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OHCAT ICT Communications, Security and Telephony Services

ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE & ACADEMY TRUST

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29 Nov 2022 at 10:59

Summary of the contracting process

The Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust has initiated a public procurement process for the provision of ICT Communications, Security, and Telephony Services. This opportunity involves delivering a managed connectivity, security, and telephony solution across 22 sites in London, Surrey, Sussex, and Berkshire. The procurement stage is currently active, with a contract value of £1,800,000 GBP. The deadline for submission is January 4, 2023, under a selective procurement method. The buying organization, Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust, seeks to partner with a single provider to enhance communication infrastructure and support services for pupils and students with special educational needs and disabilities.

Businesses in the IT services industry specializing in consulting, software development, and Internet support are well-suited to compete for this tender. The procurement presents lucrative opportunities for providers of managed connectivity, security, and telephony solutions to engage with a reputable education-focused buyer in the UK. Successful bidders will have the chance to establish a strategic partnership with the Trust to implement innovative ICT solutions across multiple educational institutions, offering valuable services to support learning and communication needs. Interested suppliers are encouraged to thoroughly review the tender documentation and align their proposals with the specified requirements and objectives outlined by the buying organization.

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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 schools In total there are currently 22 sites encompassing c1,500 staff and c2,077 Pupils The 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 training In 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.

Lot Information

Lot 1

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 schools In total there are currently 22 sites encompassing c1,500 staff and c2,077 Pupils The 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 training In 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. Additional information: See ITT and associated documentation

Renewal: Up to 24 months extension option

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-038909
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033751-2022
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

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

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

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

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies

32412100 - Telecommunications network

32412110 - Internet network

32430000 - Wide area network

32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies

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

80100000 - Primary education services

80400000 - Adult and other education services

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,800,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,800,000 £1M-£10M
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
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE & ACADEMY TRUST
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@ohcat.org
Contact Phone
+44 3454020453

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
TLJ South East (England)

Local Authority
Sutton
Electoral Ward
Sutton South
Westminster Constituency
Sutton and Cheam

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