Notice Information
Notice Title
Learning Academy Partnership (South West) ICT Managed Service
Notice Description
The Learning Academy Partnership Trust (LAP) is a Trust of 19 Academies south of Exeter with the head office based in Newton Abbot. The LAP(SW) Trust was established in 2012 from its initial inception at IlIisham Academy. The Trust is a family of inclusive and aspirational schools working together within a Multi-Academy Trust with a Church of England Foundation. The Trust is a values driven organisation and welcomes both church and community schools as well as those in all Ofsted categories. The mission and core purpose of our School Trust is to enable Flourishing Futures for our children by working together as a values-led family of exceptional academies, delivering an entitlement to exceptional education across all our local communities and where every child flourishes. We believe that every young person, regardless of their background or context, can achieve and exceed the highest of expectations. The Trust currently encompasses 19 schools but is expected to grow this year and again in the coming years. The companies identified from these shortlisting questions to receive the ITT for the Managed Service will then receive a detailed set of requirements. For the purposes of this shortlisting stage bidders should assume that the ITT will include, but is not be limited to; * strategic advice and direction to the Trust regarding ICT * Monitoring and management of the network 24 x 7 x 365 a 40 week core service, incorporating on-site staff/visits as necessary in schools a 50 week core service, incorporating on-site staff/visits as necessary for the central team office * Service desk * local staffing that bidders deem necessary to deliver the SLA * responsibility for design, specification, installation, and management of all ICT infrastructure * supply of goods and services based on an agreed Best Value (BV) approach * management of all ICT against an agreed SLA * management of 3rd parties * relevant monitoring, management, patching and reporting * training - technical and curriculum as necessary * expectation that the provider will drive innovation * risk registers and inventory management * collective partnership targets aligned to the Trusts objectives Bidders should note the following: * The Trust will provide a standard contract as part of the ITT Pack * There is will be a requirement for TUPE from existing suppliers. Further details about the solution requirements will be provided to those bidders who are shortlisted to receive the ITT AQ pack.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Learning Academy Partnership Trust (LAP) is a Trust of 19 Academies south of Exeter with the head office based in Newton Abbot. The LAP(SW) Trust was established in 2012 from its initial inception at IlIisham Academy. The Trust is a family of inclusive and aspirational schools working together within a Multi-Academy Trust with a Church of England Foundation. The Trust is a values driven organisation and welcomes both church and community schools as well as those in all Ofsted categories. The mission and core purpose of our School Trust is to enable Flourishing Futures for our children by working together as a values-led family of exceptional academies, delivering an entitlement to exceptional education across all our local communities and where every child flourishes. We believe that every young person, regardless of their background or context, can achieve and exceed the highest of expectations. The Trust currently encompasses 19 schools but is expected to grow this year and again in the coming years. The companies identified from these shortlisting questions to receive the ITT for the Managed Service will then receive a detailed set of requirements. For the purposes of this shortlisting stage bidders should assume that the ITT will include, but is not be limited to; * strategic advice and direction to the Trust regarding ICT * Monitoring and management of the network 24 x 7 x 365 a 40 week core service, incorporating on-site staff/visits as necessary in schools a 50 week core service, incorporating on-site staff/visits as necessary for the central team office * Service desk * local staffing that bidders deem necessary to deliver the SLA * responsibility for design, specification, installation, and management of all ICT infrastructure * supply of goods and services based on an agreed Best Value (BV) approach * management of all ICT against an agreed SLA * management of 3rd parties * relevant monitoring, management, patching and reporting * training - technical and curriculum as necessary * expectation that the provider will drive innovation * risk registers and inventory management * collective partnership targets aligned to the Trusts objectives Bidders should note the following: * The Trust will provide a standard contract as part of the ITT Pack * There is will be a requirement for TUPE from existing suppliers. Further details about the solution requirements will be provided to those bidders who are shortlisted to receive the ITT AQ pack.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04deb7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004954-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
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
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
30213000 - Personal computers
30214000 - Workstations
30215000 - Microcomputer hardware
30230000 - Computer-related equipment
48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72212200 - Networking, Internet and intranet software development services
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Mar 2025Expired
- 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST)
- Contact Name
- Geoff Chandler
- Contact Email
- geoff.chandler@moxton-education.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 7970661087
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWTON ABBOT
- Postcode
- TQ12 3SB
- Post Town
- Torquay
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK43 Devon CC
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Teignbridge
- Electoral Ward
- Kingsteignton East
- Westminster Constituency
- Newton Abbot
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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