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Framework Agreement for Connectivity Services for Educational Establishments

Norfolk County Council

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TenderUpdate

05 Oct 2026 at 12:48

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

08 Sep 2026 at 11:44

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

24 Aug 2026 at 15:25

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Norfolk County Council is procuring a framework for broadband connectivity services for educational establishments. The work covers supplying and installing connections suitable for education settings and aligned with Department for Education digital and technology standards for schools and colleges. It also includes service management and maintenance, technical architecture and system design, project management, and decommissioning at the end of a contract. Schools, academies, trusts, federations, adult learning centres, nurseries, preschools and alternative provision settings across Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Lincolnshire can use the framework. The services will therefore support education providers across the East of England, rather than a single site or school.

The buyer invited offers through a competitive flexible procedure, with an invitation to tender followed by an invitation to provide a system demonstration; it reserved the right to add dialogue and a final tender stage. The enquiry deadline was 9 October 2026 at 11:00 BST. The bid deadline was extended to 19 October 2026 at 11:00 BST. The stated contract period is 1 March 2027 to 28 February 2031. The procurement value is £1.5 million excluding VAT (£1.8 million including VAT). One framework lot is planned, with up to four suppliers; framework users may run further competitions or make direct awards. Evaluation weights price at 40%, Department for Education standards and filtering and monitoring at 12% each, service capability at 11%, service delivery and system demonstration at 10% each, and environmental impacts at 5%. A 1% rebate applies to supplier contracts valued over £2,000 per annum.

This opportunity suits broadband and connectivity providers able to deliver and install reliable services for schools and other education settings, and to support them throughout the service lifecycle. Suppliers need capability across network and technical architecture, system design, project management, ongoing management and maintenance, and end-of-contract decommissioning. The requirement places particular emphasis on meeting Department for Education digital and technology standards and providing filtering and monitoring suitable for education environments. Bidders should be able to demonstrate service capability and delivery, explain their environmental impacts, and present their systems as part of the evaluation. Providers should also be able to state their delivery capacity clearly: framework users may consider capacity when making direct awards, and the framework provides for subsequent competitions or direct awards to meet individual requirements. The framework is intended for education establishments across five East of England counties.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Framework Agreement for Connectivity Services for Educational Establishments

Notice Description

Norfolk County Council is seeking to replace its existing framework agreement for education connectivity which is expiring. Norfolk County Council has a requirement for partners to supply and install broadband connectivity suitable for education environments, in line with the Department for Education Digital and technology standards for schools and colleges. The Framework Agreement will be open to all educational establishments to purchase from within the East of England, including Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Lincolnshire. The scope of this Framework Agreement includes the supply, installation, management, maintenance, technical architecture, system design and project management associated with the provision, and end of contract decommissioning of the services. Full details of the requirement can be found in the Service Specification, which forms a Schedule to the Terms and Conditions.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eacc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093784-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible 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

72400000 - Internet services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
19 Oct 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
7 Sep 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Mar 2027 - 28 Feb 2031 4-5 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
Norfolk County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR1 2DH
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
TLF3 Lincolnshire, TLH11 Peterborough, TLH12 Cambridgeshire CC, TLH14 Suffolk CC, TLH15 Norwich and East Norfolk, TLH16 North and West Norfolk, TLH17 Breckland and South Norfolk, TLH3 Essex
Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
Lakenham
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

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