Opportunity

Mosaic Schools Learning Trust - ICT Managed Service

  • Mosaic Schools Learning Trust

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-032332

Published 9 October 2024, 9:13am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Mosaic Schools Learning Trust

West Wickham

BR4 9DG

Contact

Graham Thorpe

Email

graham.thorpe@moxton-education.com

Telephone

+44 07540594557

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI61 - Bromley

Companies House

07824714

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.mosaicschoolslearningtrust.org/

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://www.mosaicschoolslearningtrust.org/ict-procurement

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

Mosaic Schools Learning Trust - ICT Managed Service

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Mosaic Schools Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) established in September 2024 combining Connect Schools Academy Trust & Compass Academy Trust to form a new dynamic Trust of ten strongly performing schools across Bromley and Kent.

The ICT Support at the trust is provided by two current support and service providers, who broadly support the schools who belonged to the separate Trusts pre-merger.

They both provide a mix of scheduled onsite visits, remote support and other supporting services.

The companies identified from these shortlisting questions to receive the ITT for the Managed Service will then receive a detailed set of requirements to support all the schools in the newly formed Trust. For the purposes of this shortlisting stage bidders should assume that the ITT will include, but is not be limited to;

- strategic advice and direction to the Trust regarding ICT

a core service covering (at a minimum) term time, incorporating on-site staff/visits as necessary

- Service desk

- local staffing that bidders deem necessary to deliver the SLA

responsibility for design, specification, installation, and management of all ICT infrastructure

- supply of goods and services based on an agreed Best Value (BV) approach

- management of all ICT against an agreed SLA

- management of 3rd parties

- relevant monitoring, management, patching and reporting

training - technical and curriculum as necessary

expectation that the provider will support innovation

risk registers and inventory management

- collective partnership targets aligned to the Trusts objectives

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £4,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 30230000 - Computer-related equipment
  • 48200000 - Networking, Internet and intranet software package
  • 72261000 - Software support services
  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI61 - Bromley
Main site or place of performance

Bromley

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Mosaic Schools Learning Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) established in September 2024 combining Connect Schools Academy Trust & Compass Academy Trust to form a new dynamic Trust of ten strongly performing schools across Bromley and Kent.

The ICT Support at the trust is provided by two current support and service providers, who broadly support the schools who belonged to the separate Trusts pre-merger.

They both provide a mix of scheduled onsite visits, remote support and other supporting services.

The companies identified from these shortlisting questions to receive the ITT for the Managed Service will then receive a detailed set of requirements to support all the schools in the newly formed Trust. For the purposes of this shortlisting stage bidders should assume that the ITT will include, but is not be limited to;

- strategic advice and direction to the Trust regarding ICT

a core service covering (at a minimum) term time, incorporating on-site staff/visits as necessary

- Service desk

- local staffing that bidders deem necessary to deliver the SLA

responsibility for design, specification, installation, and management of all ICT infrastructure

- supply of goods and services based on an agreed Best Value (BV) approach

- management of all ICT against an agreed SLA

- management of 3rd parties

- relevant monitoring, management, patching and reporting

training - technical and curriculum as necessary

expectation that the provider will support innovation

risk registers and inventory management

- collective partnership targets aligned to the Trusts objectives

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: £4,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

60

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: 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.1.5) 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

5 November 2024

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

12 November 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.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Mosaic Schools Learning Trust

Bromley

BR4 9DG

Country

United Kingdom