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Published 4 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Session Initiation Protocol Services

Official notice

Authority: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsOpen procedure
Awarded value£292,739published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Jun 2021awarded 25 May 2023
Awarded to Convergence (Group Networks) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a contract to provide a consolidated service to handle inbound and outbound Telephony traffic using SIP.<br/><br/>The contract term is for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months.

CPV: Telecommunications network · Telecommunications system

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: The contract term will be for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of 12 months.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical/Quality: 70%
  • Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical/Quality: 70%
  • Commercial: 30%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Jan 2021, 23:08 GMT
Last source update
22 Jun 2023, 13:43 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
PROC.08.0256
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-017799
Classification (CPV)
Telecommunications networkTelecommunications system
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02878f Find a Tender

Publisher note: Tenders must be submitted via the Bravo procurement portal by 13:00 on 18th June 2021 Bravo Reference of ITT: itt__31989 - Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Services Direct Link: https://nhs.bravosolution.co.uk/go/1728181101796BDA00C5

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
18 Jun 2021, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
18 Jun 2021, 13:05 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Mar 2021 → 22 Jun 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    1 Mar 2021
  2. Submission deadline
    18 Jun 2021, 13:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    18 Jun 2021, 13:05 BST
  4. Notice published
    22 Jun 2023, 13:43 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2021
  1. Status changed to active
    14 May 2021, 22:55 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    14 May 2021, 22:55 BST
  3. Deadline published: 18 Jun 2021, 13:00 BST
    14 May 2021, 22:55 BST
  4. Status changed to complete
    22 Jun 2023, 13:43 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    22 Jun 2023, 13:43 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £292,7391 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 8
Contracts signed 1latest 25 May 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Convergence (Group Networks) LtdSME£292,739 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2WBContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • University Hospitals BirminghamReview body Birmingham

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.