E2BN Schools Cloud Services.

Descriptions

The East of England Broadband Network (E2BN) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced suppliers who wish to be considered for inclusion in a framework for the provision of a range of ‘Educational Cloud Services' specifically designed for the needs of UK Education in schools, comprising educational software, systems, hardware, services and support to meet the diverse needs of schools, academies and other learning centres.E2BN was formed as part of the National Grid for Learning initiative and currently represents the local government authorities of Cambridgeshire County Council, Norfolk County Council, Suffolk County Council, and the unitary authorities of Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea. Other public authority members may properly be admitted from time to time.E2BN aims are to: to create, procure, apply and enable the use of education information and security technologies and other services, in particular for communities in Bedford Borough, Cambridgeshire, Central Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, Norfolk, Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea, Suffolk and Thurrock for the benefit of every learner in each community.E2BN are now seeking to award a contract which is expected to be for a period of up to 3 years with the option to extend by a further 1 year.The procurement will be seen as an opportunity to provide improved flexibility as well as improved management and value for money utilising cutting edge approach to cloud delivery for schools.The framework is expected to enable not only E2BN but also its members and their associated public partners and other educational users within England having a character similar to E2BN's members or their associated partners to benefit from competed best value call off of relevant services. It is also expected the framework will enable service users to expand, upgrade and replace services.E2BN will seek from suppliers the most appropriate, economically advantageous solution to the services and supplies referred to in the Descriptive Document and above. Contracts may be let for one or more of the requirements above or any part or parts thereof.It is intended to offer the contract as a single supplier framework.Particular attention will be given to the adherence of open standards and interoperability.Any company bidding should be adequately experienced in managing and administering contracts and services of this size. Financial and other information need not be supplied initially as a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and a Descriptive Document will be issued to all companies expressing an interest.Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at http://www.myTenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=115461.