Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
First Federation Trust
Blackpool CE Primary School, Liverton
Newton Abbot
TQ9 5RW
UK
Contact person: Amanda Gavin
Telephone: +44 000000
E-mail: amanda.gavin@firstfederation.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.firstfederation.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA43358
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
First Federation Trust - Communications, Security & VolP Partner
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
First Federation Trust wishes to award a single contractor to supply an communications, security & VoIP Service and associated project implementation and training services across all sites within the Trust.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72000000
32429000
32510000
32522000
32523000
32524000
72212200
72212730
72212710
72212761
72400000
72411000
72421000
72422000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK4
UKK25
Main site or place of performance:
The First Federation Trust, Blackpool CE Primary School, Liverton, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6JB
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
First Federation wishes to award a single contractor to supply an communications, security & VoIP Service and associated project implementation and training services across all sites within the Trust.
The ITT was issued as a two-stage competitive procurement conducted in accordance with the restricted procedure under the Public Contract Regulations (2015) as follows:
- Stage 1 evaluation– Selection Questionnaire (SQ)
- Stage 2 evaluation– Award Questionnaire
The single contract will be awarded and will run for a period of five (5) years with an option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months commencing mid February 2025.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 59.5%
Price
/ Weighting:
40.5%
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open 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:
2024/S 000-024503
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/11/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RM Education Ltd
142B Park Drive, Milton Park
Abingdon
OX14 4SE
UK
Telephone: +44 1235645316
NUTS: UK
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:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:235844)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
First Federation Trust
Blackpool CE Primary School, Summerhill Road
Newton Abbot
TQ12 6JB
UK
Telephone: +44 1626244920
E-mail: amanda.gavin@firstfederation.org.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.firstfederation.org
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
First Federation Trust
Blackpool CE Primary School, Summerhill Road
Newton Abbot
TQ12 6JB
UK
Telephone: +44 1626244920
E-mail: amanda.gavin@firstfederation.org.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.firstfederation.org
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/10/2025