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Published 17 Oct 2023, 14:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BC-10754 Bedfordshire Schools Trust ICT

Official notice

Authority: Bedfordshire Schools Trust (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£5,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Nov 2023awarded 19 Mar 2024
Awarded to Partnership Education Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) was incorporated in August 2016 following on from a previous organisation called Bedfordshire East Multi-school Trust (BMAT). The Trust now includes three middle deemed secondary schools, six primary schools, one secondary school and three nurseries.Currently ICT support is provided across the Trust through an outsourced provider. It is envisaged that staff members employed by the current provider will be eligible for TUPE.The Successful Bidder will be expected to manage the complete IT lifecycle of the schools from initial advice and installation through to the day-to-day support and management. The services under this contract will comprise of managed ICT support services, ICT equipment and consumables, licenses and broadband. The Trust or the schools may also utilise the new provider for additional sourcing as and when required e.g., for Wi-Fi upgrades.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£5,000,000
Delivery: East of England
Second stage: 5–8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As per the tendering documentation

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Oct 2023, 14:37 BST
Last source update
22 Jan 2025, 14:13 GMT
Authority reference
BC-10754
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002198
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
East of England (UKH25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040cb4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
17 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Nov 2023 → 22 Jan 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    22 Jan 2025, 14:13 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    22 Jan 2025, 14:13 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £5,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 19 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Partnership Education LimitedSMEManaged ICT£5,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Bedfordshire Schools Trust

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 07546141 Best House Shefford Road, Clifton, Shefford, East of England, SG17 5QSContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Partnership Education LimitedAwarded supplier Cranfield Innovation Centre, University Way Cranfield Technology Park , Milton Keynes, UK, MK43 0BT

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria