Official UK procurement notice
Future Network for Schools (FN4S) Service for educational establishments in Hampshire and Southampton
Authority: Hampshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHampshire 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.
CPV: Broadband · For Internet · For computer hardware · For computer software · For intranet · For local area network · For network · For network use · For wide area network · Networks · With licence
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Hampshire County Council seek to establish a single supplier framework for the…
Hampshire County Council seek to establish a single supplier framework for the provision of services as stated above. The framework term is 4 years however schools will be able to specify a 2 year or 3 year call off contract term. The minimum service provision maybe supplemented by the schools with additional optional services as stated in the tender documents. The successful supplier will be required to manage all elements of the migration from the current service provider (Virgin Media Business), installation, and implementation and subsequent operation directly with the schools/educational establishments.
A defined Service Level Agreement will be established between the school and the successful contractor. The supplier should have a set of defined service management policies, systems and procedures in place including but not limited to:
- Information Security Management System (ISMS) or similar security policy framework.
- Quality Management System (QMS)
- Environmental Management System (EMS)
- Supply chain management covering all products, services and sub-contractors required for the delivery of services.
- Risk management
- Change management
- Business continuity
- Disaster recovery
- Technical development methodologies.
- Staff development
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- “Future Network for Schools (FN4S) Service for educational…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Feb 2021, 17:19 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Aug 2021 – …
- Authority reference
CR16319- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-015386- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0293a4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 5 Aug 2021, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 270 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 Aug 2021, 14:01 BST
Timeline
19 Mar 2021 → 5 Aug 2021 · 4 dates- Next notice expected19 Mar 2021
- Notice published27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Aug 2021, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened5 Aug 2021, 14:01 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2021- Deadline published: 19 Aug 2021, 14:00 BST22 Jul 2021, 14:19 BST
- Status changed to active27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Procurement method changed27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Deadline moved to 5 Aug 2021, 14:00 BST27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST-14 days · was 19 Aug 2021, 14:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 5 Aug 2021 | 19 Aug 2021 | +14 d |
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…
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and Wales LondonReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria