Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Prince of Wales Drive
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP2 8PY
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1276673880
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Brooklands Primary School
Palfrey Heights, Brantham, Nr Manningtree
Essex
CO11 1RX
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH3 - Essex
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.brooklands.omat.org.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Grace Cook primary School and Nursery
Fuller Way, Chilton Leys
Stowmarket
IP14 1GG
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gracecook.omat.org.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Grange Community Primary School
Grange Road, Felixstowe
Suffolk
IP11 2LA
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.grange.omat.org.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Handford Hall Primary School
Gatacre Road
Ipswich
IP1 2LQ
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.handfordhall.omat.org.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Halifax Primary School
Prince of Wales Drive
Ipswich
IP2 8PY
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.halifax.omat.org.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
Springfield Infant School and Nursery
11 Wesley Way, Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 4PP
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.springinf.omat.org.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
The Willows Primary School
Downing Close
Ipswich
IP2 9ER
tenders@litmuspartnership.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.thewillows.omat.org.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/552X92S3GG
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Orwell Multi Academy Trust ~ IT & Networks Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72700000 - Computer network services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The successful Supplier will be required to provide IT & Network services for Orwell Multi Academy Trust.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,070,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH14 - Suffolk
Main site or place of performance
Suffolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
In our seven unique primary schools, we strive to ensure that learning is unstoppable, and aspirations have no limit, enabling all children to flourish, no matter what their starting point. A rich and unique curriculum in each school promotes creativity, curiosity and a love for learning that will equip our pupils for success throughout each phase of their education.
Our values of community, integrity and opportunity form the foundations for our sustainable approach to school improvement and quality assurance to ensure we support all our schools to continue to achieve excellent outcomes for pupils. We also recognise how collaboration has enabled us to continually improve and so are always looking for new partners to join us on our journey.
Orwell Academy Trust is expected to grow, with a number of additional schools becoming part of the Trust during this contract period and the provision of IT & Networks services at these schools when they have joined the Trust will fall under the scope of this contract. The successful Supplier will be expected to provide this service at these additional schools using the same costing model applied to the successful tender submission. The duration of contract for these schools will not be increased and they will join the contract for the remaining contract period that exists at the point of entry into the Trust.
Please see SQ document for more information.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,070,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 January 2025
End date
31 December 2029
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Maximum number: 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
A minimum of 5 suppliers and a maximum of 10 suppliers will be taken forward to the tender stage of the process. Where less than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standards, only those that meet the minimum standards will be taken through to the tender stage. Where more than 5 suppliers meet the minimum standard, those suppliers with the highest scores will proceed to the tender stage.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
24 May 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
17 June 2024
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
It will be the supplier's responsibility to obtain any necessary documents in order to submit a response by the closing date and time.
The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any or part of the contract which is the subject of this contract notice and reserves the right to terminate the procurement process at any time.
The contracting authority will not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity.
The contracting authority will consider variant bids, evaluating them (so far as the variant or the evaluation of the variant is in the opinion of the contracting authority practicable) on the same basis as a conforming bid, but shall not be obliged to accept any such bid in preference to a conforming bid even if the variant bid scores more highly. No variant will be considered unless the bidder simultaneously submits a conforming bid.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://litmustms.co.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Suffolk:-Computer-network-services./552X92S3GG
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://litmustms.co.uk/respond/552X92S3GG
GO Reference: GO-2024415-PRO-25755021
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Orwell Multi Academy Trust
Prince of Wales Drive, Ipswich
Suffolk
IP2 8PY
Country
United Kingdom