--- title: "Star Academies ICT Delivery Partner" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03652d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03652d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03652d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03652d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "STAR ACADEMIES" published: "2023-05-22" --- # Star Academies ICT Delivery Partner Buyer: STAR ACADEMIES Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03652d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03652d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03652d.json) ## Summary The Star Academies Trust has recently completed a procurement process for an ICT Delivery Partner. The Trust is a leading education provider in the UK, operating a network of primary and secondary schools focused on social mobility. The tender, titled "Star Academies ICT Delivery Partner," was awarded to Insight Direct (UK). The procurement process was conducted through a selective competitive procedure with negotiation. The Trust is based in Blackburn and the contract value is £45 million. This procurement opportunity offers ICT businesses the chance to work with a prestigious education provider and potentially secure a significant contract. Companies specialising in IT services, consultancy, hardware, software, and connectivity are well-suited to bid. The Trust's emphasis on enhancing social mobility through education presents a unique opportunity for businesses aligned with these values to contribute positively to the education sector. The awarded contract provides a detailed scope of work including IT solutions, hardware supply, maintenance, and management across multiple school sites in the UK. ## Notice The Star Academies Trust (Star) is a Trust of 31 Academies, which are currently located across 5 regions. There are 10 Primary Schools, 20 Secondary Schools and 1 'All through' school. The Head Office is based in Blackburn.The Trust was initially established in 2010 and changed its name to Star Academies in 2018. The Trust runs a diverse network of primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation committed to enhancing social mobility. All our efforts are geared towards raising the aspirations of children and young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to improve their life chances and help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions.Star Academies is one of the countries leading education providers and for the last 2 years has claimed first place in the MAT performance tables. It also holds the top 3 positions nationally for the Governments headline Progress 8 measure. Additionally, 5 schools run by ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Star Academies Trust (Star) is a Trust of 31 Academies, which are currently located across 5 regions. There are 10 Primary Schools, 20 Secondary Schools and 1 'All through' school. The Head Office is based in Blackburn.The Trust was initially established in 2010 and changed its name to Star Academies in 2018. The Trust runs a diverse network of primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation committed to enhancing social mobility. All our efforts are geared towards raising the aspirations of children and young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to improve their life chances and help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions.Star Academies is one of the countries leading education providers and for the last 2 years has claimed first place in the MAT performance tables. It also holds the top 3 positions nationally for the Governments headline Progress 8 measure. Additionally, 5 schools run by Star Academies are in the top 14 nationally for progress and Tauheedul Islam Girls High School has ranked as the best in the country for performance for the last 4 years.Our schools work together as Star Partnerships in five clusters. Schools within each partnership cluster collaborate to share expertise and maximise opportunities and experience for our pupils.To enable the Trusts IT team to focus on the management of ICT and not need to be concerned with the increasing challenges regarding ICT supply, procurement, implementation and resourcing the decision has been taken to identify an ICT Delivery Partner. At a high level the requirements are: In school solutions* ITSM tooling* All hardware supply on a project and ad-hoc basis* Maintenance of supplied equipment* Project Management* Programme Management* Technical delivery* Technical testing against the SND* Training of school staff* Equipment disposal* Cabling* Digital signage* Audio visual* Entry notification* Asset tagging* SoftwareConnectivity* Broadband connectivity for all sites* Failover lines for all sites* Firewall provision and management* Filtering provision and management* DSL reporting General* ICT design with construction and design teams* Asset review and ongoing management* Due diligence on potential new schools* Subcontractor and 3rd party management* Ad-hoc in school technical support resource* Innovation & ongoing input into SND* Collective partnership (CSR) targets aligned to the Trust objectivesTo be clear, what is not included initially:* Ongoing support - although a local regional model will be required as part of the procurement process * Project prioritisationBidders should note the following;* The Trust will provide a standard contract as part of the ITT Pack* There will NOT be an initial requirement for TUPE but the TUPE Schedules will be included in the contract pack as it is expected that TUPE will apply should the Trust choose to move forward with regional support going forward.It is expected that the breakdown of the ICT spend will be indicatively as follows:20% School ICT Solutions - (6% of which is AV)10% Broadband/Connectivity45% Hardware10% Software15% Support ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014491-2023 | | 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 | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | 7 Oct 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 May 2023 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £45,000,000 | | Lots value | £45,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £45,000,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | STAR ACADEMIES | | Locality | BLACKBURN | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | N/A | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | INSIGHT DIRECT (UK | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 30230000 - Computer-related equipment - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72110000 - Hardware selection consultancy services - 72400000 - Internet services - 72500000 - Computer-related services - 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services - 72700000 - Computer network services - 72800000 - Computer audit and testing services - 72900000 - Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services - 80100000 - Primary education services - 80200000 - Secondary education services - 80500000 - Training services ## Release History - 22 May 2023 at 12:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014491-2023 - 2 Sep 2022 at 09:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024591-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://staracademies.org/ - https://uk.insight.com/en_GB/home.html - https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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