Notice Information
Notice Title
Little Heath School ~ IT & Network Services Tender
Notice Description
The successful Supplier will be required to provide IT & Network services for Little Heath School.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The selected service provider shall be: *Fully conversant with evolving legislation regarding the provision of IT & Network Services in a Secondary School environment *Required to evidence their Quality Assurance and Security Systems *Required to evidence their proposed Key Performance Indicator measures for the contract *Required to periodically present performance reporting and systems development recommendations to Governors and Senior Staff *Qualified to provide advice and support School IT & Network Services Hardware & Software Procurement activities *Experienced in Network design in a Secondary School environment *Required to support all current and future School systems *Experienced in managing Cloud Based Solutions in a Secondary School environment *Expected to support the interface and management of all Telephony and CCTV Systems The contract will provide onsite support, including maintenance, currently on-site via the Network Manager and three Support Technicians located in school 5 days a week 52 weeks of the year. The School is receptive to proposals of alternative support models. Comprehensive off-site system support is required 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year. Maintenance and System Development activities shall be undertaken outside the 190 academic term-time days to minimise any disruption to pupil education and teaching activities. The contract will commence on 1 August 2023 for an initial period of three years, ending 31 July 2026 with the opportunity to extend for a further period of up to two years at the discretion of the governing body. The contract will provide Technical Management and on-site technicians, to the School's ICT Infrastructure, including: *Full server support and monitoring *Fully Managed Helpdesk with Remote Support *Full workstation support, software support, hardware support and repairs *Staff and Student Network & email accounts and access setup and management. *Proactive contract management to ensure best value for money across all areas of management systems and utilities. *24/7/365 network monitoring with call out and emergency 24/7/365 contact *Web Filtering via Smoothwall See SQ Document for further information.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0354f2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020042-2022
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72700000 - Computer network services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £670,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £670,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jul 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Sep 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2023 - 31 Jul 2028 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LITTLE HEATH SCHOOL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1276673880
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BERKSHIRE
- Postcode
- RG31 5TY
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- TLJ11 Berkshire
-
- Local Authority
- West Berkshire
- Electoral Ward
- Tilehurst Birch Copse
- Westminster Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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