Notice Information
Notice Title
Telephony Services
Notice Description
This report presents the details of the procurement process undertaken for the provision of Telephony Services for the Electoral Commission (EC) and seeks formal approval to award the contract to the recommended supplier. The objective of this procurement exercise was to secure a high-quality provider that aligns with the EC's requirements, while ensuring value for money and adherence to all applicable procurement regulations. A number of procurement routes were considered (refer to Section 3 for further information). After careful consideration, G-Cloud 14 was identified as the most appropriate procurement vehicle.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-22bc5373-fed6-47e2-8cdf-6fadf6581d9b
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae3ea3be-2319-4b4c-bd84-1d88b45d0ccf
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
64200000 - Telecommunications services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £60,349 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £60,349 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Apr 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Nov 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- EC1Y 8YZ
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI43 Haringey and Islington
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Islington
- Electoral Ward
- Bunhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ae3ea3be-2319-4b4c-bd84-1d88b45d0ccf
10th April 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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