See a change in procurement support from PDST

[Anne White]

Hi,
Only two frameworks now available - wifi and t4

Am I correct as we will be going down a procurement route given we are finally seeing progress on new school with junior end being able to enter new school in Sept - fingers crossed !
Anne

Thanks
Anne

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[Tom Lonergan]

Hi Anne, yes there has been a recent change in DES policy regarding Procurement and Procurement Frameworks.

Until recently the PDST Technology in Education (PDST-TiE) has provided ICT ‘procurement framework’ guidelines and support to assist schools in purchasing ICT equipment and infrastructure, including PCs, Notebooks, Apple equipment including iPads, Android Tablets  & Chromebooks, Digital Projectors etc.

The Department of Education and Skills (DES) has recently changed its policy regarding procurement of ICT for schools. As a result of this policy change the PDST-TiE is no longer in a position to provide schools with procurement frameworks guidelines for PCs, Notebooks, Apple equipment, Android Tablets & Chromebooks and Digital Projectors. PDST-TiE will however continue to provide guidelines and support for the two procurement frameworks listed below, namely the Wireless Networking (wifi) Framework and ‘T4-DCG CAD PC and Notebook Computers’, both of which remain in place for schools to use.

So in summary the revised DES policy is that except in the case of the Wireless Networking (wifi) Framework and ‘T4-DCG CAD PC and Notebook Computers’ framework, schools are requested to engage with other ICT procurement frameworks via the two organisations who have procurement responsibility in this area, namely:

a) The Schools Procurement Unit (SPU); email: procureme...@jmb.ie; Phone: 01-2035899

b) The Office of Government Procurement (OGP); email: sup...@ogp.gov.ie; Phone: 076 100 8000

Further information on DES Policy on Procurement: 

Regards

Tom

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Updated into available at

http://www.pdsttechnologyineducation.ie/en/Technology/Purchasing-Frameworks/

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Hi Anne, yes there has been a recent change in DES policy regarding Procurement and Procurement Frameworks.

Until recently the PDST Technology in Education (PDST-TiE) has provided ICT ‘procurement framework’ guidelines and support to assist schools in purchasing ICT equipment and infrastructure, including PCs, Notebooks, Apple equipment including iPads, Android Tablets  & Chromebooks, Digital Projectors etc.

The Department of Education and Skills (DES) has recently changed its policy regarding procurement of ICT for schools. As a result of this policy change the PDST-TiE is no longer in a position to provide schools with procurement frameworks guidelines for PCs, Notebooks, Apple equipment, Android Tablets & Chromebooks and Digital Projectors. PDST-TiE will however continue to provide guidelines and support for the two procurement frameworks listed below, namely the Wireless Networking (wifi) Framework and ‘T4-DCG CAD PC and Notebook Computers’, both of which remain in place for schools to use.

So in summary the revised DES policy is that except in the case of the Wireless Networking (wifi) Framework and ‘T4-DCG CAD PC and Notebook Computers’ framework, schools are requested to engage with other ICT procurement frameworks via the two organisations who have procurement responsibility in this area, namely:

a) The Schools Procurement Unit (SPU); email: procureme...@jmb.ie; Phone: 01-2035899

b) The Office of Government Procurement (OGP); email: sup...@ogp.gov.ie; Phone: 076 100 8000

Further information on DES Policy on Procurement: 

Regards

Tom

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[Anne White]

Thanks, Tom. This is what I read alright but wasn't sure if I was interpreting properly as used the frameworks in December !!

Thanks again

Anne 

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[Cepta Stephens]

Forgive my ignorance what's t4?
Cepta

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[John Hegarty]

http://www.t4.ie/

jh

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Forgive my ignorance what's t4?
Cepta

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Hi,
Only two frameworks now available - wifi and t4

Am I correct as we will be going down a procurement route given we are finally seeing progress on new school with junior end being able to enter new school in Sept -  fingers crossed !
Anne

Thanks
Anne

Sent from my iPhone

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[Donal O]

Pls excuse my n00bness but 4x things strike me on https://www.jmb.ie/contracts-frameworks

(a) of 47 documents 18 are out of date/expired = 38%

(b) is there not an overlap with PDST procurement for wireless network on the final one https://www.jmb.ie/contracts-frameworks ? (I don't have a login for the exact doc sorry!)

(c) "Schools may still purchase from suppliers outside the frameworks if it can be shown: that the product can be sourced more cheaply elsewhere" so does this mean *any* network vendor right?

@Tom

(d) what's the difference between "fully supported by PDST-TiE" and/or/versus *mandated* by PDST in relation to the "Wireless Networking (wifi) Framework".

General: Can a school effectively buy anything "(c)" they want then as long as it's the cheapest of any 3 bids/quotes?

Donal

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