Published date: 16 October 2018

Last edited date: 16 October 2018

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


Closing: 20 September 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Procurement consultancy services - 79418000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£0 to £1,313,500

Procurement reference

RD1001050

Published date

16 October 2018

Closing date

20 September 2017

Contract start date

24 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

24 November 2017

Contract end date

31 January 2019

Total value of contract

£1,313,500

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

2buy2.com Limited

Address

Pencoed Technology Centre, , Pencoed Technology Park,, Pencoed, Bridgend, South Glamorgan, CF35 5HZ, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

Companies House number: 1009173

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

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

Email

Michael.BEASLEY@education.gov.uk