Published date: 23 April 2018

Last edited date: 23 April 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 27 September 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Procurement consultancy services - 79418000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£0 to £1,247,364

Procurement reference

RD1001051

Published date

23 April 2018

Closing date

27 September 2017

Contract start date

27 November 2017

Contract end date

31 January 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive dialogue (above threshold)

Tenders are invited from pre-qualified suppliers after discussion of requirements and potential solutions.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Department is Piloting the Schools' Buying Hub concept in two regions of England (North West and South West) with the potential to roll out more hubs nationality if it proves successful.

The Service Provider will act as a trusted support to schools in the North West region. This support will include:

• Advice and guidance - to reduce spend across all categories of spend
• Complex contracts support
• Local and Regional aggregation to reduce spend on complex areas such as Learning resources (excluding ICT equipment), ICT learning resources and Administrative supplies.

The Hubs will offer services to all state 5-16 year schools in their region.

The Service Provider will also need to provide the following secondary services (including but not limited to):
• a customer relationship management Solution (CRM) and underpinning technologies
• a programme for ensuring high levels of registration with and uptake of the Hubs service
• Multichannel contact centre systems and functionality including web-based and telephony support, social media (where appropriate), and delivery of targeted communications;
• access to specialist procurement advisors

More information

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

16 November 2017

Contract start date

27 November 2017

Contract end date

31 January 2019

Total value of contract

£1,247,364

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

SCHOOLS BUYING CLUB LIMITED

Address

Technology House,151 Silbury Boulevard
MILTON KEYNES
Buckinghamshire
MK9 1LH
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 08405697

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

53-55 Butts Road
Earlsdon Park
Coventry
CV1 3BH
England

Email

Michael.BEASLEY@education.gov.uk