Award

Star Academies ICT Delivery Partner

STAR ACADEMIES

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Award

22 May 2023 at 12:34

Tender

02 Sep 2022 at 09:48

Summary of the contracting process

The Star Academies Trust has recently completed a procurement process for an ICT Delivery Partner. The Trust is a leading education provider in the UK, operating a network of primary and secondary schools focused on social mobility. The tender, titled "Star Academies ICT Delivery Partner," was awarded to Insight Direct (UK). The procurement process was conducted through a selective competitive procedure with negotiation. The Trust is based in Blackburn and the contract value is £45 million.

This procurement opportunity offers ICT businesses the chance to work with a prestigious education provider and potentially secure a significant contract. Companies specialising in IT services, consultancy, hardware, software, and connectivity are well-suited to bid. The Trust's emphasis on enhancing social mobility through education presents a unique opportunity for businesses aligned with these values to contribute positively to the education sector. The awarded contract provides a detailed scope of work including IT solutions, hardware supply, maintenance, and management across multiple school sites in the UK.

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Notice Title

Star Academies ICT Delivery Partner

Notice Description

The Star Academies Trust (Star) is a Trust of 31 Academies, which are currently located across 5 regions. There are 10 Primary Schools, 20 Secondary Schools and 1 'All through' school. The Head Office is based in Blackburn.The Trust was initially established in 2010 and changed its name to Star Academies in 2018. The Trust runs a diverse network of primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation committed to enhancing social mobility. All our efforts are geared towards raising the aspirations of children and young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to improve their life chances and help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions.Star Academies is one of the countries leading education providers and for the last 2 years has claimed first place in the MAT performance tables. It also holds the top 3 positions nationally for the Governments headline Progress 8 measure. Additionally, 5 schools run by

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Star Academies Trust (Star) is a Trust of 31 Academies, which are currently located across 5 regions. There are 10 Primary Schools, 20 Secondary Schools and 1 'All through' school. The Head Office is based in Blackburn.The Trust was initially established in 2010 and changed its name to Star Academies in 2018. The Trust runs a diverse network of primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation committed to enhancing social mobility. All our efforts are geared towards raising the aspirations of children and young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to improve their life chances and help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions.Star Academies is one of the countries leading education providers and for the last 2 years has claimed first place in the MAT performance tables. It also holds the top 3 positions nationally for the Governments headline Progress 8 measure. Additionally, 5 schools run by Star Academies are in the top 14 nationally for progress and Tauheedul Islam Girls High School has ranked as the best in the country for performance for the last 4 years.Our schools work together as Star Partnerships in five clusters. Schools within each partnership cluster collaborate to share expertise and maximise opportunities and experience for our pupils.To enable the Trusts 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 Delivery Partner. At a high level the requirements are: In school solutions* ITSM tooling* All hardware supply on a project and ad-hoc basis* Maintenance of supplied equipment* Project Management* Programme Management* Technical delivery* Technical testing against the SND* Training of school staff* Equipment disposal* Cabling* Digital signage* Audio visual* Entry notification* Asset tagging* SoftwareConnectivity* Broadband connectivity for all sites* Failover lines for all sites* Firewall provision and management* Filtering provision and management* DSL reporting General* ICT design with construction and design teams* Asset review and ongoing management* Due diligence on potential new schools* Subcontractor and 3rd party management* Ad-hoc in school technical support resource* Innovation & ongoing input into SND* Collective partnership (CSR) targets aligned to the Trust objectivesTo be clear, what is not included initially:* Ongoing support - although a local regional model will be required as part of the procurement process * Project prioritisationBidders should note the following;* The Trust will provide a standard contract as part of the ITT Pack* There will NOT be an initial requirement for TUPE but the TUPE Schedules will be included in the contract pack as it is expected that TUPE will apply should the Trust choose to move forward with regional support going forward.It is expected that the breakdown of the ICT spend will be indicatively as follows:20% School ICT Solutions - (6% of which is AV)10% Broadband/Connectivity45% Hardware10% Software15% Support

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03652d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014491-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

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

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

30230000 - Computer-related equipment

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

72110000 - Hardware selection consultancy services

72400000 - Internet services

72500000 - Computer-related services

72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services

72700000 - Computer network services

72800000 - Computer audit and testing services

72900000 - Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services

80100000 - Primary education services

80200000 - Secondary education services

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£45,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£45,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£45,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Oct 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 May 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
STAR ACADEMIES
Contact Name
Matthew Little
Contact Email
matthew.little@staracademies.org
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BLACKBURN
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

INSIGHT DIRECT (UK

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