1. BACKGROUND Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust 1.3.1 Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust was established in 2020 and has grown rapidly to its current size of 39 schools across Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside & Northumberland. Our mission is to ensure that all children in our schools experience the best education possible. Part of this mission is to ensure that our partnerships with contractors support the best possible outcomes for our pupils and staff and offer good value for money in a consistent manner across all our school sites. 1.3.2 Our Vision - Together, we are greater than the sum of our parts. 1.3.3 Our Mission - A great education has the power to transform lives through: 1.3.4 Opportunity - to provide excellent education for our children and to be drivers for social justice in our schools. 1.3.5 Love - everyone feels parts of the wider Trust, not just their individual school 1.3.6 Collaboration - By harnessing the strengths we have collectively, we have so much more capacity to support and improve the education of all children within Bishop Bewick 1.3.7 Development - everyone is valued and cared for as if one family 1.3.8 Aspiration - we believe each individual is unique and has their own purpose in life 2. OBJECTIVE 2.1 This FC sets out the requirements of this procurement and provides information on how the tender process will be managed. It also explains the clarification process and confirms the process that will be used to evaluate Tender(s). 2.2 Bishop Bewick CET aims to deliver the following objectives through this procurement: • Improved use of technological solutions to deliver an efficient and convenient service for end users • Improved printing speeds and quality • Achieving best value for money • Changing printing cultures to reduce waste and improve energy efficiency measures 2.3 This Further Competition is for Wave 1 which includes 18 schools who have initial requirements. These schools have at least one contract due to expire prior to 31st August 2026. Details on the schools, the number of devices and monthly print volumes can be found in Appendix G1. 2.4 The Trust is seeking to enter overall a 45-month contract with a co-terminus end date of 31st August 2028. Each leasing agreement will be entered into as part of this overall contract and will have co-terminus end date of 31st August 2028. 2.5 The Trust are looking to appoint a Supplier who will demonstrate technical competency and best value for money in relation to the Trust's requirements, as well as a focus on sustainability. 2.6 The Trust are ...