Live tenders / Norfolk County Council
Framework Agreement for Connectivity Services for Educational Establishments
What the buyer is asking for
Norfolk County Council is seeking to replace its existing framework agreement for education connectivity which is expiring. Norfolk County Council has a requirement for partners to supply and install broadband connectivity suitable for education environments, in line with the Department for Education Digital and technology standards for schools and colleges. The Framework Agreement will be open to all educational establishments to purchase from within the East of England, including Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex and Lincolnshire. The scope of this Framework Agreement includes the supply, installation, management, maintenance, technical architecture, system design and project management associated with the provision, and end of contract decommissioning of the services. Full details of the requirement can be found in the Service Specification, which forms a Schedule to the Terms and Conditions.
How this is scored
Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.
- 12%qualityDfE Standards
- 12%qualityFiltering and Monitoring
- 11%qualityService Capability
- 10%qualityService Delivery
- 5%qualityEnvironmental Impacts
- 10%qualitySystem Demonstration
- 40%pricePrice
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Submission deadline
- 09 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST (17 days left)
- Enquiry deadline
- 09 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
- Award decision expected by
- 30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract start
- Not stated
- Contract end
- Not stated
- Category
- services
- Lots
- 1
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
- CPV codes
- 72400000
- Legal basis
- 2023/54
How contested is this?
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Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London
- Tender notice published14 days ago8 Sept 2026, 11:44 BST
- Clarification questions byin 17 days9 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadlinein 17 days9 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
- Award decision expected byin 70 days30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Commercial outcome and contract awards
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Awards (0)
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Contracts (0)
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Bid statistics
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Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender
- Pipeline or early engagement notice24 Aug 2026, 15:25 BST080465-2026
- Tender notice8 Sept 2026, 11:44 BST084807-2026
How to bid
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Councils e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the tenders section and express an interest to view the documentation and access any clarifications. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.
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