--- title: "OHCAT ICT Communications, Security and Telephony Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-466d4702-9393-46f6-8ded-fd8ee5082a98" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-466d4702-9393-46f6-8ded-fd8ee5082a98" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-466d4702-9393-46f6-8ded-fd8ee5082a98.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-466d4702-9393-46f6-8ded-fd8ee5082a98.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE & ACADEMY TRUST" published: "2022-11-29" --- # OHCAT ICT Communications, Security and Telephony Services Buyer: ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE & ACADEMY TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-466d4702-9393-46f6-8ded-fd8ee5082a98 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-466d4702-9393-46f6-8ded-fd8ee5082a98) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-466d4702-9393-46f6-8ded-fd8ee5082a98.json) ## Summary The Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust has released a tender for ICT Communications, Security, and Telephony Services. The procurement is aimed at identifying a provider to deliver managed connectivity, security, and telephony solutions across all 22 sites, with a contract value of £1,800,000. The procurement method is selective, with a tender deadline of January 4, 2023. The contract period is set to start on May 1, 2023, and end on July 31, 2028, creating opportunities for SMEs in the IT services industry, particularly in the South East and London regions. This opportunity offers businesses the chance to provide essential IT services to a leading education provider with a strong presence in London and its surrounding areas. SMEs with expertise in managed connectivity, security, and telephony solutions are well-suited to compete in this tender. The Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust seeks a provider to implement solutions at seven initial sites by summer 2023, with additional sites to follow as connectivity and equipment become available, paving the way for sustainable business growth and development within the education sector. ## Notice 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 schoolsIn total there are currently 22 sites encompassing c1,500 staff and c2,077 PupilsThe 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 trainingIn 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d2cecb3-9635-48ba-9692-fc2ab8e1d8d6 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Nov 2022 | | Submission deadline | 4 Jan 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Apr 2023 - 31 Jul 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,800,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ORCHARD HILL COLLEGE & ACADEMY TRUST | | Locality | SURREY | | Post town | Sutton | | Postcode | SM2 5AS | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South | | ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton | | Local authority | Sutton | | Electoral ward | Sutton South | | Westminster constituency | Sutton and Cheam | | Delivery location | TLI London, TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 29 Nov 2022 at 17:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d2cecb3-9635-48ba-9692-fc2ab8e1d8d6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6d2cecb3-9635-48ba-9692-fc2ab8e1d8d6 29th November 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV165620 NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided. ## Notice URLs - http://ohcat.org ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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