Published date: 15 September 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 October 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 32000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0 to £440,000,000

Procurement reference

CPC/DU/TELE/16

Published date

15 September 2017

Closing date

24 October 2017

Contract start date

2 January 2018

Contract end date

1 January 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Contracting Authority wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for the provision of Telecommunications and Associated Services. The Framework Agreement is being established to meet the needs of Crescent Purchasing Consortium Members, http://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members, and is also for use by all other public sector contracting authorities throughout the UK (and any future successors to these organisations). These include (but are not limited to) central government departments and agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies, Local Authorities, Police Authorities, Emergency Services, Educational Establishments, Hospices, Registered Charities, National Parks and Registered Social Landlords.

Full details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas is available at http://www.npg-ltd.com/tenders/

The framework will be let across eleven lots.

Lot 1 Integrated Unified and Communications Solutions
Lot 2 IP Telephony, Voice over IP Services, Call Tariff Packages and Billing as relevant to the SIP Environment
Lot 3 Wide Area Network, Virtual Private Network and Broadband Services
Lot 4 Local Area Network Services
Lot 5 PABX Systems, PSTN Lines, Call Tariff Packages and Billing Solutions
Lot 6 Mobiles including Devices, Airtime and Services
Lot 7 WIFI and 5G Solutions
Lot 8 Managed Services
Lot 9 Infrastructure As A Service
Lot 10 Campus and Metropolitan Area Networks and Solutions
Lot 11 Commercial Partnering Opportunities


Each Lot will have a maximum of eight suppliers.

Please note a full list of CPV codes across all eleven Lots can be found in the corresponding Official Journal of the European Union Contract Notice.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

The Contracting Authority, Crescent Purchasing Consortium, have engaged Northern Procurement Group Limited (who are a subsidiary of Dukefield Limited) to act as their agents in undertaking the procurement of this framework on behalf of them and their Membership, and to contract manage the resulting framework thereafter. The Contracting Authority's address is: Crescent Purchasing Consortium Technology House Lissadel Street Manchester M6 6AP. Full details of the Contracting Authority and its' Membership can be found on the following website: www.thecpc.ac.uk The Contracting Authority will be using an e-tendering system to conduct the procurement exercise. To access the procurement documentation suppliers must register their company details on the In-tend system at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/dukefield/aspx/Home The tender opportunity will be available in the current tenders tab of the site. Please note the closing date for tender submissions is midday on 24th October 2017. The Contracting Authority wishes to establish a framework agreement open for use by all Public Sector Bodies as stated in the Description. Full details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas is available on http://www.npg-ltd.com/tenders/ The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept the lowest tender or indeed any tender. The Contracting Authority further reserves the right not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process and reserves the right to cancel the entire process or parts of the tender process commenced by the publication of this notice and in no circumstances will it be liable for any costs incurred by tenderers. Full details of the above and other reserved rights are detailed within the attached file entitled ' Contracts Finder Advert - Supplementary Information'. The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum of a ten day standstill period at the point that information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Full details of this and associated particulars can be found within the attached file entitled 'Contracts Finder Advert - Supplementary Information'.

About the buyer

Contact name

Steve Davies

Address

Parkside House
167 Chorley New Road
Bolton
BL1 4RA
England

Telephone

07966040564

Email

steve.davies@npg-ltd.com