Closed tender

The Provision of Internet Connectivity Services

Details

Buyer: SOCIAL WORK ENGLAND
Topic: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Published: 1 November 2023
Submission: 24 November 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

This Invitation to Tender relates to the Further Competition to award an Internet Connectivity Services Contract to a sole supplier for a 3-year period. Social Work England's offices are located on the ground and first floor at: 1 Northbank, Blonk Street, Sheffield, S3 8JY Additional information: Any Potential Providers wishing to obtain further information around/apply for this tender opportunity, should visit our supplier portal at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/socialworkengland. The Invitation to Tender can be made available upon registration to the portal. ***PLEASE NOTE - This contract is reserved for SMEs only. (A Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME) is classed as any business with fewer than 250 employees and either an annual turnover below £45m or a total balance sheet less than £40m)*** ***PLEASE NOTE - The Social Work England terms and conditions that are attached within clause 9.2 of the Invitation to Tender are subject to change, in particular relating to continuity planning in the events of disaster, disruption, and insolvency. ***PLEASE NOTE - The clarification question deadline from Potential Providers has now been extended until 5pm - 17th November 2023. And the Deadline for submission of Tenders from Potential Providers has been amended to 5pm - 24th November 2023. These details have been updated within the Invitation to Tender document. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

Timeline

Completed: Tender published1 November 2023
Current notice
Completed: Submission date24 November 2023

About the buyer

Social Work England is the regulator for social workers in England, a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Education. Its procurement team publishes best-practice buying principles. Those principles call for fair, open and transparent processes and value for money. Where applicable, buyers also use Government Commercial Agency and consortium frameworks.

Smaller purchases have run as competitive quotations, with a selected group of suppliers invited to tender.

Over the past 5 years, most of Social Work England's contract awards have been in business services, education and training and software and information systems.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@social-work-england.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@social-work-england.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@social-work-england.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@social-work-england.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@social-work-england.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@social-work-england.gov