Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Star Academies
BB1 2HT
Blackburn
Contact
Matthew Little
matthew.little@staracademies.org
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD4 - Lancashire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
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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
Star Academies ICT Delivery Partner
Reference number
2022/ICT/FTS
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72600000 - Computer support and consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
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
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £45,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72900000 - Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 72110000 - Hardware selection consultancy services
- 72700000 - Computer network services
- 72800000 - Computer audit and testing services
- 30230000 - Computer-related equipment
- 72500000 - Computer-related services
- 80100000 - Primary education services
- 72400000 - Internet services
- 80200000 - Secondary education services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Lancashire, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, West Midlands and London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
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
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: £45,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
84
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:
Stated in the SQ document found on the tender portal
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
four.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
four.1.5) Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
7 October 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 1 March 2023
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.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Star Academies
Shadsworth Road
Blackburn
BB1 2HT
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Star Academies Governing Body
Shadsworth Road
Blackburn
BB1 2HT
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Matthew Little
Shadsworth Road
Blackburn
BB1 2HT
matthew.little@staracademies.org
Country
United Kingdom