Central Buying Consortium Telephony Systems Framework
This Framework will cover the provision of Telephony Systems and Associated Services, both Cloud and on-premise options. Including but not limited to: IP Telephone Systems, VoIP Telephone Systems, Call Packages.
United Kingdom-Maidstone: Telecommunications equipment and supplies
2017/S 153-317252
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
United Kingdom
Contact person: Mr Ian Day
Telephone: +44 1622236767
E-mail: psg@commercialservices.org.uk
NUTS code: UK
Internet address(es):Main address: www.kcs4ps.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk
I.2)Joint procurement
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Telephony Systems and Associated Services.
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
KCS on behalf of the Central Buying Consortium wishes to create an Agreement for the supply and delivery of Telephony Systems and Associated Services for use by public sector bodies identified at VI.3 (and any future successors to these organisations).
Member Authorities that will be using the Agreement from the outset are: Hampshire CC, Hertfordshire CC, Oxfordshire CC, Suffolk CC, West Sussex CC. Other public bodies will have access to this Agreement but may only do so with the agreement of the Contracting Authority. Those organisations who may wish to access this Agreement will be members, affiliates and associates of the CBC Group, Local Authorities, the Police Service, the Fire Service, the NHS and NHS Trusts, Housing Associations, third sector organisations, academic centres (including Academies and Free Schools), publicly funded organisations and publicly owned private companies, operating within the geographic boundaries of the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Northern Ireland.
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
This Framework will cover the provision of Telephony Systems and Associated Services, both Cloud and on-premise options. Including but not limited to:
— IP Telephone Systems,
— VoIP Telephone Systems,
— Call Packages,
— Features list:
o Call recording,
o Video conferencing,
o Interactive Voice Response (IVR),
o Voicemail,
o Paging,
o Tannoy,
o Web portal access,
o Call logging;
— Connectivity
o Traditional lines — Analogue, ISDN2, ISDN30,
o SIP Lines,
o Broadband — ADSL and Fibre to the Cabinet,
o Ethernet Leased line;
— Numbering
o Porting,
o Traditional/geographic,
o Non Geographic — 03xx, 08xx,
o Direct Dial numbers (DDI).
As ranges increase with technological advances it is anticipated that any future innovative products will be made available as part of the Framework Agreement.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.3)Additional information:
Other public bodies will have access to this Agreement but only with the agreement of the Contracting Authority. Those organisations who may wish to access this Agreement will be members, affiliates and associates of the CBC Group, Police Service, Fire Service, NHS and NHS Trusts, third sector organisations, academic centres (including Academies and Free Schools), publicly funded organisations and publicly owned private companies, operating within the geographic boundaries of the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Northern Ireland. The Agreement will also be open for use by all other local authorities and public sector bodies. Full details of the classification of potential Accessing Bodies and Customer’s geographical areas and organisation classifications are detailed as follows:
Regions in England: Main Regions:-East Midlands; West Midlands; East of England; South East; South West; North West; North East; Yorkshire and Humber; London or to individual administering Councils. See link: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/index.htm
Northern Ireland: Administered across 11 Districts of Northern Ireland. See link:
http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/local-councils-in-northern-ireland
Scotland: Administered across 32 Council areas. See link:
http://www.cosla.gov.uk/scottish-local-government
Wales: Administered across 22 Council areas. See link:
http://gov.wales/topics/localgovernment/unitary-authorities/?lang=en
Classification of Customer Organisations
Local Authority Councils: County, Unitary, District, Borough, and Metropolitan Councils. (Parish and Community Councils are also permissible users). See link:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/index.htm
Educational Establishments: Nursery School, Primary School, Middle or High School, Secondary School, Academy, Free School, Special School, Pupil Referral Unit (PRU), Further Education College, University. See links:
http://www.schoolswebdirectory.co.uk/index.php
http://www.ukschoolsdirectory.net/
http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/aboutus/members/Pages/default.aspx
Police, Fire and Rescue and Maritime and Coastguard Agency Emergency Services:
http://www.police.uk/forces.htm
https://www.nifrs.org/areas-districts/:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency/services-information
NHS Bodies, the HSC (Northern Ireland) and Ambulance Services:
http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx
http://servicefinder.hscni.net/http://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/
http://www.scottishambulance.com/AboutUs/HowWeOrganised.aspx
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure
Central Government Departments and their Agencies:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/A-ZOfCentralGovernment/index.htm
Registered Charities:
http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/About_us/Regulation/Registering_charities_index.aspx
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/housing-associations
http://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search/
Registered Social Landlords: Government-funded, not-for-profit organisations that provide affordable housing. They include housing associations, trusts and cooperatives. See link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/index.htm
Northern Ireland: Administered across 11 Council areas. See link:
http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/local-councils-in-northern-ireland
Scotland: Administered across 32 Council areas. See link:
http://www.cosla.gov.uk/scottish-local-government
Wales: Administered across 22 Council areas. See link:
http://wales.gov.uk/topics/localgovernment/?skip=1&lang=en
Interested parties should go to www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk to register, express interest and access documents. Final submissions must be made the KBP NO other submission route is permitted.
VI.4.1)Review body
1 Abbey Wood Road, Kings Hill
West Malling
ME19 4YT
United Kingdom
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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