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Framework Agreement for Connectivity Services for Educational Establishments

Norfolk County Council · Local authority

In brief

Norfolk County Council is looking for suppliers for IT and software work (East Midlands, East of England).

It is a framework worth up to £1,500,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 March 2027.

Bids close at 11am, Friday 9 October 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by: 11am, Friday 9 October 2026
Bids by: 11am, Friday 9 October 2026

How bids are scored

DfE Standards 12% · Filtering and Monitoring 12% · Service Capability 11% · Service Delivery 10% · Environmental Impacts 5% · System Demonstration 10% · Price 40%

Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.

Competition

Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 48 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £1,500,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

Conditions

Suppliers pay a fee of 1% of the value of work won through this framework.

Tender documents

What the notice says

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.

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

Can you prepare a good bid in 11 days?Leave time for clarification questions and sign-off.
Is a contract of about £1,500,000 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in East Midlands, East of England?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Can you meet what the notice mentions: Framework agreement?The tender documents will say exactly what is required.
Are you registered on the Central Digital Platform?You need to be registered to take part under the Procurement Act 2023.

How to bid

Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Send clarification questions before 11am, Friday 9 October 2026.
Make sure your bid arrives before 11am, Friday 9 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

24 August 2026Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 080465-2026
8 September 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 084807-2026

About the buyer

Norfolk County CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

124

Awards

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From notice 080465-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 24 August 2026, last updated 8 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.