Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
The Castle
WINCHESTER
SO23 8UJ
procurement.support@hants.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ - South East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Future Network for Schools (FN4S) Service for educational establishments in Hampshire and Southampton
Reference number
CR16319
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 32400000 - Networks
- JA01 - For computer hardware
- JA02 - For computer software
- JA03 - For network use
- JA10 - For Internet
- JA11 - For intranet
- JA12 - For network
- JA13 - For local area network
- JA14 - For wide area network
- JA15 - With licence
- JA24 - Broadband
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Hampshire County Council (HCC) is seeking to create a single supplier framework called Future Network for Schools, that will provide a reliable, scalable, flexible and affordable managed internet access service for Schools, Academies and other educational establishments within Hampshire and Southampton. The new service will need to provide a range of features including (but not limited to) firewalling, web filtering and reporting, safeguarding, VPN connectivity, DNS, anti-virus, and remote access services. Under the framework, schools will have a direct relationship with the supplier for the provision of all service operations, delivery, support and service desk, ordering and billing. HCC will not be directly involved in any of these activities. The successful supplier will need to provide schools with an online service catalogue from which services can be ordered. The council cannot guarantee or give any assurances as to the volume of schools entering into an agreement with the service provider via the framework agreement. Schools must determine for themselves whether the framework service provider, and call off terms and conditions, and other framework documents are acceptable to their organisation.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2021/S 000-015386
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
IV.2.2
Instead of
Date
5 August 2021
Local time
2:00pm
Read
Date
19 August 2021
Local time
2:00pm
seven.2) Other additional information
Updates to the questionnaire issued via Intend:
The original text from question 37 is deleted and replaced with two questions 37 and 38. Question 37 now includes a radio button for confirmation. Question 38 requires a narrative response.
ITT Document: A revised table has been issued replacing the original version (on page 46 section "4.6.13 Scoring Criteria Table").
The above changes are captured in the clarifications log and attachments.