Official UK procurement notice
Star Academies ICT Delivery Partner
Authority: Star Academies (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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
CPV: Computer audit and testing services · Computer back-up and catalogue conversion services · Computer network services · Computer support and consultancy services · Computer-related equipment · Computer-related services · Hardware selection consultancy services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Internet services · Primary education services · Secondary education services · Training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 61
- Price: 39
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- Price carries 39 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.9 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Sept 2022, 10:48 BST
- Last source update
- 22 May 2023, 13:34 BST
- Authority reference
2022/ICT/FTS- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-014491- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03652dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.in-tendhost.co.uk/educationportal/aspx/Home ↗
- Submission deadline
- 7 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
7 Oct 2022 → 22 May 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline7 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until1 Mar 2023, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published22 May 2023, 13:34 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete22 May 2023, 13:34 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insight Direct | £45,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Star Academies ICT Delivery Partner · Insight Direct
- Signed
- 22 May 2023
- Value
- £45,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Matthew LittleReview contact point
- Star Academies Governing BodyMediation body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Insight Direct (UK)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria