UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

City of Sunderland College (COSC) have a requirement, to enable facilities for T-Level students, for shared immersive space installations across campuses, the spaces must have the ability to display anything on the internet, with the functionality to display multiple channels of content to create an immersive studio.

City of Sunderland College have a requirement to source a provider of Cleaning Services for all sites.

As part of EPNE’s Local Skills Improvement Fund (LSIF) the college have a requirement for the provision of an Automated Factory for Industry 4.0. Our Engineering and Manufacturing department are keen to provide new experiences to our students. Students and users will be trained and prepared to work, providing them a valid insight into Industrial IoT environments and highly digitized and automated factories. The system will reduce the gap between academia and industrial IoT factories, by utilising industry standard components, practices, and operations.

Education Partnership North East (EPNE) is a dynamic partnership of three colleges - Sunderland College, Hartlepool Sixth Form and Northumberland College. The primary objective of the Contract is to appoint a sole provider to deliver a cloud based HR and Payroll Solution

The College, has a requirement for the creation of four separate websites for a period of 36 months, with the option to extend for 2 x 12 months.The expectation is that implementation will commence mid 2025 with live launch by mid 2026.Requirement to replace our current website architecture with a solution which enhances the user experience, streamlines the course application process, enables seamless mobile-first platforms that prioritise accessibility, optimise student recruitment, and integrate effectively with internal systems such as Pro Solution. As part of the development, the successful tenderer will provide an efficient and modern content management system (CMS) enabling streamlined website management and improved functionality for users and administrators alike.

City of Sunderland College (trading as Sunderland College, Hartlepool Sixth Form, Northumberland College and Education Partnership North East) have a requirement for the Provision of Strength and Conditioning Equipment to support the upgrade of the Sports provision at the College.

City of Sunderland college (Trading as Education Partnership North East) is looking to renew its Adobe licencing for the Creative Cloud suite all applications (for Windows and MAC OS) in the most cost-effective means, whilst maintaining as a minimum staff home use rights for identified Creative, Computing and Support Staff

The College have a requirement to contract for the provision of External Board Reviewer to be able to conduct a review of board effectiveness. This external review last took place at the end of the 2022/23 academic with a summary of the report found within documents. At that time, we were particularly interested in gaining insight into the efficacy of a new corporate governance structure.

City of Sunderland College have a requirement for the renewal of Fortinet FortiGate Firewall licences and support for the Northumberland College, Ashington site.

The College have a requirement to contract for the Provision for the Supply of IT Equipment for Changemaker Classrooms. The purpose for the requirement of this equipment is to support the development of College learners through the use of Changemaker Classrooms, providing more interactive learning opportunities.

The College have a requirement to contract for the provision of a mass notification system for a period of 36 months, with the option to extend for 2 x 12 months.

Education Partnership North East (EPNE) is seeking a professional and experienced supplier to provide comprehensive Audio-Visual (AV) services for its corporate events, this includes Graduation Ceremonies which celebrate student achievements and ad hoc events. The appointed supplier will be responsible for delivering high-quality AV solutions, including sound, lighting, video projection, display equipment, technical support, and streaming capabilities for all corporate events.

The College have a requirement to contract for the provision of a communication app which can communicate with students, parents and alumni. The app will primarily be used as a communication tool to push messages out to users and a place for users to access services and find information. The successful supplier will create an app which can be adapted for different user types. The app needs to integrate with current systems as detailed in the minimum requirements and support the delivery of key activity – such as delivery of exam results.

The College group currently uses a JAMF Pro service provided by DataJar to manage approximately 175 macOS devices and is looking to tender for a suitable continuation or replacement service. The service must support teaching, learning, assessment, and administrative use of Apple devices and be suitable for a mixed student, staff, and shared-device environment.

The College have a requirement to bring existing Fall Protection systems up to the required standard and to contract for the provision of Fall Protection for a period of 36 months, with the option to extend for 2 x 12 months.

The College have a requirement to contract for the provision of Lift Maintenance. Servicing Only provision Include (but not limited to) scheduled servicing and planned preventative maintenance. An additional rate card to be provided to include (but not limited to) call outs, parts and labour for reactive maintenance.

The College wish to establish an Open Framework of suitable providers to deliver training and education on its behalf in England during academic years starting 2026/27.