Planning

Hosted Session Border Controller (SBC): To create a Direct Routing Solution to Microsoft Teams

STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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Planning

04 Aug 2020 at 15:19

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Staffordshire County Council is currently in the planning stage of a tender for a project titled "Hosted Session Border Controller (SBC): To create a Direct Routing Solution to Microsoft Teams." This initiative falls under the category of data network management and support services and is aimed at the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. Key dates include the engagement end date, which is set for 19th August 2020. The procurement method involves early market engagement to gauge existing service offerings and their indicative costs, but does not yet indicate a commitment to a formal procurement process.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in hosted session border control services and associated data management solutions. Companies with experience in implementing resilient network services that integrate with Microsoft Teams will find this tender particularly relevant. The Council is inviting economic operators, including SMEs, to participate in the engagement process, allowing them to showcase their capabilities and gain insights into the needs of a public sector buyer, potentially leading to future contract opportunities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Hosted Session Border Controller (SBC): To create a Direct Routing Solution to Microsoft Teams

Notice Description

Staffordshire County Council (The Council) is seeking assistance from economic operators who have experience in providing Hosted Session Border Control services. The Council wishes to understand how the service would operate, the functions it provides, reporting options, administrations processes, implementation process and guidance on what the indicative costs might be. The Council is considering a service that will allow us to connect our own provisioned SIP trunks (current supplier Gamma) and our Microsoft Teams tenant. The Session Border Control needs to be resilient with 99.5% availability. There will be 220 SIP trunks connected to the SBC for circa 4,500 users. The SBC must be certified by Microsoft for Direct Routing with Microsoft Teams: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/MicrosoftTeams/direct-routing-border-controllers The purpose of this RFI is to help us determine whether such services already exist within the market and to understand the likely cost of such services. Participation in the RFI is without obligation and the Council does not intend to use it to include or exclude any economic operator from any future procurement exercise, should one be undertaken.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-26f4bfa3-73fe-48dd-8a8e-008dfd457459
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4749fa5-243a-4f69-8d37-eb6ba298605a
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72315000 - Data network management and support services

72318000 - Data transmission services

72700000 - Computer network services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
19 Aug 2020Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Stewart Cottiss
Contact Email
stewart.cottiss@staffordshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
01785278094

Buyer Location

Locality
STAFFORD
Postcode
ST16 2DH
Post Town
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Stafford
Electoral Ward
Forebridge
Westminster Constituency
Stafford

Further Information

Notice Documents

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