Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-09-15
Buyer: Crescent Purchasing Consortium
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 32000000 | 32250000 | 32251100 | 32252100 | 32252110
Estimated value: 440000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-10-24
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Équipements et appareils de radio, de télévision, de communication, de télécommunication et équipements connexes
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/
This framework is for the use of the public sector throughout the UK, with the exception of Northern Ireland where the Framework will only be open to organisations within the education sector.
This Lot is for the provision of Integrated and Unified Communications Solutions. Unified communications intelligently combines voice, video, instant messaging, mobile voice and data, and other multimedia services in a bespoke way depending on the end users' needs. This Lot covers all encompassing solutions offering for example Desktop Agent/Supervisor, Contact Centre, Video Conferencing, and Email and Text management functionality. Software and hardware offered is expected to include as a minimum the following key deliverables:
The framework will be subject to an optional 12-month extension to be taken at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority. The extension, if taken, will run concurrently after the expiry of the 36 month minimum term. The full duration of the framework is therefore a maximum of 4 years, or 48 months.
IP Telephony, Voice Over IP Services, Call Tarif Packages and Billing as relevant to the SIP Environment
This framework is for the use of the public sector throughout the UK, with the exception of Northern Ireland where the Framework will only be open to organisations within the education sector.
This Lot is for the provision of IP Telephony, Voice Over IP Services and Call Tariff Packages. This Lot encompasses the provision and support of IP ‘replacement’ solutions without full integration / Unified Communications. These may be:
— Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) based services for voice calls over internet / intranet / extranet services.
— It also incorporates Third Party Billing Analysis and Management etc. as relevant to the SIP environment.
The framework will be subject to an optional 12-month extension to be taken at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority. The extension, if taken, will run concurrently after the expiry of the 36 month minimum term. The full duration of the framework is therefore a maximum of 4 years, or 48 months.
This framework is for the use of the public sector throughout the UK, with the exception of Northern Ireland where the Framework will only be open to organisations within the education sector.
This Lot provides access to the full range of Wide Area Network (WAN), Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Broadband Services. This Lot provides access to the full range of WAN and data services. There will be an emphasis on IP converged networks, and the Lot will include complete managed networks (e.g. WANs or VPNs). The Lot will look for Suppliers with experience of working with JISC and their JANET network, but this will not be a mandatory requirement or preclude suitable suppliers who do not have this experience.
The framework will be subject to an optional 12-month extension to be taken at the sole discretion of the Contracting Authority. The extension, if taken, will run concurrently after the expiry of the 36 month minimum term. The full duration of the framework is therefore a maximum of 4 years, or 48 months.


Award value: 440000000