--- title: "White Woods Primary Academy Trust - Comms & Security Procurement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-037541" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-037541" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037541.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037541.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WHITE WOODS PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST" published: "2022-10-13" --- # White Woods Primary Academy Trust - Comms & Security Procurement Buyer: WHITE WOODS PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-037541 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-037541) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-037541.json) ## Summary The White Woods Primary Academy Trust in Rotherham, United Kingdom, has initiated a tender for Comms & Security Procurement for IT services. This procurement is currently in the stage of competitive procedure with negotiation and has a value of £700,000. The tender deadline is on 11th November 2022, with an invitation date for the second stage on 18th November 2022. The Trust aims to identify a single supplier to provide communication, online safety, and security services for its 13 Academies. This tender by the White Woods Primary Academy Trust presents a business growth opportunity for companies specializing in IT services, consulting, software development, and support. Businesses offering services such as managed connectivity, broadband, VoIP telephony, and online activity reporting can compete for this contract. The Trust seeks to establish partnerships to enhance educational experiences and promote excellence across its academies, envisioning significant growth and opportunities for innovative solutions in the education sector. ## Notice The White Woods Primary Academy Trust (WWPAT) is a Trust of 13 Academies encompassing c.3,122 pupils in and around Rotherham. The Head Office is based at Canklow Woods Primary School WWPAT was established in 2013 and has a considered growth strategy. In summary the Trust may encompass circa 15-18 schools in the next 5 years. Central to White Woods PAT is the determination to work together in partnership to enable the Trust to offer the best possible educational experience to all children in our local communities. It is our aspiration to become a hub of excellence, helping to promote the life chances of all children in our Trust. Vision All of our children, from any background, will be supported to excel both academically and socially, developing the skills of lifelong learners. Our Mission Our schools will be exceptional and provide children and adults with a breadth of exciting opportunities promoting curiosity and broadening the mind. We will build positive, challenging partnerships with each other and the wider community promoting aspiration and ambition. This procurement encompasses the items noted below. In essence, this procurement is all about identifying a single supplier to provide a package of services relating to communication, online safety and security. At the sole discretion of the Trust any future schools that the Trust may incorporate into the Trust will also be added to the contract. Any additional schools will co-terminate to the end same end date of the initial contract. The companies identified from these shortlisting questions to receive the ITT will then receive a detailed set of requirements. For the purposes of this shortlisting stage bidders should assume that the ITT will include, but not be limited to; * 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 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 Bidders should note the following: * The Trust will provide a standard contract as part of the ITT Pack * There will be no requirement for TUPE * Further details about the solution requirements will be provided to those bidders who are shortlisted to receive the ITT pack. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The White Woods Primary Academy Trust (WWPAT) is a Trust of 13 Academies encompassing c.3,122 pupils in and around Rotherham. The Head Office is based at Canklow Woods Primary School WWPAT was established in 2013 and has a considered growth strategy. In summary the Trust may encompass circa 15-18 schools in the next 5 years. Central to White Woods PAT is the determination to work together in partnership to enable the Trust to offer the best possible educational experience to all children in our local communities. It is our aspiration to become a hub of excellence, helping to promote the life chances of all children in our Trust. Vision All of our children, from any background, will be supported to excel both academically and socially, developing the skills of lifelong learners. Our Mission Our schools will be exceptional and provide children and adults with a breadth of exciting opportunities promoting curiosity and broadening the mind. We will build positive, challenging partnerships with each other and the wider community promoting aspiration and ambition. This procurement encompasses the items noted below. In essence, this procurement is all about identifying a single supplier to provide a package of services relating to communication, online safety and security. At the sole discretion of the Trust any future schools that the Trust may incorporate into the Trust will also be added to the contract. Any additional schools will co-terminate to the end same end date of the initial contract. The companies identified from these shortlisting questions to receive the ITT will then receive a detailed set of requirements. For the purposes of this shortlisting stage bidders should assume that the ITT will include, but not be limited to; * 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 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 Bidders should note the following: * The Trust will provide a standard contract as part of the ITT Pack * There will be no requirement for TUPE * Further details about the solution requirements will be provided to those bidders who are shortlisted to receive the ITT pack. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028772-2022 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | 11 Nov 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £700,000 | | Lots value | £700,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WHITE WOODS PRIMARY ACADEMY TRUST | | Locality | ROTHERHAM | | Post town | Sheffield | | Postcode | S60 2XJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE34 Rotherham | | Local authority | Rotherham | | Electoral ward | Boston Castle | | Westminster constituency | Rotherham | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies - 32412100 - Telecommunications network - 32412110 - Internet network - 32430000 - Wide area network - 32500000 - Telecommunications equipment and supplies - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 80100000 - Primary education services - 80400000 - Adult and other education services - 80500000 - Training services ## Release History - 13 Oct 2022 at 07:46 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028772-2022 ## Notice URLs - https://whitewoodsprimaryacademytrust.co.uk - https://whitewoodsprimaryacademytrust.co.uk/resource-type/tenders/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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