Hardware Provision Sub-lot 1 Mobile Devices
For the procurement of new and refurbished mobile devices like laptops, tablets, cloud devices, mobile communication devices, and e-readers and associated services like planning, delivery, installation and configuration, WEEE compliant recycling, and white glove services.
Hardware Provision Sub-lot 2 Desktop/Fixed Devices
For the procurement of new and refurbished desktop or fixed devices like desktop computers, display screens, all-in-one devices, cloud devices, thin-client devices, and low power supplementary curriculum devices and associated services like planning, delivery, installation and configuration, WEEE compliant recycling, and white glove services.
Sub-lot 3: Hardware Provision - Peripherals
For the procurement of peripherals like educational devices, storage and charging for a range of mobile devices, voting and class interactivity systems, wearable technologies, subject specific peripherals for recording data, SEND equipment, visualisers, audio and video production equipment, recording devices, audio interfaces, music peripherals, cables and connections, keyboards and mice, and associated services like planning, delivery, installation and configuration, and WEEE compliant recycling.
Hardware Provision Sub-lot 4 Device Services
For the procurement of devices services. You would procure under this sub-lot if you already had the hardware and wanted to procure a supplier to provide services like desktop deployment, configuration and setup (on or off-premises), white glove services, unbox and waste management, warranty and maintenance, recycling or repurposing and WEEE compliance, training, and catalogue services.
Servers and Storage
This lot enables you to procure servers and network storage devices. Use this lot if you want to procure:
Servers, Storage and Backup Equipment
Server solutions, including hardware platforms, VM hosts, VM configuration, and security.
Storage solutions, including NAS, RAID, Blade, SAN, and cloud solutions.
Server hosting.
UPS provisions.
Backup solutions, including on-premise, off-premise, and cloud-based solutions.
Implementation and Configuration
Configuration, implementation and support for a range of on-premises or off-premises server solutions.
Audit, scoping, and surveying the existing provision.
Design, project management, programme management and user acceptance testing.
Single sign-on.
Mobile device management, and device building.
Network and server management.
Directory and data services.
Application hosting and delivery, and remote application delivery.
Monitoring and maintenance, including services for the remote monitoring and maintenance of servers and storage.
Web hosting.
User and group, and ID management.
Backup configuration and management.
Emergency restoration, disaster recovery and business continuity.
Documentation, handover, and training.
Migration Services
Data migration and consolidation, including migration from a physical server provision to a virtual server environment.
Cloud migration consultancy.
Cloud migration services, including the management and planning of the migration, and handover.
Networking Sub-lot 1 Passive Networking
The planning, design, project management, implementation, testing and handover of the following passive networking components:
Fibre connections, fibre patching and trays, patch leads and connectors, copper connections, copper patching, cabinetry, power provision and earthing, and trunking, ducting and containment.
Also includes the following services:
Surveying, auditing, and testing.
Project and Programme Management Services.
Competent and reliable sales processes, and Account Management.
Efficient delivery, despatch, and shipping processes.
Certification, warranties, and maintenance.
Waste Management, recycling and WEEE compliance.
Networking Sub-lot 2 Active Networking
The planning, design, project management, implementation, testing and handover of the following active networking components:
Core switching solutions and ancillaries, edge switching and ancillaries, wireless networking, Cloud controller provision and setup, and Cloud management and monitoring.
Also includes the following services:
Surveying, auditing, and testing.
Project and Programme Management Services.
Competent and reliable sales processes, and Account Management.
Efficient delivery, despatch, and shipping processes.
Certification, warranties, and maintenance.
Waste Management, recycling and WEEE compliance.
Training (in particular, training and handover to technical staff and key users).
Networking Sub-lot 3 Network Security
The planning, design, project management, implementation, testing and handover of the following Network Security components:
Firewalling and associated Network Security Services.
Filtering and Monitoring of Filtering Services.
Safeguarding and Prevent Monitoring.
Penetration Testing and Security.
Antivirus Protection.
Secure Remote Connectivity.
Networking
For the procurement of cabling, switches, access points and all networking hardware and and all associated services
Software Sub-lot 1 General/Educational Software
For the procurement of educational and general software either by subscription or as licensed software. Includes locally installed and cloud-based software. Includes operating systems, productivity tools, design and technology, music and audio/visual, curriculum software, computing and programming, systems management, library systems, communications tools, educational literary resources (ebooks), security, anti-virus and anti-malware, licensing & licensing as a service, and software portfolio management.
Software Sub-lot 2 Cloud Software
For the procurement of software applications that are hosted on the Internet.
Software Sub-lot 3 Administration Software
For the procurement of software used for administrative puposes, either installed locally or hosted on the Internet. Includes productivity tools, systems management, finance software, HR software, payroll software, asset management, CRM systems, communications tools, licensing & Licensing as a Service, and software portfolio management.
Software
For the procurement of educational, general, cloud and administration software.
Cloud Services
This lot for is specifically for schools and trusts that are looking to appoint a specialist provider to assist them in the development and strategic management of a cloud service platform, which has multiple different roles.
In particular a provider that will assist the customer in developing, implementing and supporting their chosen solution.
These solutions may include a Microsoft or Google platform, and may include single sign-on, identity management, and a number of interfaces with other key sources of data such as an MIS system.
There are template documents, processes, and guidelines for all lots and scenarios to make it easy for you to use our framework, saving you time and money. We’re also there to offer help and guidance if you have any procurement or technical questions.
All our contracts have been drafted by public sector procurement specialists specifically for this framework.
Audio Visual
This lot is for customers looking to to procure specialist providers capable of delivering a range of audio visual solutions like whole class teaching solutions, large space audio-visual equipment, and specialist AV equipment such as SEND emersion and sensory spaces.
There are template documents, processes, and guidelines for all lots and scenarios to make it easy for you to use our framework, saving you time and money. We’re also there to offer help and guidance if you have any procurement or technical questions.
All our contracts have been drafted by public sector procurement specialists specifically for this framework.
Printing
This lot is for customers looking to to procure print related hardware or appoint a strategic print provider, particularly for the provision of managed print solutions and high volume print contracts.
There are template documents, processes, and guidelines for all lots and scenarios to make it easy for you to use our framework, saving you time and money. We’re also there to offer help and guidance if you have any procurement or technical questions.
All our contracts have been drafted by public sector procurement specialists specifically for this framework.
Hardware Provision
For the procurement of hardware like mobile & fixed devices, peripherals and all associated services.
Telephony
This lot is for customers looking to to procure telephony systems, headsets, onsite controllers, software, accessories, cloud telephony provision, and all associated services.
Also includes the migration from copper services and lines.
WAN
This lot is for customers procuring broadband and leased line connectivity, wireless based WAN connectivity, mobile broadband-based, and redundancy and backup. It includes hosted services like secure remote connectivity, upstream filtering and firewalling, MPLS/SDWAN, and failover services, and safeguarding and security (e.g. on-premises firewalls and content filtering).