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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Future Network for Schools (FN4S) Service for educational establishments in Hampshire and Southampton

Communications EquipmentCPV 32000000
ValueValue not published
Awarded19 Aug 2021
Published6 Jan 2022
RegionSouth East
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

The brief

Hampshire 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.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

The new service will need to provide

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.

02

Under the framework, schools will have

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.

03

The successful supplier will need to provide

The successful supplier will need to provide schools with an online service catalogue from which services can be ordered.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

2 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
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.
Safeguarding policyPolicies & commitments
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.

Matched against the notice text, so this is a floor — the tender pack will demand things the notice never mentions. “Says must” means the quoted sentence itself used obligation language; anything ambiguous is left as a mention.

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Source & provenance
OCID
57c74ff9-b06e-4427-a66b-454647930288
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
CR16319
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