwall configuration and other related services as appropriate as well as implement them on the network infrastructure in place and identified as being purchased for the new project. Carlton Bolling will be moving to a Meraki network with Meraki switching and wireless access points, replacing their existing Aruba devices. It is intended that the Aruba equipment be re-used in the primary schools which are using a mixture of Netgear, Huawei and Ruckus wireless / switching. The primaries currently operate on a flat network, however, it is expected that this will be moved to a multi subnet/VLAN environment as appropriate. Deployment of the networks is intended to include Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager linked to Endpoint Manager to allow the automated deployment and configuration of machines across the trust with a distribution point at each school using existing on premise servers re-purposed as appropriate. This work will require the redeployment of all client devices totalling around 1200 machines in the trust across the various sites as well as standardised configuration of the network. Windows wireless devices should utilise 802.1x authentication to remove the reliance on passwords for authentication. The new server infrastructure at Carlton Bolling will include a 3 host vSphere failover cluster which should host the server infrastructure for the new domain, with VMWare vSphere used at the primary schools. Veeam backup will be used throughout. The service provider should set up & commission the storage infrastructure, network and vSphere cluster as appropriate, re-using any existing servers in ancillary roles such as performing backup services for the existing iSCSI based NAS appliance. Alongside the related network design & implementation, various ancillary systems, including, but not limited to CCTV, Catering, Print management and SIMS will need to be redeployed as appropriate at least school. Integration between Google Workspace, Azure Active Directory and the on-premise directory is expected as well as the management of issuing all existing staff and students with credentials for their new logins prior to term starting. The Project must be undertaken and completed during the Summer Break 24 July - 01 September 2021

Lot Information

Lot 1

Carlton Academy Trust are seeking to streamline and integrate their IT infrastructure over the Summer 2021 holidays. As part of this, the networks and active directories at the 5 component schools will be amalgamated to a single directory, with a single Azure Active Directory / Microsoft 365 tenancy and Google Workspace. The project will require the design of the networks including VLAN & Subnet assignment, DNS, DHCP, Smoothwall configuration and other related services as appropriate as well as implement them on the network infrastructure in place and identified as being purchased for the new project. Carlton Bolling will be moving to a Meraki network with Meraki switching and wireless access points, replacing their existing Aruba devices. It is intended that the Aruba equipment be re-used in the primary schools which are using a mixture of Netgear, Huawei and Ruckus wireless / switching. The primaries currently operate on a flat network, however, it is expected that this will be moved to a multi subnet/VLAN environment as appropriate. Deployment of the networks is intended to include Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager linked to Endpoint Manager to allow the automated deployment and configuration of machines across the trust with a distribution point at each school using existing onpremise servers re-purposed as appropriate. This work will require the redeployment of all client devices totalling around 1200 machines in the trust across the various sites as well as standardised configuration of the network. Windows wireless devices should utilise 802.1x authentication to remove the reliance on passwords for authentication. The new server infrastructure at Carlton Bolling will include a 3 host vSphere failover cluster which should host the server infrastructure for the new domain, with VMWare vSphere used at the primary schools. Veeam backup will be used throughout. The service provider should set up & commission the storage infrastructure, network and vSphere cluster as appropriate, re-using any existing servers in ancillary roles such as performing backup services for the existing iSCSI based NAS appliance. Alongside the related network design & implementation, various ancillary systems, including, but not limited to CCTV, Catering, Print management and SIMS will need to be redeployed as appropriate at least school. Integration between Google Workspace, Azure Active Directory and the on-premise directory is expected as well as the management of issuing all existing staff and students with credentials for their new logins prior to term starting. The Project must be undertaken and completed during the Summer Break 24 July - 01 September 2021

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c1ba
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016485-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services


CPV Codes

50300000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to personal computers, office equipment, telecommunications and audio-visual equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£180,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Jul 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Jul 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Jul 20214 years ago
Contract Period
23 Jul 2021 - 1 Sep 2021 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CARLTON ACADEMY TRUST
Contact Name
Darren Harvey-Hill
Contact Email
dhh@uak.email
Contact Phone
+44 1535210333

Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD3 0DU
Post Town
Bradford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
TLE4 West Yorkshire

Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
Bowling and Barkerend
Westminster Constituency
Bradford East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AFINITE

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