Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Star Academies
BB1 2HT
Blackburn
UK
Contact person: Matthew Little
E-mail: matthew.little@staracademies.org
NUTS: UKD4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://staracademies.org/
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
Star Academies ICT Delivery Partner
Reference number: 2022/ICT/FTS
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The 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
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
45 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
72900000
80500000
72110000
80100000
72700000
72800000
30230000
72500000
72400000
80200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Lancashire, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, West Midlands and London
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The 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 Star Academies are in the top 14 nationally for progress and Tauheedul Islam Girls High School has ranked as the best in the country for performance for the last 4 years.Our schools work together as Star Partnerships in five clusters. Schools within each partnership cluster collaborate to share expertise and maximise opportunities and experience for our pupils.To enable the Trusts IT team to focus on the management of ICT and not need to be concerned with the increasing challenges regarding ICT supply, procurement, implementation and resourcing the decision has been taken to identify an ICT Delivery Partner. At a high level the requirements are: In school solutions• ITSM tooling• All hardware supply on a project and ad-hoc basis• Maintenance of supplied equipment• Project Management• Programme Management• Technical delivery• Technical testing against the SND• Training of school staff• Equipment disposal• Cabling• Digital signage• Audio visual• Entry notification• Asset tagging• SoftwareConnectivity• Broadband connectivity for all sites• Failover lines for all sites• Firewall provision and management• Filtering provision and management• DSL reporting General• ICT design with construction and design teams• Asset review and ongoing management• Due diligence on potential new schools• Subcontractor and 3rd party management• Ad-hoc in school technical support resource• Innovation & ongoing input into SND• Collective partnership (CSR) targets aligned to the Trust objectivesTo be clear, what is not included initially:• Ongoing support - although a local regional model will be required as part of the procurement process • Project prioritisationBidders should note the following;• The Trust will provide a standard contract as part of the ITT Pack• There will NOT be an initial requirement for TUPE but the TUPE Schedules will be included in the contract pack as it is expected that TUPE will apply should the Trust choose to move forward with regional support going forward.It is expected that the breakdown of the ICT spend will be indicatively as follows:20% School ICT Solutions – (6% of which is AV)10% Broadband/Connectivity45% Hardware10% Software15% Support
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 61
Price
/ Weighting:
39
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
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-024591
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2022/ICT/FTS
Title: Star Academies ICT Delivery Partner
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/05/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
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
Insight Direct (UK)
02579852
The Technology Building, Insight Campus, Terry Street
Sheffield
S9 2BU
UK
NUTS: UKE32
Internet address(es)
URL: https://uk.insight.com/en_GB/home.html
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 45 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Star Academies
Shadsworth Road
Blackburn
BB1 2HT
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Star Academies Governing Body
Shadsworth Road
Blackburn
BB1 2HT
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/05/2023