Firewall - Content and Filtering Protection

1. BACKGROUND

1.1 This Further Competition (FC) is being issued by Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust to procure firewall protection for all schools within the Trust for a 3-year Contract period, via the Ethical & Sustainable Supply DPS. 1.2 Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities. Every child is known, equally valued and supported to achieve their potential in all our academies. Every community we serve benefits from the facilities and services we provide. 1.3 Our Vision - Together, we are greater than the sum of our parts. 1.4 Our Mission - A great education has the power to transform lives through:

1.4.1 Opportunity - to provide excellent education for our children and to be drivers for social justice in our schools. 1.4.2 Love - everyone feels parts of the wider Trust, not just their individual school

1.4.3 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

1.4.4 Development - everyone is valued and cared for as if one family

1.4.5 Aspiration - we believe each individual is unique and has their own purpose in life

1. 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)