Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Wellspring Academy Trust
08120960
Digital Media Centre, County Way
Barnsley
S70 2JW
UK
Contact person: James Vaughan
Telephone: +44 8452577050
E-mail: valentina.cristea@schoolsbuyingclub.com
NUTS: UKE3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://wellspringacademytrust.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/placegroup/aspx/Home
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
BC-10725 Wellspring Academy Trust Managed ICT
Reference number: BC-10725
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Wellspring Academy Trust is a community of 28 academies over 40+ sites, located across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. This includes a large central support team in Barnsley. Currently the Trust has approximately 2000 employees and 5000 pupils. The Trusts’ digital strategy is focused on creating a robust digital ecosystem that can operate at scale and support future growth. It is their belief that IT systems should just work, and that the customer/user experience should be friction free and that IT and Digital technologies should act as an enabler and not a barrier. In the classrooms, IT and Digital technologies should be engaging, immersive and exciting for their students. Currently, ICT support is provided across the Trust through an outsourced provider. In addition, a small in-house IT team support partnership of four special schools within the Trust. The Contract period will be for 2 years initially with the option to extend for a further two year period.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 942 750.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE
UKE3
UKF3
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Wellspring Academy Trust is a community of 28 academies over 40+ sites, located across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. This includes a large central support team in Barnsley. Currently the Trust has approximately 2000 employees and 5000 pupils. The Trusts’ digital strategy is focused on creating a robust digital ecosystem that can operate at scale and support future growth. It is their belief that IT systems should just work, and that the customer/user experience should be friction free and that IT and Digital technologies should act as an enabler and not a barrier. In the classrooms, IT and Digital technologies should be engaging, immersive and exciting for their students. Currently, ICT support is provided across the Trust through an outsourced provider. In addition, a small in-house IT team support partnership of four special schools within the Trust.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-000534
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: BC-10725
Title: BC-10725 Wellspring Academy Trust Managed ICT
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/05/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Primary ICT Support Ltd
05682565
Nelson House
Leeds
LS10 1DJ
UK
NUTS: UKE42
Internet address(es)
URL: www.primaryictsupport.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 942 750.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Court of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/07/2022