Educational establishments can buy ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) goods and technology services through one agreement.
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Description
This agreement is available to all public sector educational organisations including:
- schools
- academies
- multi academy trusts
- colleges
- universities
- other educational establishments
Benefits
- single route to market for your IT needs
- available to all educational establishments
- customers can call-off for up to a maximum of 5 years
- further competition is available
- flexibility of services
- diverse suppliers including small to medium enterprises and large companies
- uses the CCS Public Sector Contract
- 42 suppliers are on this agreement
- 78% of suppliers are SME
Products and suppliers
Please read the 'How to buy' tab below for detailed instructions on how to find out which suppliers are on this framework.
How to buy
You can buy from this agreement either by further competition, simplified further competition or by direct award.
Further competition
Customers can refine the Public Sector Contract call-off terms for a further competition, as long as this meets the Public Sector Contract Regulations. This gives you more flexibility when defining your needs.
Further competition is the only route that allows you to add special terms to the call-off terms. It also provides the option to run an eAuction.
Further competitions can be run on all lots using the eSourcing tool or your own choice of tool.
Register for the eSourcing tool.
Guidance on using the eSourcing tool.
Simplified further competition
The simplified competition process can help reduce your further competition timescales. This is based on a 100% price competition.
Direct Award
Direct Award is available for lot 4 (Hardware) and lot 5 (Audio Visual). Supplier offers are shown on the Purchasing Platform.
Aggregation
We use our complementary aggregation service to bring together customers with similar requirements
- we leverage the volume to create greater commercial benefits for customers
- we manage the procurement process from start to finish
- email aggregation@crowncommercial.gov.uk for more information