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title: "Network infrastructure"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST"
published: "2023-03-20"
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# Network infrastructure

Buyer: AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-78c3b61e-7146-4d49-b551-28e30e35bfcf

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## Summary

The procurement process for the network infrastructure at Avanti Court Primary School was successfully completed on 2023-01-13 by Avanti Schools Trust. The project involved refreshing the current networking and wireless infrastructure to provide a more efficient and secure solution. The procurement method used was selective, with a contract value of 167,548.48 GBP. The contract period starts on 2023-01-19 and ends on 2023-09-02. The buyer, Avanti Schools Trust, is located in STANMORE, England, and the industry category is services.

This tender presents an opportunity for IT companies specializing in network solutions to provide services for the upgrading project at Avanti Court Primary School. Businesses well-versed in deploying end-to-end solutions such as firewalls, core switches, access points, and cabling work will find this tender suitable. The requirement to meet the latest DfE recommendations and industry standards offers a growth opportunity for vendors with expertise in network infrastructure.

## Notice

The Avanti Schools Trust are looking to completely refresh their current networking and wireless infrastructure for Avanti Court Primary School in order to provide a more efficient and secure solution, which will meet current demands whilst being scalable to cover any enhancements required over the next 5-10 years. The current infrastructure within the schools is a mix of vendors and models which has caused both difficulties in management and keeping the Trust secure from security vulnerabilities. The new proposal encompasses an end to end Meraki solution which can all be monitored and managed from a single online platform, the Trust has standardised on Meraki across all schools. The solution includes but is not limited to a new firewall, core switch, access switches and access points. As part of the works, surveys have been conducted to best plan for the deployment of the solution. There will also be cabling work taking place to upgrade existing aged cabling to Cat6 level to provide industry standard quality throughout. All configuration work is taking place pre-install with the physical installations due to take place within school holidays to avoid disruption. All design work has taken into account the latest DfE recommendations and has been designed in compliance.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b76a94fb-8f43-46a7-85ad-586b3cae5e7d |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | 19 Jan 2023 - 2 Sep 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £167,548 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £167,548 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST |
| Locality | STANMORE |
| Post town | Harrow |
| Postcode | HA7 2EQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon |
| Local authority | Harrow |
| Electoral ward | Belmont |
| Westminster constituency | Harrow East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ITGL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 32400000 - Networks

## Release History

- 20 Mar 2023 at 11:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b76a94fb-8f43-46a7-85ad-586b3cae5e7d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b76a94fb-8f43-46a7-85ad-586b3cae5e7d
  20th March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/263b91be-a3af-4e55-95b8-9e35e1c487a9

## Notice URLs

- https://avanti.org.uk

## Provenance

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