Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice With Call For Competition
Published: 2018-11-03
Buyer: Aston University
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 64210000 | 64212000
Estimated value: 665000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-02-13
EU fund: ERDF

Technical requirements: Aston University is looking to enter into a single contract covering all elements of telephone communications. By embarking on this procurement process the University wishes to identify suitable suppliers of both landline telephony and mobile communications, which can provide a solution that meeting University requirements in terms of functionality and business system integration. Ideally the University would want to identify a landline and mobile telephony service that not only meets all aspects of required functionality, and service but also is part of an integrated business system solution capable of meeting the broader financial, procurement and management needs.
The University is therefore seeking to contract with an organisation that must be able to provide a complete package solution (providing lines, handsets and based on a shared bundles of minutes, texts and data), to meet the functional requirements of the University.
Aston University wishes to establish a contract for landline and mobile telephony services via a competitive tendering procedure.
Aston University is looking to enter into a single contract covering all elements of telephone communications. By embarking on this procurement process the University wishes to identify suitable suppliers of both landline telephony and mobile communications, which can provide a solution that meeting University requirements in terms of functionality and business system integration. Ideally the University would want to identify a landline and mobile telephony service that not only meets all aspects of required functionality, and service but also is part of an integrated business system solution capable of meeting the broader financial, procurement and management needs.
The University is therefore seeking to contract with an organisation that must be able to provide a complete package solution (providing lines, handsets and based on a shared bundles of minutes, texts and data), to meet the functional requirements of the University.
In addition to meeting the tender specification we welcomes alternative models which still meets the University requirements but provides a more cost efficient and value for money solution. Any proposal which alters the requirements of the specification must be in the form of a variant bid must be clearly marked variant bid and must be submitted at the same time as the fully compliant bid.
Aston University would like to invite potential tenderers to an engagement session to include a presentation detailing our requirements. It will be an open forum and you will have the opportunity to ask questions. Session will take place on 27th November at 11:15 am in the main building Room TBC on receipt of your EOI Please confirm your interest via the correspondence function on ProContract.
The University is therefore seeking to contract with an organisation that must be able to provide a package solution (based on a shared bundle of minutes and texts), to meet the functional requirements listed under “Scope of the Contract”. The University wishes to enter into a single contract for the supply of goods and services. If the Tenderer proposes to engage a third party to supply any of the goods or services, this arrangement should be covered by a formal sub contract agreement between the tenderer and the third party (ies).
Tenderers will be required to review and agree to Aston terms and conditions. Tenderers may suggest amendments or detail their level of non-compliance; however all amendments will be scored and the University reserves the right to nullify all other scores and exclude a tenderer if in its view the level of non-compliance with the terms and conditions is considered too high or is unacceptable to the University.
The authority will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar days standstill period. Information on the award of the contract will be communicated to tenderers.


Award value: 665000