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Learning Academy Partnership (SW) - Communications & Security
Descriptions
Learning Academy Partnership (SW) (LAP) encompasses 19 schools located in Devon and Cornwall with a Head Office in Newton Abbott.
The LAP Trust was established in 2012 from its initial inception at Ilsham Academy. The Trust is a family of inclusive and aspirational schools working together within a Multi-Academy Trust with a Church of England Foundation. The Trust is a values driven organisation and welcomes both church and community schools as well as those in all Ofsted categories.
The mission and core purpose of our School Trust is to enable Flourishing Futures for our children by working together as a values-led family of exceptional academies, delivering an entitlement to exceptional education across all our local communities and where every child flourishes. We believe that every young person, regardless of their background or context, can achieve and exceed the highest of expectations.
The Trust currently encompasses 19 schools but is expected to grow this year and again in the coming years.
This procurement encompasses the items noted below. In essence, this procurement is all about identifying a single supplier to provide a fully outsourced communications, security & VoIP solution. At the sole discretion of the Trust any future schools that the Trust may incorporate into the Trust will also be added to the ICT contract.
Further details regarding bid timescales are noted below but this is advertised as a 60 month contract with a maximum 5 year service:
Lines available - Service start date - Various, but mainly mid 2026 (See table in PSQ Document for details)
The companies identified from these shortlisting questions to receive the ITT for the Service will then receive a detailed set of requirements. For the purposes of this shortlisting stage bidders should assume that the ITT will include, but is not be limited to;
• A managed connectivity service to connect schools anywhere in England
• A broadband service for each school based on synchronous connectivity
• A 'failover' line
• A firewalled service
• Filtering and security solution compliant with latest KCSIE regulations
• Take over a managed VoIP telephony service for each school to an agreed number of handsets each (see details in PSQ Document)
• Support and maintenance service
• Full end to end single SLA approach
• Management of any 3rd parties required to provide the service
• Relevant monitoring, management, and reporting
• Full installation and transition service
• Value added services
Technical interface into the Trusts outsourced support provision
Bidders should note the following:
• The Trust will provide a standard contract as part of the ITT Pack
• There is will not be a requirement for TUPE from existing suppliers.
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72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
80100000 - Primary education services
80500000 - Training services
Keywords
radio equipment
television equipment
communication apparatus
telecom device
broadcast receiver
IT consulting
software development
web services
network support
system integration
IT infrastructure management
digital transformation
cloud services
cybersecurity support
application maintenance
helpdesk services
technical support
software customization
IT outsourcing
primary schooling
elementary education
basic education
primary curriculum
school teaching
classroom instruction
foundational learning
young learners education
primary teacher services
pupil development
professional training
employee development
skills workshops
capacity building programs
vocational instruction
corporate training
workforce education
technical skill training
job competency development
learning course delivery
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